To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 186 Alec Faust Is Here

“Dr. Walter? Is that Jenny Walter? What happened to her?” Alec’s expression became serious, and he stared intently at the chief.

The chief froze upon seeing the grave look in Alec’s eyes, but he soon recovered. “She’s buried under a collapsed house.”

Alec almost lost his balance from hearing that. “What?”

Despite his speedy arrival, he was still too late for her. Standing in front of the rubble where she was buried, he immediately commanded people to start digging. As he had gone in a hurry, he only brought some simple tools instead of huge excavating machines. Even so, using the tools was much better than having the villagers dig with their hands. The villagers immediately jumped into the rescue mission after receiving the tools.

Underneath the rubble, Jenny and Justin huddled in a corner. She ignored the pain in her right calf and scanned the area for a way out. She was discouraged when she realized they were trapped without any chance of escaping.

the dark, Justin trembled in fear.

a tight hug

she known earlier, she would have sent Lilian and Justin out at the same time rather than wasting precious time by getting one after the other.

herself to calm down. “We must

by, however, she started feeling suffocated. It dawned on her that the oxygen was running out, and she might not make it out alive with Justin if they remained buried.

than she was because he was younger and had been under the rubble for

on a little more. The chief will find us soon.” She knew that her consolatory words rang empty, but she had no better way to assuage his fear. When he fell silent, she

called out again,

sat up and lifted his body. Then, she pinched his philtrum. He