The paramedics hurried to rescue Jack, who was unconscious, but still alive. Emily lost consciousness as soon as her body landed on the rescue air cushion. Without wasting another second, she was carried to the ambulance and taken straight to the hospital.
At the same time, no one noticed that Mark had done the exact same thing as Jacob without even thinking twice. When he found out that Tina was still inside the hotel, he rushed headfirst into the fiery building.
When the Tao family had come to learn of this, it was already too late!
Mark followed the firefighters inside to search for Tina with a fire extinguisher in his hands.
"Tina! Tina Tao!" he cried out. The smoke billowed black across the building, filling his lungs, as he coughed intensely. Often times the flame would be a different hue, emitting copious amounts of black smoke that choked him and blinded his vision. Unfortunately, in his rush to save Tina, Mark forgot to bring a safety mask with him.
Even after the fire was finally put out, Mark was still searching for Tina. At long last, he found Tina in a room!
When he found Tina she was lying on the ground motionless, which made it unclear as to whether she was dead or alive. The skin on her hands and face were all burnt. A frightening sight, barely recognizable by Mark.
Mark rushed into the room and held Tina in his arms, despondent and grief-stricken.
A firefighter explained to Mark, "Fortunately, this room was properly insulated, thus, the fire was not able to spread inside, but as the temperature rose and the oxygen level reduced drastically, the room virtually uninhabitable for any human being..."
Mark, however, did not have the patience to listen to what the firefighter had to say. He cuddled up Tina and rushed out yelling, "Doctor! Doctor!"
'Why does it always end up like this? Why does she always end up getting hurt!'
Mark cried in his heart, out of frustration.
When Jack finally came to his senses, he found himself in the hospital.
In a series of flashbacks, Jack's memory of the fire caught up with him, as he felt like he had just woken up from a nightmare. However, the deep third-degree burns inflicted on his back reminded him of what really happened.
The first thing that popped into Jack's mind was Emily. He asked, " Where is Emily?" Jack's voice was so hoarse that it felt like the sound of grinding on abrasive paper.
Relieved, the nurse was delighted to see that Jack had regained his consciousness. "Mr. Jack, you're finally awake! Miss Bai? She... Mr. Jacob came and took her with him..." the nurse explained.
The nurse looked at Jack with a disappointed look on her face, as she mentioned Emily. As a young master of the Gu family, it seemed like Jack's significance had relegated to something far worse than before. Not a single person had come to visit him, despite his critical injuries...
However, Jack did not care about the fact that his family had abandoned him, as he had grown accustomed to the fact that he had no real attachments with anyone in his family. The only thing that brought his spirits down, was the fact that Emily had left to be with Jacob.
'Does Emily really hate me that much?' Jack wondered.
At the same time, in another ward, "Ah!" Anguished, Tina screamed with horror when she saw her face in the mirror. In utter disbelief, she yelled at the mirror, "My face! What happened to my face?! How did this happen? "
The doctor standing next to her and quivered nervously. She explained, "Miss Tina, you've suffered severe third-degree burns to your face..."
"No!" Tina interrupted.
Needless to say, Tina did not want to accept the truth. Tina tore away the gauze on her face and exposed herself to the grim scars. Her beautiful face was in ruins now.
"How did it come to this? My face, my face... Wait, where is that bitch, Emily? Tell me she's dead! Right? It was such a big fire. If this is what happened to me, she must have been burnt to a crisp..."
It seemed like it was the only thing that would give Tina's heart some solace... Nevertheless, soon she began to break everything in the ward, like a lunatic!
Even if Emily were dead, it wouldn't change the fact that her face looked like a car crash. Tina's face was ruined beyond recognition!
It was time to face the truth that she had bigger problems in her life than Emily!
As the doctors had failed to placate Tina, Mark came in. The medical staff looked at Mark as if he were the divine savior. "Mr. Mark, finally, you're here. Miss Tina..." they said.
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