Chapter 239 Fierce Inferno

Cedric’s heart skipped a beat, and he turned his sharp gaze from Christina to Lucas.

At this moment, his mind was a whirlw nd.

He spoke in a somewhat numb manner.

what happened?”

“There’s a fire. The firefighting resources in the North District are insufficient, and they’ve called in

reinforcements from the Central District. The fire trucks have

Before Lucas could finish his sentence, a gust of wind blew past him.

in a daze, Cedric had already left the room.

Lucas hurriedly followed

Soon, the revving sounds of a car could be heard.

Cedric and Lucas had left.

Rebecca, Christina, and Isabella were the only ones left in the hall.

Rebecca was still shocked by Lucas’s mention of the detention center. Her heart was pounding in her

chest.

Christina instinctively looked at Isabella. Although she couldn’t see her eyes, she could sense a

bloodthirsty smile on her lips.

Christina couldn’t help but feel a tightening in her heart.

In the car, Cedric was alone. He drove like a madman, speeding and overtaking other vehicles as if they

were standing still.

Horns blared at him, and curses were thrown his way. His actions caused several cars to stop suddenly

for fear of being hit by him!

On the way, the urgent sirens of the fire trucks could be heard, all heading towards the direction of the

North District.

on the

Cedric’s eyes turned bloodshot, his knuckles white as he gripped the steering wheel. His whole body

trembled incessantly.

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“Natalie…” he murmured softly.

His mind only had one thought: She had to be okay!

However, the constant wailing of the fire trucks served as a reminder of how extensive the fire at the

detention center in the North District was.

Fire… What kind of fire was it?!

A vivid image of flames appeared in his mind, but it wasn’t from the North District.

seemed to be… their

Scarlet Villa?

the pain in his temples was intense.

the colors of the traffic lights,

later, Cedric stumbled out of the car, looking at the raging

but it didn’t extinguish them; the fire only grew stronger.

was chaotic, with a police cordon

bled as he stared at the scene.

was about to rush in but was stopped

in there! Please

he roared, his tone carrying a pain

very

could finish, Cedric violently shoved him aside. Though his body felt

flames, Cedric somehow found the strength to push away anyone

saw Cedric cross the cordon when he got out of the car. Someone tried to

off, and several

wife is inside! Let go!”

please calm down! The fire

Cedric roared and punched someone’s

Nat was still inside!

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was afraid of pain. She

cry even when she was accidentally splashed

stay in the raging fire?!

Bang! Crash!

creaked and

scattered when it hit the

flames, like

Boom!

looked like a raging sea

him managed to hold him back. Cedric lost all strength

slumped

Thud!

to the ground, his head hitting the floor heavily. The scene was chaotic, and Lucas’s

was among

anything: he stared straight ahead at the raging fire as

throughout his body.

Nat…

His Nat…!

“Sir! Sir!”

out, but all of Cedric’s consciousness plunged into darkness.

like his body was continuously sinking.

hard to keep his eyes

to wake

had to

it seemed like a big hand was desperately pulling him downward in

pulled him into a world

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had a very

the dream, he….

petite girl, the smallest in the class.

step

so small? She was almost too short for the table, and

a bouquet of roses. He watched her eyes sparkle, and a bright smile

her lips. She was so beautiful that it was suffocating. He vowed to protect

cute as a doll. He put her in

had

relationship, and

Finally…

dream, he stood outside Scarlet Villa as a

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