Thick smoke billowed into the sky,and flames voraciously consumed the building.The acrid and pungent smell of the smoke filled the air, blowing into their faces.
Frank was shocked as he looked at the towering flames outside the window.”How did the fire start so suddenly?”
Seeing the blazing inferno,Jeremy burst into a peal of maniacal laughter.”Ha-ha!This is wonderful!Let the whole club burn to the ground.None of you can escape.Join me in hell!
Join me in hell!”
“Aren’t you afraid of death?”Brandon asked while staring at Jeremy,who appeared to have gone mad Jeremy looked back at him and flashed a sinister smile that held an insidious gleam in his eyes.”I don’t fear death!As long as I can avenge my sister by killing you,I’ll die without regret!”
Brandon found it odd that Jeremy could laugh like crazy and did not fear death.Why was Jeremy not afraid of it at all?Fear of death was inherent in human nature,even for the deranged.
Before Brandon could ask Jeremy again,Frank suddenly grabbed him.”Now is not the time to.
talk to him.The fire is spreading quickly.We need to leave now!”
Brandon pursed his lips and glanced out the window at the intensifying flames.”Let’s go!”
Just as they were about to leave,they heard two faint cries from behind.
“I..I’m still here…”Britton struggled to crawl from the floor and looked at Brandon and Frank with desperate eyes.”Help…Help me … “
Corinne,choked by smoke and in tears,also pleaded with Brandon,her beloved man, “Brandon…Brandon … “
Frank glanced at the two distressed individuals, reluctant to leave them.”Brandon,shouldn’t we help them?”
Brandon glanced at them indifferently.After hesitating for a brief moment,he pursed his lips and said,”Ill help Britton.You help Corinne.”
“Okay,”Frank readily complied.They quickly helped Britton and Corrine up and navigated through the raging flames and potential falling debris.
The fire intensified due to the wind.The entire.
club was engulfed in a sea of flames.Muffled sounds followed one after another, intermingling with piercing shrieks that filled the air.Outside the club,people were shouting and screaming in panic,creating a cacophony of deafening cries.
In a panic,they hurriedly sought refuge in the club’s yard,only to find themselves encircled by black smoke and burning flames.With no clear way to escape,they felt trapped.Fortunately, the yard was sizable,offering some protection from the surrounding fire for the time being.
Frank,who was supporting Connie,asked Brandon,”What do we do now?We’re trapped here.”
As he observed the flames dancing in the air, Brandon turned his gaze to Britton and Corinne hesitating for a brief moment,he pursed his lips and said,”Ill help Britton.You help Corinne.”
“Okay,”Frank readily complied.They quickly helped Britton and Corrine up and navigated through the raging flames and potential falling debris.
The fire intensified due to the wind.The entire. club was engulfed in a sea of flames.Muffled sounds followed one after another, intermingling with piercing shrieks that filled the air.Outside the club,people were shouting and screaming in panic,creating a cacophony of deafening cries.
In a panic,they hurriedly sought refuge in the club’s yard,only to find themselves encircled by black smoke and burning flames.With no clear way to escape,they felt trapped.Fortunately, the yard was sizable,offering some protection from the surrounding fire for the time being.
Frank,who was supporting Connie,asked Brandon,”What do we do now?We’re trapped here.”
As he observed the flames dancing in the air, Brandon turned his gaze to Britton and Corinne and calmly said,”The yard is large enough,and there’s a pool.The fire shouldn’t reach us here. At most,we might be choked by the smoke and feel a bit uncomfortable.”
Seeing that Brandon was right,Frank felt a bit of relief.He nodded and quickly administered the antidote to Corinne and Britton.
The two gradually regained their strength.They. leaned against a stone bench in the yard, covering their mouths and noses,gasping for breath.
With anger etched on his face,Brandon glanced at Britton and concluded,”The fire seems to have been burning for some time.It’s likely that someone set a fire outside when Jeremy took action.Otherwise,a club this large wouldn’t have caught fire so quickly.”
His words implied that there were traitors among the Darkmoon Assassin Group.When Jeremy drugged the bodyguards,those stationed at the club’s entrance must have cooperated with him to set the fire.
Livid,Britton clenched his teeth and vowed, “Once we get out of here,Ill thoroughly investigate every person in the Darkmoon.No one connected to Jeremy will escape.”
Knowing how ruthless Britton could be with traitors,Brandon turned away,uninterested.
As the two-story wooden house began to collapse, Frank scratched his head in bewilderment.”The yard is so big,and the building isn’t that high.Even if the entire club burns down,we can run into the yard and be. safe from the fire.So,what was Jeremy’s purpose in setting the fire?”
Brandon frowned,equally puzzled by Jeremy’s motive for the arson.
Just then,a loud bang came from behind.
Startled,they turned around and saw that the room they had been in moments ago was now completely engulfed in flames.
Everyone,except for Brandon,stood in stunned silence,their gazes fixed on the private room they had just been in.
Frank,his mouth agape,finally managed to utter,”Jeremy…He’s still inside … “
He could not believe that Jeremy would die just like that.
With narrowed eyes,Brandon glanced in the direction of the room and pondered over something.After a moment’s silence,he finally said,”Jeremy has committed many heinous acts. He deserves more than just death.He doesn’t deserve our sympathy.”
Frank opened his mouth to say something but stopped on a second thought.But then,he decided to voice out his concern,”I don’t sympathize with him either.It’s just…it’s so strange.”
An unsettling feeling gnawed at his mind.He found it hard to believe that someone as cunning as Jeremy would die so easily.Was there another conspiracy at play?2
Frank refrained from voicing these thoughts to Brandon.After all,these were mere conjectures. In a fire this big,Jeremy,who was trapped and poisoned,could not have escaped.He must have been consumed by the flames.Dwelling on other possibilities would only add to Brandon’s worries.
Brandon glanced indifferently at Frank and then fixed his gaze on the soaring flames.He pursed his lips and thought that something was amiss. However,before they could delve into the strangeness of the matter,the fire grew larger and louder,its crackling sounds filling the air. The intense heat and thick black smoke made it difficult for them to breathe.Staying here any longer would surely render them unconscious, if not burned to death.
Corinne’s forehead glistened with sweat.She covered her mouth and nose and breathed heavily.”Brandon,what should we do now?We can’t stay here any longer.The fire is spreading fast.If we don’t leave now,we’ll be consumed by the flames.”
Frank surveyed the surroundings and realized that the fire had blocked all possible escape routes.”We can’t leave.This yard is the safest place.”
Corrine coughed incessantly due to the smoke and tears streamed down her face.She glanced around at the fiery inferno and then fixed her gaze on the artificial pond in the yard.”The heat is starting to be unbearable.We could seek refuge in that artificial pond to cool down,or we’ll overheat to death.”
Frank followed her gaze and then nodded in agreement.”Great idea!”
He turned to Brandon with joy and suggested, “Let’s head to the pond for cover.”
However,Brandon raised his head and gazed up at the sky.With a rare gentle smile gracing his lips,he raised his eyebrows and said,”There’s no need for cover.Help is on its way.”
Frank was perplexed for a moment until he heard the buzzing of an aircraft in the distance. He looked up and saw a helicopter hovering above them.”What’s going on?”
The smile on Brandon’s face grew wider,and he explained,”It’s Natalie.She’s coming to save us.”
Frank’s eyes lit up with joy.”Your wife is right on time!”he exclaimed.
Meanwhile,on the helicopter,Natalie spotted Brandon and the others through binoculars. Seeing that Brandon was safe,a sense of relief washed over her.”They’re right below us.Hurry and land to rescue them!”she urged the pilot.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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