A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 224 Dare You Cheat Me

The bodyguard lowered his head, apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jacob, but we haven't found Miss Bai yet. We failed to protect her..."

"Pow!" Jacob landed a heavy punch right across the bodyguard's face. His face darkened with resentment as he said, "You'd better pray she's safe and sound."

Jacob then picked up a fire extinguisher and rushed towards the burning hotel without hesitation.

Sam was stupefied by Jacob's lack of concern for his own safety. He bolted to stop Jacob and dragged him away from the hotel.

"Mr. Jacob! Calm down! This is not the time to be acting impetuously!" yelled Sam.

All the people, who had managed to escape the fire, stood on the side of the street, baffled by Jacob's actions.

The entire hotel was immersed under the raging flames! Under such circumstances, anyone who even dared to go in would be welcoming a fiery death with open arms! Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

The Tao family were astonished at Jacob's act of bravery and selflessness. They realized just how much Jacob was willing to risk his own life to save Emily! How many people would do the same as Jacob?

"Both Emily and Tina are trapped inside the hotel..." Bess cried out and broke down into tears, desperate and hopeless.

Only God knew how much she regretted inviting Emily here today. Now both of her daughters were trapped in the fire with no sign of respite, and no knowledge of whether they were dead or alive!

Abbott did not want Bess to blame herself so he held her and comforted her. "It is not your fault. Do not be sad. They will be fine..." he assured her.

However, Bess was in a state of shock, unable to hold on to any semblance of hope. She desperately beat her own chest and yelled, "It's all my fault! I don't know what I will do if anything happens to them. I would rather die than live one more moment without them...."

Before Bess could finish her words, the nausea had crept to her head and the world went black around her. The paramedics rushed to Bess to provide her with medical care.

The rest of the Tao family were panicking so loudly that Jacob had to throw his angry glare at them, as he looked at them with ridicule and said, "Hypocrites."

Jacob had never come across people as hypocritical as the Tao Family!

They were all talk and no action!

Meanwhile, Sam who had tackled Jacob, held on to him tightly in case he tried to rush into the fire again. If Jacob had gone in, he would have been able to come out of there alive, let alone rescuing Emily.

"Let me go!" cried out Jacob. Jacob grimaced and sneaked a punch to Sam's face. When Sam held his face in agony, Jacob rushed towards the burning hotel again.

Out of desperation, Sam started panicking. What else could he do to stop his boss from running straight into his own demise? 'Can anybody help, please?'

While Sam went into a frenzy seeking solutions, a hopeful voice resonated in his ears from the distance, "Mr. Jacob, Miss Bai is on the balcony! Do not go in there! She is on the balcony to the west!"

Sam repeated, "Right! Miss Emily is on the balcony to the west!" As time was running out, Sam had no choice but to hope that the information was accurate. All he had to do was to stop his boss from entering the building! No matter what the cost!

By the time the news had graced Jacob's ears, he had already set on foot inside the hotel. Fortunately, he stopped and turned around almost immediately.

"Sam, if you're lying, I promise I'm gonna kill you where you stand!" he asserted.

Jacob's cold voice made Sam tremble with fear, as beads of sweat gradually popped up on his forehead.

'God, I hope Miss Emily is really on the balcony to the west!' Sam prayed earnestly in his heart.

Meanwhile, Emily and Jack had no idea this was all happening on the other side. They stood on the edge of the balcony, shivering with fear, as the fire drew closer with each passing moment.

Jack looked down and said to Emily, "The rescue team is here. All we need to do now is waiting for them to make the rescue air cushion."

"Okay," answered Emily. Emily was scanning the people below. She was desperately looking for someone in the crowd, as she answered Jack inattentively.

Disheartened, Jack felt upset, as he asked, "Are you looking for Jacob? It looks like he's not here. "

'I just saved your life! Why do you not care about me?' Jack's heart cried out in desperation.

Emily did not answer Jack's question. She bit her lower lip, and remained silent, as her eyes continued to search for Jacob.

Suddenly, an explosion sent a blast of hot wave towards them, catching them both off-guard. Emily screamed out in agony, scorched by the wave. She stepped back instinctively and slipped off the balcony railings. "Ahhh!" she screamed.

As luck would have it, a big, strong hand caught her wrist right on time!

It was Jack. He held on to Emily's hand tightly, as he panicked frantically in his mind.

The air cushions had not been prepared yet, and if Emily had fallen down from the fourth floor, she would have been dead, without a doubt!

Emily was lucky that Jack had saved her, once again!

Caught up in the hysteria of the moment, Emily latched on to Jack's hand tightly. "Jack..." she mumbled, quivering with fear.

Jack had not heard Emily talk in such a way ever since they had broken up...

"It's okay. I'm gonna pull you up here," he answered. While Jack was pulling Emily up, the fire had already spread throughout the balcony. He could feel the scorching heat almost kissing him from behind!

'No! If I pull her up here, the fire's going to get to her! I can't let the fire reach her!' Jack thought in his mind.

"Emily, I am going to hold on to you like this but I need you to stay calm. I promise I won't let you go. The fire is spreading..." said Jack.

"Jack! Your back is on fire!" she yelled. Emily looked at the fire on Jack's back slowing engulfing him from behind. Panic-stricken and guilty, Emily asked, " What can I do?"

Jack gritted his teeth to persist as he smiled at Emily and said, "I'm okay. Just hold on tightly... Ahh!"

Smouldering fire, licked Jack's back like a hungry serpent, almost setting him alight, as his strength started to fade away!

Emily was almost certain Jack was going to die. She yelled, "Jack, let me go! Or jump with me. It would be better than burning alive!"

Emily's concerned voice enabled Jack to fool himself into believing that Emily wanted to be with him, dead or alive.

"Hold on. The rescue air cushion is almost done," said Jack, smiling hopefully.

The more Jack smiled, the more Emily felt sorry. His selfless smile was like a thorn stabbing at her heart. "Let me go... You do not need to do this for me..." she said.

Jack interrupted, "Do... not blame yourself. I can't let you die."

These words became much heavier than they were in any other situations.

Guilt-ridden, Emily looked away, as she found it hard to face Jack's affectionate eyes.

Meanwhile, Jacob was panicking as he anxiously watched Emily hanging from the balcony. His unforgiving anger almost spilled out of his eyes. "You are a team of useless jerks! How could you take so long to build the safety air cushion? Hurry up! Everybody hurry up!" he yelled.

Jacob was so desperate that, if all else failed, he was ready to catch Emily with his bare hands.

The rescue workers doubled their efforts, fearing Jacob's wrath. The moment the rescue air cushion was inflated, Emily dropped down like a kite flying off the line.

All the people at the bottom gasped and cried out in anticipation!

Jacob was so nervous, he forgot to breathe as he anxiously watched Emily fall on the air cushion.

"Emily!" Jacob cried out. Jacob dashed to Emily as fast as he could and cuddled her up!

Seconds later, Jack followed Emily and soon fell down, after running out of all the strength he had.