"But I just can't shake this feeling." Lydia murmured, anxiety gnawing at her.

"Unfortunately, you can't reach Mr. Quincy right now unless you have someone who can get in touch with him," her secretary suggested.

Lydia's eyes lit up. Why hadn't she thought of that? She could call her father!

Without wasting another moment, she dialed her father's number, heart pounding with worry for both Quincy and her dad. As the phone rang, each second felt like an eternity, and she silently prayed that nothing had happened. Finally, the call connected.

"Hello... signal's bad here..." came Mr. Fay's voice, crackling with interference.

The signal was awful, and Lydia's heart leapt back into her throat. Raising her voice, she tried to make herself heard. "Dad, where are you? I saw a video saying there might be an earthquake in Salt City!"

"What? I can't... hear you clearly," Mr. Fay's voice came in and out, making it hard to communicate.

"I said there might be an earthquake where you are! Don't go outside!" Lydia repeated, louder this time.

Lydia thought she could finally communicate, she heard Quincy's panicked voice on the

heard, the line went dead with a

her entire body going cold as her limbs trembled uncontrollably. The phone slipped from her hand as waves of fear

snap her out of it. "Miss Lydia, please, try to stay calm. Think positively! They could be

you didn't hear any loud crashing or chaos, which

a flicker of hope to Lydia. "She's right", Lydia thought. Things hadn't escalated to the worst yet. Until she had concrete news, she

explained the situation. Upon hearing that there had been an earthquake in Salt City, Mrs. Fay became just as

inquiries, Lydia and her mother finally found out that Mr.

"Quincy, are you okay? What about

threw herself into Quincy's arms, her face streaked with tears. Before arriving, she had braced herself

that both of them were alive, she

wiped her tears away, his gaze

his silence, Lydia stiffened, pulling back slightly. Slowly, she withdrew from his embrace, her heart

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