I was taken aback. My heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly as the thing I feared would happen seemed to have unfolded.
"Take your time, Arton," I reassured the anxious voice on the phone.
"Something big has happened, Mrs. Chloe. I’m sorry... there’s been an explosion at the construction site."
"An explosion?" I echoed, trying to process the sudden news.
My head spun. An explosion? A knot formed in my stomach as I abruptly stood up from my chair.
"Yes, one of our high-rise buildings that was under construction exploded." Arton's voice trembled with urgency. "It just happened. Johnson and I are on our way to the scene. We don't have all the details yet, and the explosion is still ongoing."
The phone crackled with intense explosion sounds, echoing loudly.
"I'll report back to you soon. I have to go to the scene now..." Arton's voice trailed off as the call ended.
"Stay safe!" I shouted, then quickly headed outside.
"Carol!" I called urgently, my voice betraying my unease. Carol immediately ran over to me, asking, "Chloe, what's wrong?"
"Tell Tristan to get ready. I'm heading to Bourdamun."
We walked briskly toward Ryan's office, where he was already stepping out.
I didn't need to say anything. I knew he was already aware of the news when I saw his expression.
Turning back to Carol, I instructed, "Tell Benny that he's in charge of the company."
"Don't worry." Benny’s response came from afar.
We quickly descended the stairs. I entered the waiting car, and Carol entered the passenger seat.
Ryan headed toward his own car.
At that moment, Atlas called. "I got the news, Chlo. Don't worry, I've arranged for people to control the situation. I believe there won't be too much damage. Come to ATL Empire immediately."
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This story would be interesting if there weren't so many garbled paragraphs. Half sentences and missed paragraphs. It's too much, give us a proper story. I'm done reading...
Atlas literally took Chloe away from Ryan Ryan needs to go back and reinforce to be able to be head-on Caz that's the only place he's lacking...