Chapter 71

“Fire!” Somebody screamed, sending the entire company into chaos as people rushed to escape the building.

The elevators were not an option. As they hurried down the stairs, they soon realized the fire had reached the fourth floor. Thick smoke filled the stairwell, obscuring their vision and making it difficult to breathe.

Forced to retreat, they returned to their office on the eighth floor, gasping for air.

Meanwhile, Pearl didn’t join the frantic rush downstairs. When she turned around, she found Richard behind her, holding two

wet towels.

“Use this so you won’t inhale the smoke.”

“Calm down. Panicking won’t

looked to

protect against burns and to keep cool. We’ll line up and descend the stairs in an orderly manner. Don’t huddle

Pearl’s instructions and

out safely, but a scared young woman at the back dropped her handkerchief when the fire got bigger. In an instant, she breathed in a lot of smoke, started coughing hard, and her eyes rolled

Pearl gave her towel

The woman covered her nose and mouth, expressing gratitude and concern

and I can

something unusual in her throat,

her his

“It isn’t right. I don’t want to

for an answer. “I

Pearl accepted the towel. She smelled a faint scent of mint, much like his toothpaste. She wondered if this was an indirect kiss, but quickly dismissed such thoughts, knowing they were

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