Chapter 672 He Is Still Inside


    J immediately brushed the thought away.


    She knew that Charis would never hurt Brandon. Charis must have arranged for the staff to


    immediately take Brandon outside after they had been separated.


    J also knew that given their circumstances, he would nevere back for her even if he knew


    that she was trapped in that zing fire.


    Things were different now. Brandon was no longer someone who would do something stupid for her


    sake.


    Even so, J couldn''t shake the sense of foreboding looming over her. She took a deep breath


    and continued asking around. "Have you seen someoneing out of the haunted house just now?


    Please think about it carefully. Male, about a head taller than me, very handsome but aloof?"


    "No, we didn''t see anyone like that. Go ask someone else. We just happened to be passingby." The


    person looked impatient, so J didn''t insist anymore.


    She didn''t give up, though. She shifted her attention to the other onlookers and asked them one by


    one.


    Finally, she came across a young couple who seemed to have a clue about Brandon.


    "I think I saw the man you''re referring to! When the staff told us to evacuate because of a fire, he


    rushed back inside without a second thought. The staff didn''t get to stop him, and my boyfriend


    even joked that he must be an idiot who couldn''t even tell where the exit is." The woman nced


    sideways at her beau before adding, "In my opinion, he ran back inside to get someone important.


    Maybe his wife, or a child — Hey! I''m not done talking!"


    J was already sprinting back to the haunted house before the woman could finish her words.


    How could Brandon risk his life in such a big fire?


    J stopped at the entrance and tried calling him first.


    She tried again and again, but he never answered. No one else emerged from the burning


    establishment, either.


    J was beside herself with worry. She wanted to throw herself into the fire and look for him, just


    as he had done for her.


    "Hey, youngdy! Do you want to die?" The people around her cried out just as she was about to


    lunge forward. They reached out and pulled her back. "Don''t you see the fire raging in front of you?


    You won''t even get a few feet inside without getting burned!"


    "No, you don''t get it. Please let me in! My husband is still inside!" J struggled against their hold.


    They didn''t understand! The man she loved might be trapped in there, suffocating, burning... And it


    was all because of her.


    J was shaking at this point. She was barely hanging on to her sanity.


    "Calm down, miss. Leave this to the firefighters. Do you see? They''re working hard to put out the


    fire and get everybody to safety. They will definitely save your husband. Don''t worry." A kindhearted


    stranger stroked J''s back in a gesture offort.


    Another person chimed in. "That''s right; it''s too dangerous to get involved right now. Just be thankful


    that you are safe."


    J slumped on the ground, numb to her surroundings. She held her phone tightly and stared at


    its screen.


    "Get the helicopter to hover over the haunted house and search for Brandon," she instructed the


    people sent by the White family. "Call me as soon as you spot him!"


    The helicopter ended up making two rounds in the area, still to no avail.


    Brandon was trapped in the fire, and there was nothing she could do. J''s fingers were trembling


    uncontrobly. She could barely see through the tears that had welled up in her eyes. She knew


    that she was on the verge of copse, but she refused to give in before hearing news of Brandon.


    Just then, she felt a tug at her shoulder as the woman beside her yelled, "Look, look! Another


    person just ran out!"


    J''s head shot up. She saw a tall figure dashing out through the back entrance of the haunted


    house.


    The man discarded the thick coat he had been holding over his body. His face was smudged with


    soot, but he still looked as handsome as ever. He was coughing violently as he drew closer.


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    J''s tears finally streamed down her cheeks. She could feel her blood rushing through her veins


    like little bolts of lightning. She scrambled to her feet and met Brandon halfway, holding him before


    he fell on his knees.


    It wasn''t until she felt the steady rhythm of his heartbeat under her palm that she allowed herself a


    sigh of relief. And then, she let loose and bawled like a baby.


    Brandon tried to reached out to wipe her tears. "Don''t cry. It''s all right. I''m all right."


    But J only cried even louder. It took her a while to calm down. "Brandon," she sniffed. "Why did


    you do that? Why did youe back inside?"