Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 45 Take a Bet

“Fire! Fire!” someone shouted in the office, and the entire staff panicked as they rushed toward the door.

The office was on the eighth floor. Due to the fire, they couldn’t take the elevator. As the crowd stormed down the stairs, they found that the fire had spread to the fourth floor. They couldn’t see the situation ahead due to the dense smoke that spread in the stairway, which was suffocating, so they were forced to turn back.

Elspeth didn’t run down the stairs with them. Instead, she turned around and saw that Callum was standing beside her with two wet towels in his hand. “Cover your mouth with this. Don’t breathe in smoke.”

She took out her phone to call 911. Then, as she looked at the chaotic employees, she raised her voice and shouted, “Guys, calm down! Panic would do you no favors and may bring you danger. If you don’t want anything bad to happen to you, calm down and listen.”

The people raised their heads and looked at her. Although they were terrified, they chose to believe in her.

“Now, grab the towel or cloth around you, wet it, and cover your mouth and nose. Next, wet yourselves as much as possible to avoid being burned by the fire and lower your body temperature. Finally, everyone, please line up in an orderly fashion and go down slowly. Don’t rush down the stairs in a group. If the fire is too big, we’ll stop and think of other ways.”

Thanks to Elspeth’s instructions, the originally chaotic staff began to move in an orderly manner.

They were about to evacuate safely when the timid young girl in the last row panicked and lost her handkerchief when she saw the fire was burning. In an instant, she breathed in the dense smoke, rolled her eyes, and coughed violently.

Elspeth frowned and handed her towel to the girl.

“Thank you, Miss Lynwood. What about you?” The young girl gratefully covered her mouth and nose with Elspeth’s towel, but she was worried as she looked at Elspeth while covering her face with her hand.

“Don’t worry. I’m in better shape. I can pull it through.” Despite that, Elspeth obviously felt a great discomfort tickling her throat and had the urge to cough.

Callum shoved his towel into her hand and said dispassionately, “Use mine.”

She shook her head and pushed the towel back to him. “No, I don’t want the one you used.”

voice was

in resignation and took his

It smelled like the scent of the toothpaste he often used. Oh my, I’m using

of this, she shook her head lightly. What the hell am I thinking about

that Callum was

“Hey, are you okay?”

squeezed her hand, indicating that he was conscious. Before he could retract his hand, she grabbed his hand and held it tightly. Her hand was small yet slender. As

on,” Elspeth said softly. “Don’t be left

held his hand and walked down the stairs step

practical and logical guidance,

dizzy and slid directly onto the stone bench beside the

The

voice remained steady, although a little

suddenly. I bet that Houston was behind this.”

on his face. “Don’t

burst of pain in his body. The

his shoulders. The burn wound and flesh

expression suddenly became serious, and she chided him in agitation, “Callum! Why didn’t you tell me that you

injured, yet he didn’t even say a

looked at the wound and thought about the towel he gave

“What’s there to say?”

hell?! Have you ever taken your body seriously? Do you really think

to say when he saw her

the intensified