Abel tenderly kissed Emma’s check, his lips burning with intensity. ‘Emma, we can’t die. I will take you to our new home, where no one will disturb us.”
A new home? Our new home?
Emmeline was stunned. She had thought Abel’s consciousness was already fading, and fear gripped her heart.
She held him tightly and struggled to speak. “Abel, you have to hold on. I will go home with you. You have to hold on and take me home!
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Then, he closed his eyes as if falling asleep, resting his head on Emmeline’s shoulder.
Emmeline’s world darkened, and she collapsed into Abel’s embrace, suffocated by the growing fire.
Asbestos tiles from the broken supports fell from the ceiling, covering them.
When Abel opened his eyes, he saw the white ceiling above him.
He was in the hospital.
He felt momentarily confused as he tried to recall what had happened.
Suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind. Emma, where is she?
He was trapped in the warehouse fire, and Emma had come in to find him!
She was in his arms, and he wanted to take her out, but everything went black.
Where is Emma?
“Emma!” Abel sat up abruptly.
“Abel! You’re awake?” The man beside him was Tony.
“Where is Emma?” he asked anxiously. “Where is Emma?”
“She’s in the next room, still unconscious. Tony said, “At least she’s out of danger!”
“I need to find Emma!” Abel jumped out of bed, opened the door without hesitation, and rushed out.
Two security guards stood at the entrance of the ward. When they saw Abel coming out, they immediately. said, “Mr Ryker!”
Abel regained his composure and asked, “What are you doing here?”
The security guard explained, “Mr. Harrison was worried that the family of the warehouse keeper, Elly, would cause trouble, so he arranged for us to be on duty.”
“Elly?” Abel frowned, and then he remembered. It was the lady he couldn’t save
Is she dead?
Abel’s heart skipped a beat.
Although it had been an accident, he felt the weight of a life in his hands.
No, two lives!
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