Chapter 39- An accident

Aaron was inspecting one of the company’s projects when he received a call from Josh.

For some reason, his heart began to race erratically and a sense of unease settled in his stomach.

He picked up the call, swallowing the lump that had suddenly lodged itself in his throat.

“Hello”

“Sir, I’m sorry. There’s been an accident at the mall-

Aaron’s heart leaped to his throat. His eyes widened as he questioned before Josh could finish his

sentence.

“What accident? Is Tessa ok?”

He didn’t like the way Josh sounded on the phone. It was as if he was about to deliver bad news.

The first thing that came to Aaron’s mind was that something had happened to Tessa and that thought made his stomach twist with nerves.

“Miss Hilton is trapped inside the building, sir. The left side of the mall has collapsed, trapping Miss Hilton and Peter in it,” Josh reported gingerly.

Aaron’s heart dropped to his feet. For a moment, the world stopped spinning as he processed Josh’s words. Intense fear crept into him and he ordered, “Search for her! I’m coming!”

“We are trying to search for her, Sir! We can’t locate her and the pillars keep falling the more we try to move the blocks. We are worried we might crush her inside. We are waiting for the rescue

team to arrive.”

Aaron’s heart sank into the pits of his stomach. He felt sick as he rushed to his car and sped in the direction of the mall. His heart was beating so fast that he thought it would burst out of his chest.

‘Please be ok, my love,’ he muttered under his breath.

Enock followed Aaron in another car and began to make calls for an ambulance and an express

rescue team.

Aaron broke a lot of traffic rules until he reached the mall in thirty minutes for a drive that would normally take an hour. His stomach turned when he saw the state of the mall.

A lot of people were a few meters away from the collapsing building. They were taking pictures and videos of it as if it was a tourist attraction instead of helping out. Anger surged through Aaron

like a tidal wave.

He glared at the crowd and yelled, “Are you being serious right now? There are two people trapped in the building and instead of looking for ways to rescue them, you’re here taking videos to post on

social media. Leave this place if you’re not here to help!”

The police were standing outside as well, afraid to go in.

Aaron made to rush in but he was held back by one of the policemen. The police officer didn’t even look at who he was stopping and said, “You can’t go inside. The walls are fragile and can collapse completely anytime soon! There are already some foolish people who rushed in to save.

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their lady boss…”

had stopped him. His chilling aura swirled around him in waves as he spat, “My wife is trapped in there, Do you want me

the officer saw that it was Aaron Wentworth, he quickly let go of his arm and apologized,

rescue team,” Aaron said curtly and

shaking and it could collapse at any time. All he wanted. to do was find Tessa and bring her

to her.

too young to lose their mother and Aaron didn’t want to lose her too. These thoughts gave him the courage to

The dust entered his mouth and nose and he ended up coughing violently but he continued

out but he was met with silence and the

A huge block here… A pillar there, pipes and other

the possibility of Tessa landing on any sharp object or being trapped under a huge pillar that couldn’t be moved. His heart was galloping wildly and he felt like a large boulder was being pressed down his chest, inhibiting his ability

Answer me, darling! I’m here to take you home. Our kids are waiting!” He shouted desperately and his eyes

He forced himself into the collapsed shops, pushing away the debris in his way. He hoped he

to find Tessa at all

was now white from the dust

concrete walls.

some voices and recognised who they

crept into him.

Have you found

for Tessa for a while but they hadn’t seen any sign of

Sir! We’ve searched everywhere but she’s not there-

voice. When he reached, Josh just happened to pull someone out

said when the

he had a deep cut on his forehead

you seen Tessa?”

the… underground car park,” Peter managed to say with

the underground car park had suffered the biggest impact. If Tessa was trapped there, he could

Josh and Andrew before instructing. “Take him outside. If he stays longer, he will suffocate. I’ll

fear crept into him, twisting

nerves.

me help you search, sir. Andrew

but he realised he wouldn’t manage alone so he agreed. When Andrew left, they began to

a good twenty minutes to form a clear path. The place didn’t look like someone would survive if they were

stand straight. Aaron began to crawl through the cleared path all

up when she heard a familiar voice calling for her.

joy as she called out in response,

underground car park. Luckily, there was an area that hadn’t collapsed but the collapsed part was where the entrance and exit were located so she was trapped inside with no way

would rescue her before the whole

the building and leaving her children alone. The few minutes that she was down there were the worst of

whether someone would

voice. She was touched that he came for her despite how dangerous the situation was. He

that

his voice was coming from and saw

space was too small and he had

finally found her, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her

life source.

I was so afraid, you have no idea. Are you okay?” Aaron asked and

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