Chapter 1234

Chapter 1234

"But I just can't shake this feeling." Lydia murmured, anxiety gnawing at her.

"Unfortunately, you can't reach Mr. Quincy right now unless you have someone who can get in touch with him," her secretary suggested.

Lydia's eyes lit up. Why hadn't she thought of that? She could call her father!

Without wasting another moment, she dialed her father's number, heart pounding with worry for both Quincy and her dad. As the phone rang, each second felt like an eternity, and she silently prayed that nothing had happened. Finally, the call connected.

"Hello... signal's bad here..." came Mr. Fay's voice, crackling with interference.

The signal was awful, and Lydia's heart leapt back into her throat. Raising her voice, she tried to make herself heard. "Dad, where are you? I saw a video saying there might be an earthquake in Salt City!"

"What? I can't... hear you clearly," Mr. Fay's voice came in and out, making it hard to communicate.

"I said there might be an earthquake where you are! Don't go outside!" Lydia repeated, louder this time.

as the connection cleared up and Lydia thought she could finally communicate, she heard Quincy's panicked voice on the other end, cutting through the static.

had heard, the

chair, her entire body going cold as her limbs trembled uncontrollably. The phone slipped from her hand

snap her out of it. "Miss

loud crashing or chaos, which means the earthquake

brought a flicker of hope to Lydia. "She's right", Lydia thought. Things hadn't escalated to

called

Upon hearing that there had been

City, Mrs. Fay became just as worried. They both quickly booked

making inquiries, Lydia and her mother finally found out that Mr. Fay and

rushed inside, her voice trembling as she called out, "Quincy, are you okay? What about my dad? How

face streaked with tears. Before arriving, she had braced herself for

both of them were alive, she broke down, sobbing

gently wiped her tears away, his gaze downcast,

stiffened, pulling back slightly. Slowly, she withdrew

dad?" she asked

when Mrs. Fay's voice interrupted, "Doctor, is the patient in Samuel

Lydia's face went pale.

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