Ryan stared ahead, his expression grim.

He had already checked the car—its brakes were completely non-functional, and it was a sports car, which was speeding up rapidly and impossible to stop now.

There was no saving it...

Even with the situation analyzed, Ryan maintained his composure as he turned to Ellie. "What did you have for breakfast this morning?"

With tears streaming down her face and panic etched on her features, Ellie blinked at him, clearly confused. "What did you say, Ryan?"

"I asked if you had breakfast."

"It's the middle of a crisis! Why are you asking about food?" She gasped, "We're going too fast to make that turn…!"

"So, you did eat?" Ryan pressed, his tone steady.

"Yeah, I did."

"Good. At least you won't be starving when you die."

"..."

Hearing this, Ellie's tears flowed even more freely. "But I don't want to die! I don't want to die!" she sobbed.

eyes fixed on the road. "Ahead, there's a river. You can swim. When we get

river's current is too strong! I might not make it! You're a better swimmer than I am! I should steer.

If they

her the hope of

to her insistence, "I'm your

I can't let you take

"Alright, if you jump, it's likely a death

"...Ryan, is dying painful?"

dopamine, which helps dull the pain during emergencies. If the car

response was silence, her eyes

said, tears cascading down her cheeks. "But I don't

bizarre conversation continued in the car, while outside, a group at the Cobb family estate stood frozen

sped by in a blur, almost a flash, leaving

able to

saw the car fishtail around

take the wheel, if he hadn't had any experience with racing, they wouldn't have made it through

Selena gasped in disbelief.

brow and rushed to the driver's seat of her

Keira's arm. "What are you doing? You can't possibly think about going to save them! I get it; if you rescue them, we can continue

her hand away,

are never wrong! If it says there'll be an accident at ten o'clock, then there will be! If you try to save them,

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