Chapter 254: Daniel, Step Back!
The old man looked at the gear and then turned to the woman lying motionless on the ground. He gently moved her to sit against the wall and rested her head on his shoulder.
Then he shook his head and said softly, "Just leave us. I won’t go. I can’t walk anymore."
"Mister, go up to the 35th floor first. When the rescue team arrives, they’ll help your wife," Chantelle said. She didn’t want to see him die in the fire.
The old man suddenly got angry. He shoved the gear she offered.
It slipped from her hand and nearly dropped down to the 33rd floor.
"I said leave us alone! Stop bothering me! Go away!"
Chantelle couldn’t convince him. Then she noticed Kane hadn’t moved for over ten minutes.
Worried about Kane, Chantelle reached into her bag, took out a small bottle of medicine, and handed it to the old man.
"Mister, there are two life-saving pills in this bottle," Chantelle said. "If you trust me, take one when things get bad. I’ll come back for you after I find my son."
"I don’t know you. You don’t have to come back." The old man pulled his wife into his arms and closed his eyes, ready to face the end with her.
Chantelle’s chest tightened, but she knew there was nothing more she could do. She left the bottle beside him, put on her gear, and quickly climbed down to the 33rd floor.