A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 175

Cassandra was the person Dylon least expected to see here. The situation had been so dangerous, with aftershocks seizing the location every other minute. It boggled him how Cassandra managed to drive up here despite the risk.

"I can't go back now. I need to find Maggie's uncle and his family!"

Cassandra said stubbornly.

Dylon looked at Maggie whose eyes were red and swollen. Her hand was being held by Cassandra tightly. He frowned slightly before answering, "Park the car at the town hall nearby and get on the ambulance with us!"

Dylon pointed at the vehicle he just got out of.

Cassandra smiled at him, grateful with his offer.

"Thank you so much, Dylon!" she exclaimed as she hurried over to the car and drove towards the town hall.

Once she was done, she and Maggie ran to the ambulance and rode with Dylon on the way to A City. Everything was in ruins. The roads were all destroyed, and buildings kept crumbling apart.

"My team was dispatched to the site near the home of Maggie's uncle. You two can come with us. But you must follow me closely,"

Dylon explained to Cassandra and Maggie. They had started to formulate a plan just to ensure all their safeties.

Maggie's uncle lived near the school, where he and his wife worked as teachers.

The house was crumbling and bound to fall any time soon. It was just a good thing that her uncle and his family weren't there. However, some necessities in the house were gone.

Cassandra noted that the towels and quilt were gone. "Your uncle must've come back to take them out somewhere else. Don't worry, Maggie. They probably went to an emergency shelter nearby,"

Cassandra reassured. Maggie's face softened upon hearing her manager's words.

"Thank you, Manager Qin. I'll go and search around in a bit. I saw some tents by the playground when we passed,"

Maggie said excitedly, trying to look for a few supplies before heading out herself. Cassandra followed suit.

The playground was crowded with people. Maggie searched around several times but failed to see her uncle and his family.

Cassandra, however, was determined to find him. She took Maggie to the broadcast station and asked the broadcaster to page Maggie's uncle for them over the loudspeaker.

It only took a few minutes until a middle-aged man peered out of one of the tents. Maggie immediately recognized him and ran towards the tent. The man smiled as she rushed over to him.

"Maggie! What are you doing here?"

The man's eyes were watering from happiness. He never would have expected for Maggie to appear in A City.

"Uncle!"

Maggie immediately ran into her uncle's arms and wailed. She was so happy to see him!

Cassandra stood aside and felt a lump in her throat. It was so precious to see this family reunion. She revelled in the comforting feeling of bringing the family together, trying to dispel the ache in her heart because she knew that this would never happen to her.

Neither her father, Vernon, nor her mother, Edith, was the type to hug her that way.

Maggie's voice rang her out of her thoughts. "Uncle, this is Manager Qin. She came with me all the way to A City to search for you!"

Maggie beamed at Cassandra gleefully.

Maggie's uncle was a stout old man who had a kind face and a gentle stature. He wore a pair of glasses to frame his face, which shifted downwards as he looked at Cassandra, holding his hand out to her. Cassandra immediately accepted it and shook hands with him.

"Manager Qin, thank you for going out of your way to bring Maggie here. Your journey must have been so dangerous. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much!"

Maggie's uncle was well aware that it wasn't an easy task to accompany someone to such a dangerous place. It also was a rare sight to see a manager going at such great lengths for her subordinate.

In truth, Maggie's uncle had been just as worried about Maggie's well-being, especially when he lost contact with her. At least he could rest easy now, since they were all together.

"Uncle, has my dear cousin brother contacted you yet?"

Maggie asked, curious about whether her cousin brother had contacted his father to check about his safety.

"Hm? Who? I have no son like him!"

Maggie's uncle suddenly cursed in a cold and angry tone. The mere mention of his son's name made him immediately feel unpleasant.

Maggie bit her lower lip and held her tongue back. She didn't want to spoil such a good reunion.

"Come on, let's go. Your aunt and cousin sister are not far from here. I'm sure you'd want to see them, don't you?"

Maggie's uncle quickly took her arm and tugged at it. However, he stopped and turned to Cassandra, nearly forgetting her presence.

"Manager Qin, there's quite a shortage of food and water here at the evacuation center. We do have enough food with us, however. Would you like to join us for lunch?"

Maggie's uncle asked sincerely. However, Cassandra immediately shook her head and declined the offer.

"No, I do not wish to intrude on such a nice family reunion. Please, I insist. Maggie, just go and spend time with your family. I'll go to see if Dylon needs anything, or see if there's a search and rescue team that I can volunteer with."