Chapter 423 Divorce

The fire inside had indeed been extinguished, and Selena was huddled in the far corner, the ropes having been untied and the gag removed.

A fire had just been about to engulf her, but she had been dragged away by a force just in time.

When the sack was untied from her head, she saw the cleaning woman who was supposed to be at the office.

"Miss Fair, are you okay?"

The janitor, a small and thin-faced woman, looked genuinely concerned about her.

Selena always felt familiar with this person until James' voice came and the woman panicked for a split second and immediately ran away.

James saw Selena huddled alone in a corner, uninjured but with clothes that had become dirty and dust floating in her hair.

There was also the pungent smell of burning smoke in the room.

The taste of blood filled James's mouth as he ordered the men he brought.

"Help her to her feet."

Two bodyguards hurried forward, but Selena stood up on her own.

She could see that James was struggling to keep himself upright.

"Dad..." she began to say when James coughed up blood and collapsed backward.

words, but he had to be sure Selena was safe. Now certain,

"Dad!"

through Selena's eyes as she rushed to him. Sorrow filled James's eyes as he grasped her

trembling breath, he managed

won't... won't suffer

soot, looked desperately

him to the

in to lift

remained firm, unwilling to let go of

welled up in Selena's eyes as she

hospital, the medical team rushed James into

was still clutched tightly in James', leaving behind

life-saving attempt, she urgently asked the

"How is my dad?"

doctor removed the

Mr. Fair has approximately three months

as a half-year timeline had suddenly shrunk to a mere three

as she

lay there, already hooked up to

the ward and added, "We initially didn't allow Mr. Fair to be discharged, but he insisted on leaving. Now, as expected,

to leave before she looked at her hand, which had been

a long silence, while staring out into the dark sky, she said, "Dad, don't worry,

as if he couldn't even get past Raymond in

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