Before they could react, they heard another explosive sound from inside.
Michael, Jack, and Marcus looked at each other. "Where's Lea? And Henry?"
A deep voice came from behind. "I'm here."
They turned around and saw Henry walking towards them. He had his arm wrapped around a woman. She looked up and saw them, her eyes lighting up. She broke free from Henry's grip and rushed to them. "Where's Rachel?" she asked anxiously. "Have you seen her?"
Jack looked back at the villa subconsciously. His face completely darkened.
"Fuck!" Michael cursed. "Is she still there?"
Jack suddenly pushed Michael away and headed towards the villa. As soon as he stepped out, someone gripped him from behind.
He looked back, it was Celine. "Jack, are you stupid? Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to find her." He whipped his arm away from her hand.
Celine almost cried out. She rushed up and wrapped her arms around the back of his waist, preventing him from going away. She cried, "Are you insane? What if you get hurt?"
Lea heard her words, wanting to tear her into pieces.
She pulled a long face and began to rush ahead without saying a word. Jack stopped her from going further.
She glared back and said, "I know Rachel is not important to you. You can choose not to save her, but she is my friend! I will save her and it's none of your business." Embarrassment flashed across Jack's face.
"I didn't mean it like that." He pulled her back and order them, "All of you wait here. I'll go in."
"Jack!" Celine called his name out again, anxiously. But he didn't bother to cast another glance at her.
Michael interrupted, "I'll go too. It'll be easier to find her if I go with you."
He turned around and said to Marcus and Henry, "You two stay here and wait outside."
They both nodded. Jack raised his chin and nodded at Michael. "Let's go."
He and Michael had participated in rescue trainings before while they were abroad. They were much better when they worked as a team.
Celine was about to say something more, but was stopped by Lea's cold glare.
It was very dangerous to enter the villa again. There were unknown explosions located in multiple parts of the building. The fire had gotten bigger and there was the possibility that another explosion would happen again.
Those who escaped continued to feel agitated. With a straight face, Marcus contacted multiple people for help. He wasn't sure if the firefighters would come on time. At the moment, they only had themselves.
After a short pause, Lea looked around and rushed to the crowd.
Henry asked, "Where are you going?"
With a pale face, she turned to him and answered, "I need to look for Lucas."
He strode forward, frowned and asked, "Is he here too?"
Lea nodded with a pale face. "But not long after I came here, I couldn't find him anymore."
"Maybe he is outside," Henry said. "Give him a call."
Biting her lower lip, she looked at the direction of the villa. The fire outside the window was burning vigorously, and her eyes were red. "I can't get through. I'm afraid that he is still inside."
When Michael and Jack came in, they found that the fire had already burnt a majority of the building.
The air was thick with smoke, the two men coughed several times with tears in their eyes. Michael raised a handkerchief to cover his nose. "How did you manage to lose her in less than ten minutes?"
Jack replied, "After she went into the washroom, Celine suddenly appeared and talked to me. I couldn't find her afterwards."
"Where was she?"
"She's probably in the banquet hall."
"Let's go take a look."
They hurried in towards the hall.
He saw a group of people coming out, but he didn't see Rachel.
The explosion came from somewhere in the villa, but it was impossible for Rachel to go too far away from here.
'Is she possibly still inside?'
The first thought that came to Michael's mind was whether she could go to the nearest banquet hall.
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