Sebastian had also noticed the smoke.He got up and went into the kitchen to check what was going on.

“The stove doesn’t seem to be on.” He knitted his brows and smelled something burning again.

The smell of smoke caused Natalie to cough.

Covering her mouth with her hand, she got up from the sofa and asked him, “Sebastian, do you have the feeling that it’s getting hot here?”

“I’ll go check outside.”

Sebastian’s eyes darkened noticeably.

He made his way to the door and as soon as he opened it, a heat wave and thick smoke rushed into the room. It appeared that some apartment downstairs from them was on fire.

The stairway had already been sealed by the fire and the thick black smoke blurred their path ahead.

They heard people shouting and running in a hurry to get away.

People were shouting out loud, “Fire! Fire!”

Sebastian immediately closed the door.He ran into the bathroom to wet the towels, which he then draped over Natalie and himself

“What would cause this fire? There’s no one else on our floor, and I’m pretty sure the 21st floor is empty as well…”

Natalie coughed, her eyes tearing up from all the heavy smoke she couldn’t fathom why this was happening.

Their apartment was on the top floor, and no one else lived beside or below their unit. The fire had escalated at this point, and a dark cloud of smoke spread through the corridor, turning the place into a hot oven.

“Shh, it’s okay,” Sebastian comforted her.

“Someone must have called 911; the firefighters should be on their way. They’ll be here soon.”

His face was glistening with sweat, with drops trickling from his chin.

“I’ll go and check how bad itis out there.Let me see if we have a way to escape on our own.Stay here and watch yourself, okay?

you don’t

grabbed his arm in a vise-like

“Be careful.”

up her towel over her head and said,

pulled the door open and disappeared

from the floor below, the stairs were naturally

elevator, either. Judging by how fiercely the fire raged, Sebastian

commended by the community for its fire

intentional. He

staring at the clock on

had been almost ten minutes, and he still

restless and panicked, she opened the door and screamed into

“Sebastian!”

tall figure soon emerged from the thick smoke and pushed her back inside their

stay put, didn’t 1?” Sebastian

to have to make

worried about

Natalie wailed, feeling aggrieved.

had black patches from the ash in the

as ever, despite the severity of their

her into the bedroom, closing

he took out his

conversation with the emergency responder, he looked to Natalie

was only one option

hesitation, Sebastian called

helicopter over,” he ordered as soon as the line connected, no longer caring about having his

but he had already dashed into the bathroom and was dousing

“Come here!”

waved at her

air was rapidly getting heavy, and tendrils of smoke were beginning to enter

knew that it wasn’t safe to stay

in water before handing one to Natalie.He covered his mouth and

elevator isn’t working. We can only escape through the rooftop, but we’ll have to run through the corridor to get there.I need you to listen carefully.Once we’re out of the apartment,

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