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.

and Lydia thought she could finally communicate, she heard Quincy's panicked voice on the other end, cutting through the static. "Earthquake! Mr. Fay,

she had heard, the line went

chair, her entire body going cold as her limbs trembled

it. "Miss Lydia, please, try to stay calm. Think positively!

loud crashing or chaos, which means the earthquake likely wasn't too severe. They could very well be

to Lydia. "She's right", Lydia thought. Things hadn't escalated to the worst yet. Until she had concrete news,

immediately called

Upon hearing that there had been

They both quickly booked flights, preparing to leave for

finally found out that Mr.

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

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

overwhelmed by relief and gratitude that both of them

her tears away, his gaze downcast,

stiffened, pulling back slightly. Slowly, she withdrew from his

about my dad?" she asked hesitantly,

Fay's voice interrupted, "Doctor, is the

Lydia's face went pale.

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