Chapter 47 Hey, Aiken!

As her back hit the floor, her legs collided against the edge of the bed. One of her arms had a huge cut from the shattered glass and was bleeding badly. The pain from her throbbing arm kept her conscious. She bit her lips hard as she tried to stand, grabbing hold of a table for support.

Another loud thud echoed through the building. At that moment, the alarms in the hotel rang, and she could hear a staff member speaking urgently through the PA system.

“All guests please evacuate the building through the emergency stairway on the sixth floor.. Leave all valuables behind! This is an emergency!”

Seconds later, the announcement ceased as the hotel was again thrown into darkness. The backup power was gone.

Maia endured the throbbing pain as she stood up slowly. She dragged herself towards the door and hurled it open with all her strength.

Moments later, the door slammed shut behind her with a bang as the strong to blow.

wind continued

The corridor she was in was covered in shattered glass. The winds blew through the broken. windows, creating a chaotic scene. The wind was so strong that it drowned out every sound, even yelling. Maia felt completely helpless.

In the dark, she turned on the flashlight that she had found and hurried to the emergency exit. Suddenly, something hard collided into Maia’s back, causing her to fall over. Just as suddenly, an arm shot out of nowhere and caught her.

“Are you okay?” A husky–voiced man asked.

Maia steadied herself and turned to face the person who saved her. She was surprised to see a man with sunglasses on and a cell phone in hand, holding onto her arm firmly.

Maia thought that she was hallucinating. Who, in their right mind, would have sunglasses on at a time like this?

“Let me get you to the sixth floor! Come on, get on my back,” he said, bending over to help.

her up.

Maia was mildly stunned as she looked at his large back. She recalled Buck telling her that Eldertown was a high–traffic area and that she should be careful of the people around her. She was not sure if she could trust the guy in front of her.

“M-

“It’s fine, I can walk on my own. Thank you,” Maia insisted.

She could feel her legs almost giving way as she tried to move towards the emergency exit.

the sixth floor safely in this condition? Are you wary of

Maia

to see her as he studied her

the famous movie star in such a

have expected to see the CEO of Starlight

to mention experiencing a hurricane together, too.” Aiken said teasingly. He smiled brightly, showing his

who knew exactly who

glanced around nervously and

problem anymore. Hurry, get on my back and let’s move to

“But…”

won’t hurt you. Get on, so I can help others

as she got

back and hurried to get to the sixth floor. He was a very tall guy, about 1.82m. He stood out

are you wearing sunglasses?” Maia was

would recognize me. My fans are

wanted to roll her eyes,

on indoors would just

stand out

for a moment as he realized that she was right. “Seeing that my hands

gently removed his sunglasses from the bridge of his

Aiken’s heart skip a beat as he slowed his pace. It was probably due to the fact that he had to carry her and walk up

they got to the sixth floor, they saw that most other guests were injured. Some

the sixth floor were secured with duct tape. It looked to be the safest

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sofa and went over to get some first aid items from the

new trainees from

Maia shook her head.

“Then, what is it?”

“It’s a corporate secret.”

you ask about me? Aren’t you curious about

“I respect your privacy and have no interest in

and mumbled something to

she

to visit

Maia nodded.

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