Feeling Nervous, Susan was still waiting for rescue inside the elevator. From time to time, she took a peep at Manuel, only to find that he seemed even more nervous than in the beginning. She supposed he should be feeling more relieved since the guard had already called for help. And that made her feel like they were actually facing something more dangerous.
"Manuel,"
He turned to look at her, noticing that she appeared much more composed.
"Don't blame me if anything goes wrong." Manuel suddenly uttered.
Susan paused out of confusion, "What do you mean?"
But Manuel didn't explain. Instead, he looked away, worrying if Henry would make up his mind to kill both of them.
"Manuel, what do you mean? Answer me!" Susan was agitated by his silence.
"Nothing."
"What exactly do you mean?" as stubborn as she had been, Susan insisted to dig out the answer.
"You gotta take some rest before the rescue team arrives. It may take some time."
"Manuel, are you hiding something from me?"
Manuel responded with silence again, which had been his answer to something he didn't feel like explaining. Honestly speaking, she hated it whenever Manuel maintained his typical silence, which she found agitating. Despite the fact that they were still in danger, Susan walked over to grab his arm, "Manuel, talk to me!"
"There is nothing to talk about. Just wait for rescue." Manuel replied coldly still.
"You gotta be... Ahhh!" before she finished, the elevator quaked abruptly once again.
Then Susan burst into a sharp scream. She hurried to bury herself into his arms out of instinct, shivering, "Why is it shaking again?"
Meanwhile, Manuel felt like his heart skipped a beat, wondering if Henry was about to continue with his conspiracy.
Was he going to give up on Susan?
"Manuel! What is happening?" Susan clenched his shirt. Surrounded by horror, she almost forgot about the quarrel between them a few minutes ago.
Manuel looked down at the panicked girl with a solemn expression. The next second, he hugged her tight. Susan was stunned by his move. His hug felt so strong that she seemed to hear his fierce heartbeat. All of a sudden, she felt like being frozen. She used to believe that Manuel detested her so much that he didn't even spend a few more seconds talking to her.
Finally, he breathed out a sigh of relief. It turned out that Henry still reserved his conscience. Otherwise, they would have been killed before the rescue team could arrive.
Soon, the elevator started to go down slowly. Then it reached the ground floor. When the door was opened by the rescues, both Susan and Manuel saw a group of people standing outside the elevator, including Henry.
Though pissed off, Henry still drove himself here as soon as possible. He saw Manuel being rescued with his own eyes. He saw him survive the edge of death. Mixed feelings were brewing in his mind. When he saw Manuel and Susan hugging together, his rage blew up.
He suddenly reached out his hand to drag Susan over from Manuel's arms with great strength. Before Susan could react, she bumped into Henry's chest. When she was about to resist instinctively, she heard Henry murmuring in a trembling voice, "Thank god, you're fine."
Even his body was shivering.
Manuel coldly stared at them hugging together. Then he averted his eyes.
"Mr Johnson, are you okay? Do you need us to drive you to the hospital?"
"I am fine. Just go to check if Susan's fine." Manuel shook his head.
However, judging from her look, he thought she was fine as well. Manuel then walked through the crowd to leave. But the next second, someone from the team suddenly exclaimed, "Mr Johnson, you're bleeding on the back!"
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