Chapter 524

Listening to the silence on the other end of the phone, Brandon's handsome face grew colder by the second.

"Go check out the power room and see what's up with the blackout," Brandon said, not missing a beat.

"Got it," Kent murmured, motioning for the security guy who had tagged along to head towards the power room with him.

Meanwhile, Brandon picked up the pace, hurrying to the construction site.

Construction Site

The sudden lights-out threw the well-organized division of labor into a bit of chaos, and the crew, who had been hard at work, erupted into a frenzy of panic and questions.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"Did we lose power?"

Voices asking questions overlapped with the mechanical hum of machinery.

Sophia also glanced around, but the sudden plunge into darkness meant her eyes couldn't adjust fast enough. Plus, it was dark as the inside of a cow outside, with the rain coming down, and she couldn't see a thing.

on external electricity, was still chugging along, and she could vaguely make

or something else. Instinctively, she tightened her grip on Nell's arm next to

someone check the wiring. Everybody

in a rush, lit up his phone to check the time; seeing the auspicious moment slipping away, he dashed into the rain, barking orders at everyone, "Those not involved, take a break where you are. Concrete

was in a hurry, and moving fast, his body still not fully recovered, and before he knew

phone to turn on the flashlight. Before she could light it up, she saw Daniel take a tumble out of the corner of her eye, about

holding onto, lurch violently as if someone had rammed into

Daniel's phone screen revealed the concrete delivery pump with its pipe raised high, and the concrete flowing rapidly into the

railing, his upper body almost flipped over

and reached out with both hands to grab Nell. Daniel, suddenly released, stumbled

Sophia desperately and powerfully pulling the slim worker back, while

"Watch out!"

was blocked by someone rushing past. Through the dim vision,

Daniel's face went white.

who she had managed to pull back, and instinctively reached out to grab something to stabilize herself, but the force

night, clear and loud. Daniel, watching Sophia fall, turned pale, and with all the force he could muster, he

and the operator, focused on the task, didn't hear his command. The concrete continued to

farther away didn't know what had happened; the site was too chaotic and dark, but they vaguely sensed the tense atmosphere and looked

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