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.

be… their

Scarlet Villa?

temples was intense. His eyes were bloodshot, and

of the traffic

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

flames, but it didn’t extinguish them; the fire

with a police

heart bled as he stared at

to rush in but was

it’s dangerous in there! Please do not cross

he roared, his tone carrying a pain akin to madness.

it’s very

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

towering flames, Cedric somehow found the strength to push away anyone trying

out of the car. Someone

off, and several others followed suit.

wife is inside!

calm down! The fire is intense

let go!” Cedric roared and punched

was still inside!

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afraid of pain. She was terrified of

when she was accidentally splashed by only hot water.

let her stay in the raging fire?!

Bang! Crash!

burning building creaked and

scattered when it hit the ground, shaking

of flames, like blood, pierced Cedric’s unbalanced heart.

Boom!

looked like a raging sea of blood.

people trying to stop him managed to hold him back.

he slumped to the ground.

Thud!

floor heavily. The scene was

was among the shouting.

anything: he stared straight ahead at the

throughout his body.

Nat…

His Nat…!

“Sir! Sir!”

called out, but all of Cedric’s consciousness plunged into

felt like his body

tried hard to keep his

had to wake up.

had to save Natalie!

was desperately pulling him downward in the darkness. No matter how he

into a world of

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very long dream.

the dream,

smallest in the class. She looked

a step

cafeteria. Why was she so small? She was almost too short for the table,

the dream, he handed her a bouquet of roses. He watched her eyes sparkle,

was suffocating.

as a doll. He put

he had personally

relationship,

Finally…

stood outside Scarlet Villa as a raging fire consumed

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