Joyce was standing too close and debris could fall and struck her. When Natalie came to Joyce's side and met with her reddened eyes, her heart clenched.

However, it wasn't the time for comforts. She tugged at Joyce's hand and urged, “Joyce, let's go first, shall we?”

Joyce whirled her teary face around to look at Natalie. Her voice was filled with grief and indignation as she asked, “Nat, why do you think this happened? Why do we always encounter such matters?”

“I—” Before Natalie could speak, a sudden creak sounded from above them. She raised her head only to see a section of crossbeam from the warehouse splitting in half, falling right in their direction.

“Be careful!” Natalie's pupils shrank as she shoved Joyce away without hesitation.

Joyce was shoved to the ground with a hiss. Ignoring her scraped arm, she stood up and searched for Natalie. When she saw the falling beam, she screamed, “Nat! Get away from there!”

ankle when she shoved Joyce away earlier. It was too painful to even move a muscle, much less run. All she could

could no longer stay open in the suffocating smoke. Her tears fell like leaky tap water as she shut her

and took her down on a tumble on the ground. The beam crashed

beam but the man who

wanted to say something, but Joyce ran over and shoved Shane off her, helping her up on her feet. She

of her frightened state. She shook her head. “I'm fine. Only my ankle is hurt. But Mr. Shane...” She looked at Shane as the man stood up, looking slightly wretched with his dirtied attire. Still, his appearance did nothing to affect his temperament. On the contrary, it gave him a touch of appeal despite

you standing there like a statue? Do you have

to see her in danger. He was certain his

in fear.

want to scold someone, let that be me! I was the one who couldn't accept the fact that the fabrics were ruined, that's why

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