NovelStart"The space is too tight. We need to get the child out first, that's the priority. But we can't reach her from here. If we move these rocks the wrong way, it could..." Lila closed her eyes for a second.
If Kieran were trapped down there, would they give up on him too? No. Never.
"I'll go down. I can fit through the gap, so I'll get the child out first." The rescue workers stared at her in disbelief. "That's too dangerous." Without absolute certainty, they couldn't risk another life.
"My life is mine to risk." Lila's voice was calm. "Saving them is what matters right now. Don't hesitate. There's no better option. If I go down, maybe I can save them both. And as long as there's a chance, there's still hope, isn't there?" The rescuers hesitated for only a moment before quickly securing her with protective gear.
Lila was small and slender. She carefully squeezed through the narrow space, inching her way down.
Once she found a stable position, she reached for the child and gently lifted her, handing her over to the rescue team.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe little girl was tiny and delicate, fast asleep in her mother's arms, completely unaware of the danger surrounding her.
For a brief moment, something in Lila's heart softened.
If she and Kieran had a child, would their baby be this precious? Kieran was so good-looking that their child would probably be even cuter.
The young mother, seeing her daughter safely taken away, seemed to weaken even more.
"Miss... thank you. You will live a long, happy life. The heavens will bless kind-hearted people like you." "Don't use too much energy," Lila said, carefully checking her condition.
"You have to hold on. You don't want your child to grow up without a mother, do you? She's so young. Who will love her like you do? Can you bear to leave her alone?" The woman's breath was faint. "Someone will love her in my place... Can you helpfind her a good family? I don't need riches, just someone who will keep her safe and let her grow up well." Lila refused immediately. "No. That's your responsibility, not mine." If she agreed, it would completely shatter the mother's will to live.
The woman's clothes were already soaked through with blood. When Lila reached out to touch her, her hands beccovered in it.
A rescue worker called down from above. "How's the situation?" Lila answered, "Her leg is trapped, and a broken wooden beam has pierced her chest. I need to free her leg first." She carefully felt around, searching for an opening.
Finally, she managed to pry loose the rubble crushing the woman's leg, but now she was stuck.
Lila was just about to move when a rock fell from above, slamming into her back. She collapsed with a muffled gasp, pain shooting through her body. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead.
"It's too dangerous! You need to get out of there, let us handle the rest!" The rescue team sounded tense.
The young mother grabbed her hand. "Miss, you're still young... save yourself first..." Lila gritted her teeth. "And your child is still young too. You're just as young as I am." Forcing herself up, she ignored the pain and hauled the woman out of the rubble. "Hold on. After I get you out, I still have to find my husband. He's waiting for me." She clenched her jaw and dragged the woman toward safety.
Meanwhile, Kieran had sent Cole with Faith to the hospital while he and Amelia stayed behind to look for Lila.
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"Uncle Kieran, don't panic yet. Lila might not have made it here yet.
When I arrived, sroads had already collapsed. If there were more aftershocks just now, she might've been blocked outside the disaster zone." Seeing the cold, hard look on Kieran's face, Amelia tried to reassure him.
But it didn't work.
He knew Lila. Even if the roads had collapsed, she would have found a way through.
"Over there." Without hesitation, Kieran headed east.
If Lila had made it into the disaster zone, this was the only path shem could have taken. The road wasn't accessible by car, if she had con foot, she would have entered from this direction. Amelia hurried to keep up, scanning the areas as they moved.
Just then, a sharp, urgent announcement blasted through the loudspeakers, "Attention! All OM personne must e evacuate to a safe zone immediately! Another aftershock has been detected, beware of secondary collapses!"
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