Chapter 163 Found Him
Kate observed Lucas’s quiet stance, fists clenched. Her gaze turned icy as she questioned, “Lucas, what’s behind all this?”
Lucas met her stare unwaveringly. “Madam, I cannot reveal that.”
A glint of frustration sparked in Kate’s eyes. “And why not?”
What had driven Eric, who had moments ago been watching her accept an award at Starlight Tower, to suddenly abandon everything and charge headlong into this abandoned factory?
Kate pondered this question, finding no answers, yei Lucas seemed to hold the key. His refusal to speak only deepened the mystery,
Faced with Lucas’s unyielding silence, Kate took a deep breath.
She
She realised that no matter how hard she pressed, the answers she sought were not forthcoming from Lucas. Her only recourse now was to persist in her quest to find Eric.
First, we must rescue Eric.
Alive or… dead, if worse comes to worst.
Kate dismissed the grim possibility. In her past existence, Eric had emerged battered from similar trials. Surely, this present ordeal would yield a similar outcome!
With resolute steps, Kate pivoted and resumed her journey towards the ruins.
yet alive
Despite her weariness and bloodied hands from the search, Kate persisted in meticulously scouring through the debris.
Hendrick observed his sister with a heavy heart, aware that Kate’s stubborn resolve rendered his efforts to dissuade her futile.
The rescue operations persisted well into the night, and Kate’s spirits flagged as time wore on.
In addition to Lucas and the two unfamiliar figures, three bodyguards from Eric’s retinue were unearthed one by one. They had all been in Eric’s company, but two had succumbed to their injuries, while the third was grievously wounded and whisked away in an ambulance.
One bodyguard and Eric remained trapped beneath the rubble.
Kate’s heart twisted, despite the brief passage of hours. She anguished over Eric’s potential. whereabouts in the darkness, her chest constricting.
How had he survived being buried under debris for days in her past existence? What had
sustained him?
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As the debris was painstakingly cleared, revealing the concealed underground chamber, the resolve of the rescue team remained steadfast.
Undeterred by fatigue or the chill that seeped through the night air, they persisted in their arduous task.
Until the late hours when hope seemed fragile, a sudden cheer pierced the somber atmosphere.
“We’ve found him!”
“We’ve located Mr. Eric!”
Kate, her heart plummeting, stood shivering amidst the wreckage. With tear–streaked checks, she staggered towards the commotion, her mind finally refocusing as she caught sight of Eric, seated amidst the ruins,
“Ric!”
Her cry echoed as she approached, witnessing with profound relief the careful extraction of Eric by the rescue personnel. Beside him, barely clinging to life, lay the last bodyguard, a testament to the peril that had befallen them.
Vehicles swiftly departed, racing towards Silverwood Hospital.
Kate, gripping Eric’s chilled hand tightly, boarded the ambulance. Tears cascaded down her face, yet her spirit soared with gratitude as she observed the rise and fall of his chest, the visible wounds not as dire as feared.
Thank goodness, she thought fervently. Thank goodness he was still breathing, and the injuries, though serious, were not beyond remedy.
She thanked the heavens silently for her swift action, sensing the gravity of what might have transpired had she delayed.
The ambulance arrived promptly at the hospital, where medical personnel, with efficient urgency, wheeled Eric into the emergency room.
Kate, outside the operating theatre, watched the flickering lights come to life within, her silent. entreaties echoing in the corridor.