Awakened Housewife Ignore Betrayer's Begs (Scarlett) novel Chapter 452

Chapter 452 Rescue

Vanessa’s voice was thick with swallowed tears.

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Damian scanned the area but couldn’t immediately pinpoint where the sound was coming from.

“Tell me where you are,” he said.

“Down below,” she cried. “I’m down here. Mister, please help me. There are rats… They’re biting my feet. I’m scared.”

Her voice was hoarse, almost unrecognizable.

During the hours she’d been trapped, Vanessa had never stopped calling out.

But the street had been noisy earlier, and no one had heard her.

Now that someone finally had, she answered with every ounce of strength left in her.

Hearing her say she was underground, Damian’s eyes swept the pavement until they landed on a manhole cover not far away.

He guessed she must have fallen through.

He walked over, tapped on the heavy iron lid, and called down, “Vanessa? Are you under here?”

“Yes!” came the frantic reply.

Once he was sure, Damian tried to lift the cover.

It was heavy, but he managed to shift it slowly, creating a gap.

Reaching down into the darkness, he said, “Can

you reach my hand?”

Vanessa saw the slice of light and the hand stretching toward her. She grabbed it.

Damian pulled with all his strength, hauling her up and out.

Once she was free, Vanessa didn’t even look to see who it was before throwing her arms around his neck. She buried her face against him and sobbed uncontrollably, her tears streaking through the grime on her cheeks.

Damian held her with one arm while dialing Scarlett’s number.

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She answered almost instantly.

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Not wasting words, he said, “I found her. Sending you the location now.”

He hung up and quickly shared his coordinates.

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Vanessa was caked in filth and smelled of sewage, but Damian showed no sign of disgust. He held her steadily, murmuring, “It’s alright now. You’re safe.”

Even then, Vanessa still didn’t realize it was Damian who held her.

She kept her face pressed into his shoulder and pleaded in a small, broken voice, “Mister, I need to go back to the hospital. My family is there. Can you take me?”

She was filthy and ashamed, afraid of anyone seeing her in such a state.

She’d been raised surrounded by care and had never been this wretched before.

Hearing her words, Damian felt a sharp twist in his chest.

He was just an outsider, and even he found it hard to bear-how much worse must it be for Scarlett, her own mother?

He let Vanessa hide against him. He didn’t push her away or scold her, only asked gently, “What about your mom? She’s been out of her mind worrying about you.”

Vanessa didn’t answer.

During those hours trapped below, for the first while she’d been sure Sabrina would come looking once she realized Vanessa hadn’t returned.

But no one came.

Or maybe someone had looked, and she just hadn’t heard.

As time stretched on, disappointment had settled over her like a weight.

That was when she’d thought of Scarlett.

She knew if Scarlett had been there, she never would have let her go out alone.

So she didn’t argue with Damian’s words.

Seeing her silence, Damian pretended to be stern. “If you’re not good to your mom, I’ll put you right back down there.”

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He made a move as if to lower her toward the

open manhole.

Vanessa shrieked in terror, clinging even tighter to his neck.

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Just then, Scarlett-who had been running toward them-saw the gesture and cried out, “Damian! What are you doing?!”

Damian had only meant to scare her; he had no real intention of dropping her.

Hearing Scarlett’s voice, he turned with a relieved smile. “You’re here, darling.”

The frantic worry finally drained from Scarlett’s face as she hurried over.

Seeing Vanessa covered in grime, her hair matted and clothes soiled, Scarlett’s heart clenched painfully.

Her

eyes reddened instantly.

Vanessa turned to look at her. Shaken by Damian’s tease, she now felt Scarlett was the safer harbor.

Instinctively, she stretched her small arms out. “Mommy, hold me.”

Her voice was as rough as if she hadn’t had water for days.

Seeing those little arms reaching for her, Scarlett’s heart broke. Without a second thought, she gathered the dirty, trembling girl into her arms.

Vanessa buried her face in the curve of Scarlett’s neck and cried as if she’d never stop.

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