Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 268

"Why didn't I notice you worked so hard before?" Dexter joked, enjoying a delicious dessert in the hospital.

While he remained relaxed, Angela was overwhelmed by anxiety. With just five days until the deadline, they had only managed to complete 60% of the production.

"I never really had the opportunity to be busy before," Angela replied casually, setting her phone aside. She then rubbed her face hard, trying to dispel the fatigue that lingered.

She felt unusually irritable and uneasy today, as though something was about to happen. Ultimately, she attributed it to the uncomfortable hospital bed.

Outside the window, a gentle night breeze blew, making the curtains dance around. Angela awoke to her racing thoughts and sat up in bed. Just then, her phone rang.

It was Clara calling. "Ms. Graham, our factory is on fire."

The simple sentence shocked Angela, leaving her numb. "What's going on?"

got out of bed. Slipping

engulfed in flames, filled with a terrible smell and cries for

shouted, "Run!" It threw

an array of leather bags that had been produced but remained unsent, alongside an

one noticed her presence. Observing the unfolding situation, a single thought dominated her mind—she had to save them

as long as no one was hurt, it didn't really matter if she failed to deliver MK Corporation's order on

is he?" Angela

Watson is missing. Only Mr. Hugo

see a short, chubby man outside the warehouse, struggling to extinguish a fire with

an orderly manner

the deputy factory manager, appeared somewhat comical with soot covering his face. Upon hearing Angela's voice, he snapped back to reality, nodded in acknowledgment, and began