A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 223 Believe Me, I Will Protect You

Emily's heart stiffened a little. She had a gut feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Instead of banging the door again, Emily kept twisting the door-knob vigorously with all her strength. Not knowing how long it had been, she heard a clicking sound, as she managed to break the lock.

Emily gasped for air, tired from twisting the door-knob. After she had mustered all the remaining strength she had, she pushed the door open fiercely. A wave of hot air kissed her face, forcing her to step back instinctively!

Emily took a deep breathe, but the smell dominated every breath and the flames were louder than expected, roaring as they consumed the floor. Smoke billowed in the corridor. The radiant heat was intense, scorching her skin.

No wonder nobody responded to her, even though she had heard so many noisy voices outside just now. It was because of the fire.

Suddenly, Tina's last words before walking away echoed in Emily's ears. Panic-stricken, Emily wondered, 'Was Tina a prophet? Or did she have something to do with the fire?'

However, the situation did not allow her much time to think. Emily went in and doused herself with cold water from the basin. She tried hard to put up with the shivering, as she cautiously made her way out of the lavatory.

The whole place burned like a bonfire with gasoline. The coughing was instant as were the tears that washed over her eyes. The black smoke thickened, taking away all visibility, as she fell to the floor, crawling.

The fire was engulfing her surroundings fast, as if it had a life of its own.

Emily crawled ahead, but there was no way to go. The all-consuming inferno had her surrounded, and the waves of hot air rolled over and dried her wet clothes quickly...

What was she to do? And which way was she to take?

"Emily!"

When Emily had lost all hope, she heard a familiar voice calling out to her from a close distance. Hopeful, she looked to the direction where the voice had come from. Her watery eyes, filled with surprise. "Jack? What are you doing here?" she asked.

Jack ran towards her and said, "If I told you it was a coincidence, would you believe me?"

Emily looked up at him without saying anything.

Realizing that Emily did not believe him, Jack smiled wryly at her and said, "It doesn't matter whether you believe me or not. This is not the time to talk about it."

Emily nodded, expressing her approval to his words. She couldn't hide her nervousness in her expression, "... Then, what should we do now? The fire has spread throughout the whole place."

"Come with me," he said. Jack didn't want to waste any time. He grasped Emily by the hand, and began to run, leaving no time for Emily to refuse him.

Looking at the wall of fire ahead of her, Emily was so frightened that she opened her eyes wide, reluctant to follow Jack. Emily screamed, "Jack, are you insane? That is fire! We will get burned alive!"

"I will protect you. Trust me," he said. Jack was saddened by her lack of faith in him. Did he have the right to ask Emily to believe him again?

Weakened, Emily did not have the strength to resist Jack, as he dragged her and ran straight through the flames. Emily had her eyes closed the entire time as they went through the flames!

A paid of strong hands held her in a secure embrace, protecting her all the way forward. In spite of that, Emily heard the sound of her hair burning and felt a searing pain in her cheeks.

Jack protected her as much as he could to the balcony at the fastest speed!

After they got to the balcony, it took Emily several seconds before she could react. She finally opened her eyes to look up at Jack and found that his hair had been burned. Jack had big holes on his clothes and several lumps on his scalded hands. All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

Emily, however, was relatively safe and unharmed.

"You... Are you all right?" she asked. Emily furrowed her eyebrows, seemingly concerned.

Jack put his hand behind his back and laughed at her casually. "It's nothing serious. Don't worry about it," he said.

Emily opened her lips, trying to say something, but she swallowed those words and replaced them with a sincere gratitude. "Thank you," she said.

Emily's estrangement made Jack sad, but he had no right to ask for anything more. "... Never mind," Jack said.

Having said this, both of them lapsed into silence.

The fire was raging and growing bigger and bigger, and soon it would make its way to the balcony.

Emily began to feel nervous. "What shall we do? The fire is going to spread here very soon," she asked Jack.

"We will be fine. Don't worry," he said. Jack placated Emily in a soft voice. How he wish he could hold her in his arms. "Let's hold on a little longer. The rescuers will be here soon. They'll place air cushions below, so we can jump down," Jack said.

"Really?" asked Emily. Emily did not hold out much hope for what Jack had said, because this fire was obviously a plot to kill her. If she had stayed in the bathroom, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Emily still couldn't figure out why Jack was there at that moment.

...

Meanwhile, Tina was still trapped in a room somewhere in the building. Outside, the fire soared into the sky, and inside, the room was like a furnace, slowly burning her into a crisp.

'God damn it, Rose!'

Originally, the two of them had it all planned. Tina was responsible for diverting the attention of Emily, while Rose would sneak into the hotel disguised as a waiter and set the place on fire. They planned on burning Emily to ashes!

However, Rose, set the fire ahead of time, before Tina could vacate the place, trapping her in this small room! Did Rose want to burn Emily and Tina together?!

Tina cursed Rose in her heart incessantly. The flame burst into the room as soon as she pushed the door open.

"Ahh!" As she opened the door, Tina felt a sharp, burning sensation on her left cheek. She shut the door again with great difficulty. Her face twisted with excruciating pain. "Ahh my face..." she cried out.

'As you make your bed, so you must lie on it'. These words were fitting for Tina's current situation.

Although, the thick door insulated the fire outside, it could not insulate the increase in temperature. Tina felt like she was being put in a furnace to get cremated.

After a few minutes, the shock had overwhelmed her, rendering motionless.

...

The news that the hotel was on fire made its way to Jacob, who was in a meeting. Instantly, his facial expression changed, right in the middle of the meeting. He left the conference room, and drove to the hotel at a full speed, running numerous red lights on the way.

He tried to dial Emily's phone number, but there was no signal. A sense of flurry began to spread through his heart.

The senior officials of the Gu Consortium were startled. In their mind, Jacob was always calm and composed. They had never seen Jacob in such a panic.

There was no one in the world who could make Jacob react like this, except Emily. Yes, Emily was the only person.

The senior officials said to themselves, sure enough, "Even heroes fall for beauties. No matter how invincible a person was, everyone had a weaknesses."

When Jacob finally arrived at the destination, the fire fighters had already started to put out the fire. However, since the source of the fire was on a high floor, the water hoses couldn't reach the fire effectively. Fortunately, the fire fighters persisted and managed to put the fire out in the end.

Jacob's eyes caught sight of the Tao family and the Bai couple with the two bodyguards he sent for Emily's protection in the crowd. Jacob strode forward, grabbed one of the bodyguards by the collar and

asked coldly, "Where's Emily? Where is she now?"