The CEO’s Betrayal: My Ex-lover Has Triplets

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…”

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

let go of his arm and

curtly and

find Tessa and bring her to safety. The triplets tiny faces flashed through Aaron’s

to her.

didn’t want to lose her too. These thoughts gave him the courage to continue pushing through the debris inside the

entered his mouth and nose and he ended up coughing violently but he continued searching for

out but he was met with

block here… A pillar there, pipes and other sharp objects

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 to

take you home. Our kids are waiting!” He shouted desperately and his eyes stung with

debris in his way. He hoped he would find her safe

Tessa at all costs. In whatever state she was

had cuts and his hair was now white from the

concrete walls.

and recognised who they belonged to. His heart leaped as hope

crept into him.

found

a while but they hadn’t seen any sign of life in the building.

responded, “No, Sir! We’ve searched everywhere but she’s not there- Wain I’ve found someone!”

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

Peter,” he said when the person’s face became

down to glance at the engineer. Peter was gasping for breath and he had a deep cut on his forehead that was bleeding heavily. He looked

you seen Tessa?”

park,”

stomach twisted as he assumed the underground car park had suffered the biggest impact. If Tessa was trapped there, he could only imagine what could have happened to her.

If he stays longer, he will suffocate. I’ll stay and

pounding violently as fear crept into

nerves.

Andrew can carry Peter

he agreed. When Andrew left, they began to dig their way to the underground parking

clear path. The place didn’t look like someone would survive if they

crawl through the cleared path all while shouting, “Tessa!

heard a familiar voice calling for her. It was Aaron! He came to save

joy as she called out in response, “Aaron! Aaron! I’m down here!”

an area that hadn’t collapsed but the collapsed part was where the entrance and exit were located so

only hope that someone would rescue her before the whole building

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

knowing whether someone would find her

heart swelled when she heard Aaron’s voice. She was touched that he came for her

that

the crushed side where his voice was coming from and saw that he had cleared a

small and he had to

her into his arms and hugged her tightly as if she

life source.

I lost you, Tessa. I was so afraid, you have no idea.