Terrence’s face turned pale with anger. Maisy’s stubborn shouting had pushed him past his limit. “Maisy! Use your head for once he snapped. “Can’t you see what’s going on out there? This storm is the worst we’ve seen in decades! There could be landslides mudslides at any moment! Sending you down the mountain right now would put everyone in danger!” He took a sharp breath a continued, his voice firm. “I’m the director. I’m responsible for everyone’s safety. I’m not risking people’s lives just for you!”
“Then what am I supposed to do?!” Maisy cried, tears running down her face. “Just lie here and wait to die?!”
“We’re all waiting for rescue!” Terrence shouted back. “Everyone is!”
Just then, loud voices came from outside.
Several townspeople who lived on the mountain ran into the temporary camp through the heavy rain. They helped each other as they stumbled inside.
All of them looked soaked, dirty, and terrified.
Two men were carrying the injured man. His lower leg looked even worse than Maisy’s injury. The skin was torn open, and the wound was deep. You could almost see the bone. It was clear he had been hit by falling rocks while escaping the storm.
“Doctor! Is there a doctor here? Please save my husband!” a woman cried, her voice shaking.
Steve hurried over to check the injury. After a quick look, his face grew serious. “This injury is too severe,” he said, shaking h “We don’t have the tools for surgery here. He must get to a hospital right away. Otherwise, he could lose the leg. Infection could even threaten his life.”
The woman nearly fainted when she heard that.
eryone looked at each other helplessly. Noelle stepped out from her room.
She glanced at the man’s leg. Without saying a word, she knelt beside him and opened the medical kit she carried with her.
Her movements were quick and steady.
She cleaned the wound first. Then she carefully reset the broken bone with practiced hands. After that, she applied a special medicine to the injury. Finally, she used splints and bandages to hold the leg in place.
The whole process was smooth and confident. She didn’t hesitate for a second.
When she finished, she poured a small brown pill from a bottle and handed it to the man, who was almost fainting from pain. this,” she said, “It will help with the pain”
The man swallowed it immediately.
Just a few minutes later, something amazing happened. The painful expression on his face slowly faded. His injured log stin couldn’t move, but the terrible, tearing pain was gone.
“T–thank you! Thank you so much, doctor!” the man and his family said again and again, tears in their eyes.
Not far away, Maisy had seen everything.
She watched the man–whose injury was even worse than hers quickly escape the terrible pain under Noelle’s care and receive
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Chapter 445 A Miracle in the Storm
real treatment. A heavy wave of regret suddenly crashed over here we
Fif she hadn’t been so stubborn at the beginning
If she hadn’t been so biased, so desperate to protect her pride, would she gate where he ssis now?
Would her leg also have a better chance of heating
A crew member nearby saw the look on Maisy’s face and muttered quietly, “See? if you had listened to Dr. Kain sarier, none of t would have happened. You had to keep refusing Now your leg is ruined, and you’re in terrible pain. We trackay”
The words felt like needles stabbing into Maisy’s heart. She bit her lip hard. Tears mixed with rain and cold sweat as they ran dow
her face.
The man who had just been rescued slowly caught his breath. Still shaken, he said to the group, “This storm is hugel Several did houses on the mountain have already collapsed. We barely escaped! A flash flood is coming down the mountain too. This place isn’t safe!”
His words made everyone’s hearts sink.
The situation was worse than they had thought.
Terrence and several crews quickly tried calling the county again, hoping for emergency help.
But the news from the other end of the phone was crushing
The entire county was dealing with the sudden extreme storm and landslides. Rescue teams were already stretched thin. There was no one available to send up the mountain.
Were they really going to die here?
Noelle and Sebastian returned to their small room.
Noelle looked serious. “We can’t keep waiting for them. Our food and medicine are limited. And the risk of flash floods and landslides is getting worse. We need to leave as soon as possible.”
“I’ll call Serena,” Sebastian said.
He gently held her hand. “You have a husband here. Things like this shouldn’t be your burden. Don’t worry, I’ll handle it
He took out a specially encrypted satellite phone, walked to a quiet corner, and dialed a number
Within minutes, the entire city’s emergency command center was shaken,
A top–level rescue order was issued immediately.
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