Sean told John, "Cordy's leg is stuck between her door and the front seat. Her safety belt is also jammed."
"Okay, got it." John promptly turned towards the crowd nearby. "Anyone have anything sharp? A knife? Even a fruit knife?!"
The crowd around them were restlessly gathering around the wreckage, but was afraid to get involved since the accident looked terrible and the victims probably did not survive.
However, they were eager to look around when they heard something was needed.
A man soon returned with a two-thumb wide fruit knife. "Will this do?"
"Sure."
"Yes."
John took the knife and soon returned to the car, deflating Cordy's airbag a little before cutting Cordy's seatbelt as hard as he could.
Although the seatbelt was very thick, John never stopped cutting.
Sean could see John’s palm turning red.
He doubted that John would go that far if the latter didn’t love Cordy.
"Lucas!"
They both heard Nana screaming for John.
She had hesitated in her car for a long while, but eventually gave in and followed Lucas.
The instant she arrived, she saw him stretching himself through the window to try to save Cordy, without caring that the glass was cutting him.
He was working hard to calm himself, but his worry was clearly visible.
John never answered Nana, either—all he could think about was saving Cordy.
Yes.
There was nothing more important to John than saving Cordy at that moment, and that was the only thing he wanted to do.
Nana's tears fell endlessly and she bit her lip, glaring viciously at Lucas.
John eventually cut off the seatbelt, freeing Cordy's upper body.
He picked up the hammer he left on the ground and shattered the window of the seat next to the driver's, and quickly climbed inside.
"Stop! Lucas, I don't want you to go in!" Nana tried to stop him again, grabbing his arm as hard as she could. The whole car was filled with glass shards inside, and he had to break the window in the first place because the car frame was too dented. If he crawled in now, he would cut himself from the surrounding glass.
The instant she touched him, however, he pushed her away again and crawled into the car.
Nana could see his shirt soaked in blood…
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