The next while Jenna was still in a deep slumber, she was awakened by a frantic pound on her door. She quickly threw on her nightgown and peeked through the peephole to see Sam standing outside the door. When she opened the door, she noticed he seemed rather upset. “Hey Sam, what's going on?” “A mine collapsed in Fabell City, and ten people were buried alive,” Sam said gravely. “I’ve sent my people there. The authorities of Fabell City have put together a team to conduct emergency rescue as well. Still, news has spread quickly, and the local government has heard about what happened.” A mine collapsing and burying the people alive was certainly a major accident. “Send someone to deal with the government and limit the spread of the news.” At some point, Quinn had shown up right behind Jenna. He began issuing orders without skipping a beat, “Get in touch with several trustable media outlets, and we’ll head over there together.” Jenna turned and pointed out to him. “If
Quinn could feel his vision turning dark. He proceeded to issue calm instructions, “Tell the people there to look for their car. I’ll be right over.” With that, he hung up and got up from the couch. Last night, his eyesight recovered slightly. His vision was no longer a complete mash of blurred particles. Despite that, his vision was still quite limited. As he paced out of the hotel, he accidentally bumped into several guests. Once he stopped on the side of the road, he managed to flag down a taxi with his limited eyesight. He immediately told the driver to take him to the collapsed mine, to which the driver reacted with horror. “It’s storming out there. I heard there’s a mine that collapsed, followed by a mudslide… “Sir, you’ll have to pay extra. Also, I’m only going to drop you by the side of the road when we get there.” “I’ll pay extra. Just hurry up and drive!” Quinn urged the driver sharply. Then, he used the voice assistant feature to dial Sam’s number. Sam di
The whole body of the black Mercedes-Benz was swallowed up by the mudslide, leaving only its rear section poking out of the bed. The heavy rain was accelerating the flow of the mud, leading the car to sink fast. It was completely buried underneath a combination of mud and rocks. Chances were that the occupants had already suffocated to death. Quinn walked over tremblingly. His expression was beyond tense and grave. He grabbed the tools and began digging up the mud piled around the car with the rescue team. At one point, they finally managed to access the rear window. Quinn squatted down and pried away the mud pooled on the window. He held his breath. Part of him wished for Jenna to be inside, while another wished otherwise. Perhaps she got swept out of the car, but then again, her chances of survival would be slimmer in such a case. It had been so long. What were the chances of survival? Once he finally smeared off the mud on the window, his heart dropped again.
“Driver, did you hear me?” Jenna turned to the driver. “Take us to the hospital!” The driver nodded. “Alright.” Quinn was afraid to complain any further. He knew Jenna would seal his mouth shut if he protested again. So, he stayed silent. When they got to the emergency department at the hospital, the nurse cleaned and applied medicine to Quinn's wound before wrapping it with gauze. After that, he was prescribed more aftercare ointment. By the time the two returned to the hotel, it was nighttime, and the thunderstorm had stopped. Since leaving the mine, they had worn the same soaked clothes into the hospital. It semi-dried during their stay at the hospital, leaving the fabric grossly glued to their skin. Once they got back to their hotel room, Quinn looked around. He led Jenna to the bathroom, then fumbled with the shower head to turn it on. After making sure the temperature was right, Quinn helped Jenna unbutton her shirt. “Take a hot shower so you don’t catc
When Quinn saw the state Jenna was in, he had a feeling he was partly responsible. He leaned into her and asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?” “No!” Jenna snapped at him with a glare. “Are you sure there’s nothing wrong?” Quinn persisted and stuck his hand underneath the blanket, only to be instantly slapped away by Jenna. Jenna groaned with pain. “My waist hurts…” Quinn did a double-take. As he recalled how relentless he was with her last night, a rare glimpse of guilt flashed across his eyes. He put on his pajamas and went into the bathroom. Since his eyesight had improved again, he could now see with better clarity. His stride was more confident now. He quickly found a bottle of essential oils from the shelf in the bathroom and brought them to the bedroom. “Lie down. Let me give you a massage to relieve the pain.” “You know how to?” Jenna asked skeptically. “No, but I should be able to manage once I watch a video guide,” he said as he reached for
“Yeah.” Seeing as Jenna remembered the precise events of that day, Quinn did not try to deny it. “How could you…” She could feel a lump of hatred growing inside her, with a strong urge to tell him off for his wretchedness. “You think I'm scum because of what I did, don't you?” Quinn gently stroked her cheeks with his fingers. With a sigh, he said, “If that’s what I truly am, I could have done something to snatch you away for myself. Did I do that? No. All I did was ruin Shawn’s plans when I knew what he had planned for you.” Jenna stayed silent. At that time, Quinn was nothing more than a stranger to her. She would not have believed him without substantial proof, even if he had told her what was happening. It was Quinn who ended up saving her. Yesterday, when they were on the way to the mine, she asked Jacob if he knew about Quinn’s background.“Why Quinn would not announce to the world that he was a Forester? Why would he accept being slandered by people who assumed
On their flight back home, Sam informed Jenna that the rescue team managed to save six miners from the collapsed mine. Unfortunately, four of them had died of asphyxiation by the time they were recovered. They managed to work out a settlement for the victims’ families, with everything sorted quickly and efficiently. Despite that, the disaster had made its rounds on the news and cast Elysian Group in a bad light. The company’s stock prices on the market had been in a poor state for the last two days. While Sam was relaying this to Jenna, she looked for information on Fabell City’s mines. While a collapsed mine was a tragedy, it was not exactly a rare occurrence. It was something that happened all across the country. She had a feeling something was off. No accidents had occurred in the Fabell City mine for five years. Yet, it collapsed during the thunderstorm last night. She recalled what happened two days ago when she and Quinn humiliated Langham Corporation in fron
The auction was held by a charity committee. With the central goal of the event, it drew more attention than usual. It meant countless big shots in the business world, government agencies, and even celebrities were present. The venue of the charity auction was in the large conference hall of the Maxim Hotel. When nighttime rolled around, media members lined along both sides of the red carpet outside the hotel with their cameras pointed at the junction leading to the red carpet. They watched as escort vehicles arrived and out came celebrities rarely seen in public. All the attendees were dressed like royalty, prompting the media reporters to swarm forward and take pictures. The celebrities were very fond of the spotlight. They waved and posed for the cameras as they traveled down the red carpet. It would take them about a minute to step into the hotel. The businessmen, on the other hand, were not fond of the attention. They would beeline into the hotel the moment they ste