A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 988

At the very next instant, John watched as stewards in the hotel appeared on the floor and knocked on every door, crying, "There's a fire in the banquet hall! Please leave your room with us immediately for evacuation!"

As their voices echoed repeatedly, the doors opened. Everyone was in shock by the unexpected fire.

The banquet hall was on the first floor, and the fire there might have spread upstairs if it was bad enough—if the firefighters could not stop the fire in time, naturally.

Nonetheless, the walkway was a sight of confusion as the guests ran out of their rooms.

"What's going on? Why is there a fire? What if it spreads up here? Are we going to die?!" someone asked loudly.

The scene was even more confusing.

However, one of the hotel staff quickly calmed things down. "There's no need for panic! There's a fire escape that goes straight outside, and you just have to follow our directions. The firefighters have already been informed. They’ll stop the spreading fire soon and keep everyone safe."

"Well, where's the fire escape? Let's go already!"

"This way, sir!" The staff members began to evacuate the crowd in a tense but orderly manner.

At the same time, John had already returned to the hotel room and scooped Nana off the bed.

She leaned against his arms, but scoffed coyly, "I thought you weren't coming back. You wouldn't be shackled if I died, you know…"

John said nothing—he was becoming ever quieter around her these days.

To tell the truth, there was a split second when he considered not returning. However, his rationality ultimately trumped his emotions.

He knew very well that he would get killed if Nana died in the fire.

Even if he refused to save her, the Lynds were prepared to throw as many bodies as they could in the fire just to save her anyway.

And right now, he couldn’t take any risks.

He evacuated along with the panicking crowd, while Nana stopped gloating because she sensed how taxing it was for him to run while carrying her.

Everyone soon arrived at the vast helipad up on top of the hotel, with several helicopters already landing there waiting.

Since they were the first group of guests who arrived, they safely boarded one of the helicopters under the directions of the hotel staff. After ferrying the guests to a safe place outside the hotel, the helicopter would return to the helipad to ferry the next group of guests.

But after they landed and John took Nana to the Lynds' car, he didn’t leave the hotel with her.