Stuck in you

Even the cook stood stunned with stark fear written all over his face. "Don't talk nonsense. If the explosion happened in the kitchen, do you think I could still stand here?

Where did the explosion come from?"

Feeling confused, people started whispering among each other and were immersed in a heated discussion.

But not everyone seemed so chatty. There were some who were so consumed by fear that words wouldn't come out of them. Rick and Marcus were two such people.

After calling the police, Rick had to count the number of people present.

He checked all the way from left to right to ensure no one was missing. Only after he was somewhat convinced that everyone was present, he let out a sigh of relief.

Moreover, he was glad he had received the guests in person when they arrived. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known who left the villa and who didn't.

If someone got hurt here today, the Hawk Pharmaceutical Company and the cooperation case would surely be in vain.

Somebody was sinister enough to have done this.

The enemy had planned this with an intention of making him a laughingstock. Or perhaps he had a different goal. A goal to have him killed! Such thoughts spiraled inside Rick's head.

His mind wouldn't be put to rest. Relying on his height, he stood on one side of the flower bed and looked around to check if there was anyone missing.

'Hope everything will be fine,' he thought with a tinge of panic.

He then went to Marcus and apologized, "I'm sorry for what happened..."

But before he could finish, he saw Celine and got startled.

He looked around but couldn't spot either Jack or his wife. Anxiously, he asked, "Where's Mr. and Mrs. Fu? Also, where is Mr. Du?"

'We left the villa together. How could they disappear in the blink of an eye?' he wondered.

Wearing a brooding face, Marcus replied, "Rachel is still in the villa. To search for her, Jack and Michael went back in."

"What?!" Hearing that, Rick's face changed instantly. He was overcome by fear. Helplessly, his fear-stricken face glanced at the burning villa. He wondered if there were bombs inside. It was too dangerous for anyone to be inside.

And Rachel... 'She hasn't come out?'

He opened his mouth but was in no position to speak. Under the dire situation, he had one comfort. "The policemen and firefighters are on their way... They will sort it out. They will bring the three of them back," he said, but sounding very unconvinced. He was trying to cling onto the last ray of hope.

He still wanted add something but decided otherwise. The truth was, he wanted to go inside and check if they were okay. He wanted to be the brave hero who would save them. But he didn't have the courage to do it.

Rick was a coward who wouldn’t selflessly put his life in danger for someone

their face. Celine stood silently at the corner, eyes wandering, while Henry stood beside Lea, with one hand on her shoulder,

pale. She felt so heavy in her heart. Rachel's phone wasn't with

herself. She would spent the rest of her

times, she had let her friend alone, and

she heard a voice behind

him with someone's support. His

his hands to hold

sister's pale face, Rick asked worriedly, "Do you

her head and said in a

that he could only see her.

a sigh of relief and walked up to her. "Oh, you are here. I

and asked, "Where is Rachel? Why she isn't

tears in her eyes. She turned around, pointed to the direction of the villa, and sobbed, "She is still

by fear. His

walking around in a daze. All of this felt like a bad dream and she didn't know what to make of

she failed to leave the villa, she

was no one upstairs. It was just her and her miserable end! She didn't know where the problem was with the circuit, and

at the end of the corridor. Rachel walked to it quickly. Just when she was about to reach the window, she heard some people talk. This

voice, she hesitated. She stopped and eavesdropped, but it was hard to catch what they were saying.

get ready to

will only be a matter of time before the entire

balcony and

to jump?

The voice sounded a little impatient. "There is a tree near the balcony. We could climb down the

people

was barefoot on the carpet and her toes curled slightly. Her heart sank with worry. Enduring the pain

over. There were only two men in blue uniforms opening the glass door, which led to the outside

but failed. Grunting with anger, one of them ordered,

aside and said, "You

were bantering impatiently. Judging from their conversation, Rachel could guess that they had something

Seeing that they were going to break through the window and leave, she held her

she could do was wait. Just when she was lost in thoughts, a voice came from

life seemed to be dangling

a man in the same blue uniform. He looked at her with

thud. 'Is today indeed going to be