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Chapter 121
With a loud bang, Madeline cried out in pain, her furrowed brow signifying intense suffering as her body toppled backward.
Then, an explosion occurred at the entrance of the mansion, igniting a ferocious blaze.
Gideon was momentarily stunned. “But why is the fire so big?” he mumbled to himself.
Stephanie’s pupils widened in shock. “No, that’s real gunfire.”
She grabbed a blanket and dashed towards the mansion.
Gideon stood there, bewildered, picking up his walkie-talkie to ask anxiously, “Can someone from inside respond? What’s happening, and why is the fire
so intense?”
But before anyone could respond, several people emerged from the mansion, their bodies aflame, screaming in agony as they rolled on the ground to extinguish the fire.
People were stunned by the scene and then went to save them.
sly then did Gideon realize the gravity of the situation.
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He dropped his phone, “Save people, hurry and put out the fire.”
As his words fell, there was another massive explosion at the mansion’s entrance.
Many were flung to the ground by the heatwave, including Stephanie.
Luckily, she had the blanket for protection, or she would have suffered injuries too.
Seeing that Madeline was still not among those who had emerged sparked a dreadful sinking feeling in Stephanie’s heart.
For some reason, she had only one thought, she must save Madeline.
Stephanie bit her lip and, swathed in the blanket, charged into the mansion now teeming with fire.
The blaze was immense, and despite her cover, the scorching heat made Stephanie feel as if she were melting.
“Madeline.” she called out, her voice immediately engulfed by thick smoke, provoking a violent bout of coughing, “Madeline, where are you?”
“I’m here…” came a faint reply, galvanizing Stephanie with hope. She had feared the worst for Madeline, but now she responded.
Echoing her name a few more times and guided by the weakening replies, Stephanie finally found Madeline by a tripod under the stairs.
“Madeline, how are you?” Stephanie asked.
“I can’t breathe…” Madeline said.
Draping the blanket over her, Stephanie lifted Madeline’s uninjured arm over her shoulder and wrapped the other arm around her waist, hurrying forward.
Suddenly, a shadow flitted past.
Stephanie became instantly alert, this was no time for anyone to be anything but helpful, so the newcomer must mean trouble.
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She zigzagged with Madeline, dodging the shadowy figure. Amid the intense flames, their forms were vague.
The shadow hastily followed and, with a loud bang, fired a gun,
Stephanie winced, clenching her teeth, yet continued to rush forward with Madeline in tow.
Along with the sound of an explosion, Stephanie and Madeline were hit by the blast wave and thrown out of the mansion
They both lost consciousness shortly thereafter.
At the same time, Vincent had just arrived to pick up Stephanie when he heard the explosion,
His heart clenched, and he bolted from the car without hesitation.
Zane fought the impulse to prevent Vincent from disclosing that he had regained the use of his legs, but amidst the current calamity, he found it impossible to voice his concern. Clenching his jaw tightly, he merely followed.
The film set was ablaze, with ambulances, fire engines, and police cars converging rapidly on the scene.
Vincent was the first to find the director, Gideon, who was frozen in shock. He grabbed Gideon’s collar firmly. “Where’s Stephanie?”
Gideon’s heart seemed to leap into his throat at Vincent’s fierce expression. “She… she just ran inside to save Madeline”.
Vincent released him and dashed toward the heart of the flames.
Fortuitously, he came upon Stephanie and Madeline, both unconscious not far in front of the mansion.
Holding Stephanie’s head, Vincent’s voice trembled as he spoke, “Stephie, how are you?”
Stephanie did not respond. His heart dropping, Vincent’s fingers frantically searched for her breath, and he slightly relaxed when he felt its steady rhythm.
However, he quickly noticed her arm bleeding profusely.
Ripping the torn fabric, he uncovered a bullet wound, and an icy, murderous intent crystallized in his eyes.
Zane had caught up, “Mr. Fletcher.”
“Check Madeline’s state.” Vincent had been clinging to the hope that Madeline had survived Stephanie’s valiant rescue attempt.
coma with her shoulder injury.”
Zane checked and said, “Madeline was in a coma wi
Vincent lifted Stephanie into his arms. “Bring Madeline, head to J r y’s hospital.”
Zane nodded, “Right.”
He picked up Madeline and they were on their way.
Vincent contacted J r y Eastman and Matthew and then reached out to Joseph to start an investigation into the explosion and shooting
Joseph’s brow furrowed, “Did anyone see that you can walk?”
After a brief pause, Vincent said, “The director knows for sure, as for anyone else, I’m not certain.”
“No problem,” Joseph responded. “Any leaked information online, I’ll deal with it immediately.”
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Joseph and his team set off for the site.
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Vincent, with Stephanie in his arms, was swamped with regret. If only he had arrived earlier, he might have been the one to rescue her, preventing her
injuries.
If anything were to happen to Stephanie, nothing in life would hold meaning for him any longer.
J e r r y’s hospital was a state-of-the-art private facility renowned for poaching some of the best doctors from major hospitals,
Upon arrival, they were met by a medical team ready to spring into action.
J r y came up to Vincent, touching his shoulder, “Keep your recovery quiet; now’s not the time. Leave everything to me.”
Stephanie
e was whisked away on a stretcher with utmost urgency
As Zane laid Madeline on another stretcher, they were rushed off for emergency care
Vincent was helped back into the wheelchair by Zane and they followed the medical team inside.
Outside the emergency room door, Vincent waited with bated breath, his lips pressed into a firm line,
It was only twenty minutes before Matthew, alongside Melvin and Megan, arrived with foreboding quickness.
Matthew’s face was drawn tight with worry, his usually jovial nature shadowed by the day’s events.
“What’s happened, Vincent?” he asked:
Vincent explained the series of catastrophic events, “They’ve both been shot. There was sabotage involved with the props, and it wasn’t a single malfunction but multiple ones. This was no accident-it was calculated. My people are investigating, but the culprits will have covered their tracks by now. And when we find them, they will regret it deeply.”
Matthew’s face grew harder, his teeth gritted. “It looks like the Jimenez family is being targeted. We are in your debt, Vincent,” he said with gravity.
A cold light shone in Vincent’s eyes. “Targeted or not, Stephie is injured, and I will get to the bottom of this.”
On the surface, Megan displayed great worry, but on the inside, she was secretly pleased.
Megan thought, ‘If Stephanie and Madeline were to vanish, my path would be much clearer.
Skilled in her art, Megan’s tears were convincing as she lamented, “If I had only been scheduled to shoot today, I might have taken Stephie’s place and saved Madeline.”
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“Stephanie is stable, having sustained trauma from the explosion,” he informed them. “However, Madeline’s condition is much more severe; the bullet is perilously close to her heart.”
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