Chapter 94


    Even the cook stood stunned with stark fear written all over his face. "Don''t talk nonsense. If the


    explosion happened in the kitchen, do you think I could still stand here?


    Where did the explosione from?"


    Feeling confused, people started whispering among each other and were immersed in a heated


    discussion.


    But not everyone seemed so chatty. There were some who were so consumed by fear that words


    wouldn''te out of them. Rick and Marcus were two such people.


    After calling the police, Rick had to count the number of people present.


    He checked all the way from left to right to ensure no one was missing. Only after he was somewhat


    convinced that everyone was present, he let out a sigh of relief.


    Moreover, he was d he had received the guests in person when they arrived. Otherwise, he


    wouldn''t have known who left the vi and who didn''t.


    If someone got hurt here today, the Hawk Pharmaceutical Company and the cooperation case


    would surely be in vain.


    Somebody was sinister enough to have done


    this. ■d


    The enemy had nned this with an intention of making him aughingstock. Or perhaps he had a


    different goal. A goal to have him killed! Such thoughts spiraled inside Rick''s head.


    His mind wouldn''t be put to rest. Relying on his height, he stood on one side of the flower bed and


    looked around to check if there was anyone missing.


    ''Hope everything will be fine,'' he thought with a tinge of panic.


    He then went to Marcus and apologized, "I''m sorry for what happened..."


    But before he could finish, he saw Celine and got startled.


    He looked around but couldn''t spot either Jack or his wife. Anxiously, he asked, "Where''s Mr. and


    Mrs. Fu? Also, where is Mr. Du?"


    ''We left the vi together. How could they disappear in the blink of an eye?'' he wondered.


    Wearing a brooding face, Marcus replied, "Rachel is still in the vi. To search for her, Jack and


    Michael went back in."


    "What?!" Hearing that, Rick''s face changed instantly. He was ovee by fear. Helplessly, his fear-


    stricken face nced at the burning vi. He wondered if there were bombs inside. It was too


    dangerous for anyone to be inside.


    And Rachel... ''She hasn''te out?''


    He opened his mouth but was in no position to speak. Under the dire situation, he had onefort.


    "The policemen and firefighters are on their way... ■d


    They will sort it out. They will bring the three of them back," he said, but sounding very unconvinced.


    He was trying to cling onto thest ray of hope.


    He still wanted add something but decided otherwise. The truth was, he wanted to go inside and


    check if they were okay. He wanted to be the brave hero who would save them. But he didn''t have


    the courage to do it.


    In truth, Rick was a coward who wouldn’t selflessly put his life in danger for someone else.


    Everyone present had a different expression on their face. Celine stood silently at the corner, eyes


    wandering, while Henry stood beside Lea, with one hand on her shoulder,forting her silently.


    Lea looked pale. She felt so heavy in her heart. Rachel''s phone wasn''t with her. She felt guilty and


    responsible for leaving Rachel alone.


    If something bad happened to her, Lea would never forgive herself. She would spent the rest of her


    life with guilt.


    Two times, she had let her friend alone, and both the times something bad happened to her.


    When she was worried and frightened, she heard a voice behind her crying, "Rick..."


    All of them turned around. Rick saw his sistering to him with someone''s support. His eyes were


    glued to ris that he didn''t even see who was holding her.


    Instinctively, he strode towards ris and reached out his hands to hold her. Then he pulled his


    sister from that man''s arms. ■d


    Seeing his sister''s pale face, Rick asked worriedly, "Do you get hurt? How do you feel?"


    Leaning against his brother''s chest, ris shook her head and said in a low voice, "I''m fine. He


    saved my life."


    Rick then noticed the man beside ris. Earlier, he was so worried about his sister that he could


    only see her. Before he could thank him, Lea called out, "Lucas, where have you been?"


    When he saw her, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief and walked up to her. "Oh, you are here. I lost my


    phone."


    He then looked around, frowned and asked, "Where is Rachel? Why she isn''t here?"


    Lea pressed her lips into a line, with tears in her eyes. She turned around, pointed to the direction of


    the vi, and sobbed, "She is still inside."


    Lucas was ovee by fear. His face turned


    pale.


    On the other side, Rachel was walking around in a daze. All of this felt like a bad dream and she


    didn''t know what to make of it. As she trudged through, she was shocked to find that all the carpets


    were wet.


