Chapter163FoundHim
KateobservedLucas’squietstance,fistsclenched.Hergazeturnedicyasshequestioned,“Lucas,what’sbehindallthis?”
Lucasmetherstareunwaveringly.“Madam,Icannotrevealthat.”
AglintoffrustrationsparkedinKate’seyes.“Andwhynot?”N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.
WhathaddrivenEric,whohadmomentsagobeenwatchinghereptanawardatStarlightTower,tosuddenlyabandoneverythingandchargeheadlongintothisabandonedfactory?
Kateponderedthisquestion,findingnoanswers,yeiLucasseemedtoholdthekey.Hisrefusaltospeakonlydeepenedthemystery,
FacedwithLucas’sunyieldingsilence,Kate<b>took</b>adeepbreath.
She
Sherealisedthatnomatterhowhardshepressed,theanswersshesoughtwerenotfortingfromLucas.Heronlyrecoursenowwasto<b>persist</b>inherquesttofindEric.
First,wemustrescueEric.
Aliveor…dead,ifworsestoworst.
Katedismissedthegrimpossibility.Inherpastexistence,Erichademergedbatteredfromsimrtrials.Surely,thispresentordealwouldyieldasimroue<b>!</b>
Withresolutesteps,Katepivotedandresumedherjourneytowardstheruins.
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Despiteherwearinessandbloodiedhandsfromthesearch,Katepersistedinmeticulouslyscouringthroughthedebris.
Hendrickobservedhis<b>sister</b>withaheavyheart,awarethatKate’sstubbornresolverenderedhiseffortstodissuadeherfutile.
Therescueoperationspersistedwellintothenight,andKate’sspiritsgged astimeworeon.
Inadditionto Lucasandthetwounfamiliarfigures,threebodyguardsfromEric’sretinuewereunearthedonebyone.TheyhadallbeeninEric’pany,buttwohadsumbedtotheirinjuries,whilethethirdwasgrievouslywoundedandwhiskedawayinanambnce.
One bodyguardandEricremainedtrappedbeneaththerubble.
Kate’shearttwisted,despitethebriefpassageofhours.SheanguishedoverEric’spotential<b>.</b>whereaboutsinthedarkness,herchestconstricting.
Howhadhesurvivedbeingburiedunderdebris<b>for</b>daysinherpastexistence?Whathad
sustainedhim?
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Asthedebriswaspainstakinglycleared,revealingtheconcealedundergroundchamber,theresolveoftherescueteamremainedsteadfast.
Undeterredbyfatigueorthechillthatseepedthroughthenightair,theypersistedintheirarduoustask.
<b>Until</b>thtehourswhenhopeseemedfragile,asuddencheerpiercedthesomberatmosphere.
“We’vefoundhim!”
“We’velocatedMr.Eric!”
Kate,herheartplummeting,stoodshiveringamidstthewreckage.Withtear–streakedchecks,shestaggeredtowardsthmotion,hermindfinallyrefocusingasshecaughtsight ofEric,seatedamidsttheruins,
“Ric!”
Hercryechoedassheapproached,witnessingwithprofoundreliefthecarefulextractionofEricbytherescuepersonnel.Besidehim,barelyclingingtolifeythstbodyguard,atestamenttotheperilthathadbefallenthem.
Vehiclesswiftlydeparted,racingtowardsSilverwoodHospital.
Kate,grippingEric’schilledhandtightly,boardedtheambnce.Tearscascadeddownherface,yetherspiritsoaredwithgratitudeassheobservedtheriseandfallofhischest,thevisiblewoundsnotasdireasfeared.
Thankgoodness,shethoughtfervently.Thank<i>goodness</i>hewasstillbreathing,andtheinjuries,thoughserious,werenotbeyondremedy.
Shethankedtheheavenssilentlyforherswiftaction,sensingthegravityofwhatmighthavetranspiredhadshedyed.
Theambncearrivedpromptlyatthehospital,wheremedicalpersonnel,withefficienturgency,wheeledEricintotheemergencyroom.
Kate,outsidetheoperatingtheatre,watchedtheflickeringlightetolifewithin,hersilent.entreatiesechoinginthecorridor.
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