His voice was so hoarse that for a moment, he couldn't be sure if it was Fitch on the other end. But who else would be reckless enough to rush in at a moment like this?

lan dashed toward the source of the commotion and found Fitch with flames crawling up his back.

"Fitch!" he yelled, pushing him down to smother the fire.

The back of Fitch's suit jacket was nearly burnt to a crisp, the scent of char lingering in the air, yet he seemed oblivious to the pain. Amidst the blaze, there was no sign of Zoey. Could something have happened to her? Where could she be? Where was the mother of the child that had just been born?

lan's mind was a whirlwind of chaos, so much so that for a brief moment, he couldn't even see the flames around him. All he wanted was to dive deeper into the inferno, hoping against hope to find Zoey. He grabbed Fitch by the waist, seeing his back scorched beyond recognition, and took a deep breath.

"Even if you've got a death wish, think about the kid still fighting for life in the hospital," lan said, trying to ground him.

A glimmer of moisture flashed across Fitch's eyes, pulling him back from the brink of his own personal hell.

bear the sight of his friend's

ask yourself who brought the kid back. What the hell happened? How did Zoey

almost gone, his face caked in soot. At a fire scene, you expect ash and smoke, but his face was now only recognizable by

outside; the firefighters were

of tetanus or something? The

lost all sense of reason, all sense of measure. Numbly, he wiped his cheek, revealing a patch of unscathed skin-his face was safe, at least. But his back was a different story. His head was in too much pain, the shock and terror of receiving the child too

come with me. And

even the trees

is still in there... she's nothing but ashes now. Take care of the kid. If something happens to him, you'll

were being rolled in, but Fitch felt too alert to

go to the hospital. Check on

in the ambulance, a rigid figure amidst the medics who were too intimidated by his grim demeanor to approach his

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