Let Me Stay The Night novel Chapter 687

Chapter 687 A Narrow Escape

As Gabrielle mentioned the smell of something burning, Christina also caught a whiff of it. “Smells like something’s burning.”

However, before she could process it further, Gabrielle suddenly pointed at the door with a panicked expression. “Christina, fire! There’s a fire!”

Christina whipped around and watched as the flames rapidly spread into the room, quickly engulfing the entire storeroom.

“Quick, let’s get out of here!” Christina exclaimed, grabbing the stunned Gabrielle and pulling her toward the nearest exit, desperate to escape the growing inferno.

Bang!

The iron grill nearby slammed shut, sealing off their only escape route.

The storeroom was filled with highly flammable materials, and the fire rapidly spread, engulfing the entire space. Smoke quickly filled the room, making it difficult to breathe.

Christina pulled Gabrielle toward a rack, seeking shelter from the encroaching flames. However, she accidentally inhaled the smoke in the chaos, causing a burning sensation in her throat.

Gabrielle, panicking, exclaimed, “Christina, what do we do? My phone has no signal!” Her heart sank as she realized her phone had no signal bars.

Christina swiftly checked her phone as well, hoping for a signal, but to her dismay, she had no signal either. Coughing, she replied, “I don’t have a signal either.”

Consumed by fear, Gabrielle cried out, “What are we going to do? Are we going to die here?”

She had recently regained her self–confidence and planned to confess her feelings to Julian soon.

But now, in the face of this tragedy, she couldn’t help but wonder if their love was not meant to be in this lifetime.

In contrast, Christina remained calm and composed, her mind racing to find a solution.

She quickly surveyed the storeroom and noticed a window that had yet to be engulfed in flames. It was a small, round window that could barely accommodate one person at a time.

Determined, Christina seized a crowbar and broke the window with all her might. As the glass shattered, she sustained cuts on her face and arms, causing blood to trickle out of her wounds.

“Bailey, quick! Climb out through that window,” Christina shouted urgently. “Hurry!”

However, Gabrielle shook her head. “No, I can’t leave you here.”

“Listen to me, Bailey. I’m pregnant, and I won’t be able to fit through that window. You’re the only one who can escape and get help. I’m counting on you to find someone to rescue me.” Christina pushed her toward the window. “We don’t have much time.”

Gabrielle held back her tears and climbed toward the window with the aid of a pail. The remaining shards of glass cut her skin, but she disregarded the pain, determined to wriggle out through the narrow opening.

Once out of the storeroom, Gabrielle sprinted toward the hall without glancing back.

“Nathaniel, save Christina!” In her panicked state, Gabrielle scrambled and fell at the man’s feet. Blood from her cuts left streaks on the white tiles. “The storeroom! It’s on fire! Christina is still inside!”

Overwhelmed with fear, she burst into tears as Julian wrapped her in his embrace

Nathaniel’s face turned pale with worry. He hastily grabbed a nearby staff member and asked in a raised voice, “Where is the storeroom?”

The staff member trembled in fear and pointed toward the end of the hallway. “It’s at the end of the foyer.”

Without wasting a moment, Nathaniel swiftly turned around and rushed out.

Meanwhile, Gabrielle’s breath hitched, and she collapsed unconscious. Julian, in a state of panic, shouted, “Doctor! We need a doctor!”

“I’ll go and look after Christina,” Victoria offered, sensing Nathaniel’s need for privacy to discuss matters that weren’t meant for her ears. Using it as an excuse, she gave herself a way out.