    In other words, all of them had been sprinkled withbustion-supporting liquid. If she failed to


    leave the vi, she could only imagine what would happen to her.


    When she thought of that, goose bumps arose on her body. There was no one upstairs. It was just


    her and her miserable end! She didn''t know where the problem was with the circuit, and the light ■d


    above her kept shing on and off.


    There was a window at the end of the corridor. Rachel walked to it quickly. Just when she was about


    to reach the window, she heard some people talk. This brought her to standstill.


    Rachel was surprised. She was about to call them. But when she heard the voice, she hesitated.


    She stopped and eavesdropped, but it was hard to catch what they were saying. Finally, she caught


    bits and pieces of their words. "Are you done?"


    "Well, get ready to go out."


    "Oh my God! The fire is quickly consuming the whole ce. It will only be a matter of time before


    the entire building turns into ashes! Where can we go?"


    "Let''s go to the balcony and leave the vi."


    "Shit. Are you saying we''re going to jump? What if I break my leg?"


    "Of course you won''t!" The voice sounded a little impatient. "There is a tree near the balcony. We


    could climb down the tree."


    The two people walked away gradually.


    Rachel was barefoot on the carpet and her toes curled slightly. Her heart sank with worry. Enduring


    the pain in her knees, she cautiously moved her feet forward.


    When she reached the corner, she leaned against the wall discreetly and looked over. There were


    only two men in blue uniforms opening the ss door, which led to the outside balcony.


    They were trying to unlock the door, but failed. ■d


    Grunting with anger, one of them ordered, "Kick it open!"


    The man stepped aside and said, "You do it."


    The two men were bantering impatiently. Judging from their conversation, Rachel could guess that


    they had something to do with the explosion.


    Therefore, she hid herself in the corner and didn''t dare to make a sound. Seeing that they were


    going to break through the window and leave, she held her breath.


    Under the dire situation, all she could do was wait. Just when she was lost in thoughts, a voice


    came from behind. "Miss, what are you doing here?"


    She was stunned. Her life seemed to be dangling on the edge.


    Behind her, there was also a man in the same blue uniform. He looked at her with a weird smile on


    his face.


    Rachel''s heart began to thud. ''Is today indeed going to be myst day?'' she wondered.


    On the other hand, Jack had rushed inside. Impatiently, he was searching the banquet hall, where


    several shoes were thrown around.


    Then, he recognized the pair of ck high-heeled shoes on the floor. It was the pair that Rachel


    wore today.


    "I think she should be here." He looked around the dinner hall, which was dim, and fixed his eyes on


    the carpet that was obviously pushed away by someone. ■d


    Obviously, Michael also saw that. He looked at the stairs and muttered, "Did she go upstairs?"


    Both of their eyes were glued on the stairways. They knew that was where they had to go.


    They had passed through the fire wall before they came here. Now they were in a mess, and many


    ces on their clothes were burnt.


    Both of them quickly went upstairs. They had almost guessed what Rachel wanted to do. The fire


    had blocked the road downstairs.


    Maybe Rachel guessed that she couldn''t go out, so she wanted to jump down from the second floor.


    It''s not a joke. Although the height of the second floor was not very high, she would be injured if she


    didn''tnd in a proper position.


    Michael nced at the tensed look on Jack''s face. He raised his hand and wanted to pat him on the


    shoulder. But he put it down after thinking for a while.


    They went upstairs. Before they started to look for her, Michael heard someone talk and hurriedly


    pulled Jack back. "Hey, someone is talking."


    The sound came from the front. ''Is there anyone still here?''


    When they walked closer, they heard their conversation and stopped in their tracks.


    "How about this woman?"


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    "Leave her here."


    Both of them were shocked. They strode forward and took a turn in the corridor. Jack was almost


    driven crazy by what he saw.


    The three workers didn’t notice the two. But Rachel’s helpless eyes saw them approaching. Just


    when she thought life was over, hope returned. Their presence brought such happiness that she


    wanted to scream.


    Her changed expression didn’t go unnoticed by the three workers.


    Unfortunately, they were too slow to react. When they turned their heads, Jack and Michael had


    already rushed over and each grabbed a man. They hit them so brutally that the two fell on the floor,


    completely knocked out.


    The remaining man didn''t even realize what had happened.


    He looked at his twopanions who were knocked out in the blink of an eye.


    Seeing they wereing for him next, the man squatted down and begged for mercy.


    "Don''t hit me! Don''t hit me!"