Chapter 349-1
Jack could barely see; the visibility was extremely low. He yelled, “Alice, where are you? He frantically searched, feeling time stretch endlessly.
“I’m here,” a faint voice replied. Jack found Alice huddled behind a vase near a window, clutching the prototype. He rushed to her, wrapping his coat around her.“You risked your life for a prototype?” His voice was laced with anger.
Alice coughed violently. The smoke was acrid.
“Don’t talk. I’ll get you out,” Jack said, shielding her and rushing towards the exit. The fire had intensified, blocking their path.
Alice saw the flames and felt a surge of anxiety. Jack had risked his life to save her! Firefighters arrived and quickly extinguished the blaze. Jack carried Alice outside, anxiously checking for injuries. But Alice was examining the prototype. Relieved it was undamaged, she looked at Jack excitedly. “See? It’s fine! I saved it!”
Jack, initially angry, saw her smile and his anger dissipated. She was such a fool! Was the prototype more important than her life?
He said sternly, “You were risking your life! Are you crazy?”
Alice said, “I didn’t expect the fire to spread so quickly. The prototype was due next week. What if we couldn’t present it? What would happen to the company?” She couldn’t let her hard work go
to waste.
Jack gently tapped her forehead.“Is the company more important than
life? your
It’s our project. I couldn’t let it be destroyed,” Alice replied, noticing his amused expression. She quickly added, “I mean… so much time and money had been invested. We couldn’t afford any mistakes.”
› Jack was surprised by her strong work ethic. He’d nearly had a heart attack. Relieved she was okay, he asked, “How did the fire start?” There were no flammable materials in the room. Alice frowned.“Someone tampered with the machine; it short–circuited.” She’d seen it clearly. But the machine
the destroyed; determining was
be might
impossible.
Andrew Yates arrived.“I’ll handle things here. Little Lemon, go to the hospital. You inhaled harmful smoke.”
cause
Alice gave the prototype to Andrew Yates.“Keep it safe.” She felt this fire wasn’t accidental. Alice realized her throat and nose were bothering her. Even though she’d covered her face, she’d inhaled some smoke.
Jack, seeing her discomfort, took her hand.“Let’s go to the hospital.”
A team leader exclaimed, “Alice, your leg is bleeding!”
Alice looked down; her calf was bleeding from
a burn she hadn’t noticed.
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