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.

dark, Justin trembled in fear.

stay strong and believe in yourself. Remember, your sister is still waiting for you out there.” She gave him a tight hug to comfort him and boost his confidence. Despite that, she was worried about their circumstances. Aftershocks aside, they were too deeply buried that it’d be hard for the rescuers to remove the rubble

and Justin out at the same time rather than wasting precious time by getting one

deep breath and told herself to calm down. “We must

started feeling suffocated. It dawned on her that the oxygen was running out, and she might not make it

thirsty,” Justin whimpered weakly. He was in a worse condition than she was because he

her consolatory words rang empty, but she had no better way to assuage his fear. When he fell silent, she started

called out

her spine when she received no reply. She sat up and lifted his body. Then, she pinched his philtrum. He