I had no idea how long Ashton had been in the chamber. His entire body was stiff, while his forehead was icy cold to the touch. The man had lost consciousness.

“Ashton, I’m here! Wake up! Please wake up.” I removed my coat before wrapping it around his body. Then, I cuddled up with him, trying to warm his body.

The man didn’t give any response. Not wasting any time, I helped him up and carried him on my back before we moved toward the exit.

Meanwhile, I inform Boris, “Boris, I found Ashton in the refrigerating chamber, but he is unconscious. Come fast!”

Bang! Just then, the door of the refrigerating chamber was being slammed shut. The next moment, I noticed the temperature in the chamber dropped drastically.

At that instant, we were surrounded by biting cold air that blew directly onto us.

While carrying Ashton, I tried in vain to get into contact with Boris. It turned out that the signal of the earbud was cut off.

Ashton’s body temperature was becoming lower by the minute while his body grew unpliable. Hugging him tighter in my arms, I called out, “Ashton, I’m Scarlett! I’m here! Don’t sleep, or I will get mad. Wake up, Ashton! Wake up!”

eaten up by fear, there was little rationality left in me. All I could do was to keep talking to

damp areas in the chamber and even the water vapor started

kept rubbing his hands, trying to warm them. As I continued talking to him, my tears started rolling down my

chamber. I was on the verge of a breakdown as Ashton

reaction. Being overwhelmed by fear of the cold, my body convulsed. Just then, I vaguely heard Ashton’s voice saying, “Let her go. I’ll sign

my eyes and tried to turn to look at him, yet

being flung open. The person who appeared was none other than Armond. In his burgundy red suit, the man plastered a

Ashton’s kidnapping. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to believe that he would

me the contract,” he ordered his subordinate. Then, he turned to

“How could you

Armond curled his lips into his usual gentle smile. “Actually, Scarlett, it’s all thanks to you.

you indeed love Ms. Stovall a lot. You could stand the blistering cold for more than ten hours, but you gave in when Ms. Stovall was locked in

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