Leap OF Fate novel Chapter 37

After sending Serene back to her hotel, Justin drove back to Rain International. He had a couple of meetings to do in the office, after which he’d meet a client at the hotel where Serene was staying. He planned on surprising her by bringing her dinner.

Knowing Serene was just in the same building as him, he wanted to rush his meeting. However, it was for a significant acquisition for Rain International, so he made sure that he got all details covered.

The meeting concluded a little later than usual. Coming out of the hotel’s function room, he went to the restaurant to pick up his reservation. His heart was aflutter and had a bit of a spring in them. He cannot help but smile at the thought that the last time felt this was perhaps back when he was still a teenage boy crushing over his classmate.

He paused in his steps and his brows furrowed when he saw a group of men rushing in. They looked like hotel personnels. The crease on his forehead deepened when another set of men came rushing in. By attire, he could tell that they were firefighters.

“Sir, please follow me and evacuate the building,” one of the hotel personnel approached him soon as he got spotted.

Justin stood rooted in his spot. He stared at the person. His heart palpitated and his body felt cold as soon as he received the command. Serene’s image came up in his mind.

“What’s going on?” he asked the other person.

“There’s a fire on the 19th floor. We request ‌all guests evacuate the area for safety.” Justin’s soul left his body. Serene’s room was on the 20th floor, just a floor above the fire. Is she safe? Was she already evacuated? Justin’s brain felt like it’s going to explode from all these questions.

He charged into the hotel, not caring about the shocked look on the hotel’s personnel or for his safety. The hotel personnel’s angry shout asking him to stop did not deter him.

He took the fire exit and took two steps at a time as he climbed up the flight of stairs. He’s on the tenth floor. The ten flights of stairs felt like forever. He felt like he was not climbing quick enough. He wanted to be in front of Serene’s door right away.

Reaching her floor, he saw the thick smoke that covered the corridors. The pungent odor hit in his nose, making him cough. He took out his handkerchief and covered his nose. He squinted his eyes to look for Serene’s room.

It did not take him a long time to find her room. Standing in front of her door gave him an ominous feeling. He kicked the door hard, sending it to burst open.

Soon as the door opened, the image of Serene gave to his view. She was clutching her chest as she laboriously coughed. He ran to her immediately.