Heartbreak Brings Mr. Right

Her mother lay on the bed, motionless, resembling someone in deep sleep.

Even before the flames could reach here, the entire bedroom had become engulfed in dense smoke.

With each stride, Lindsey battled the sensation of suffocation, but her determination to reach her mother spurred her on without pause.

She pressed her lips together, attempting to extend her hand toward her mother.

“Mom…” Lindsey’s voice was as rough as a rusty lock.

The moment she parted her lips, thick smoke rushed in, causing her to cough incessantly, struggling against the choking sensation.

“Mom… Wake up! Don’t sleep!”

Inside her, Lindsey’s heart screamed in hysteria.

She summoned every ounce of her strength to reach the bed where her mother lay and tried to pull her closer.

However, her awareness started to blur, and her physical strength reached its breaking point.

Exhaustion overwhelmed her to pull her mother up from the bed.

Lindsey slumped onto the bed’s edge, tears streaming down her face in a torrent of despair.

Amidst her hopelessness, a familiar figure materialized by her side.

With his back, he helped Juanita rise from the bed.

Lindsey instinctively assumed it was Domenic, but when she glanced up, her eyes met Sumner.

“Sumner, why are you here? This place is too dangerous!” Lindsey cried out to Sumner, her voice urgent.

By then, the fire had engulfed the doorway.

They all knew that entering was a dangerous, potentially one-way journey.

Lindsey’s decision to save her mother was understandable, but she couldn’t fathom why Sumner had suddenly appeared, putting his life on the Line.

Sumner, with Juanita on his back, passed a damp cloth to Lindsey, gesturing for her to cover her mouth and nose.

Lindsey complied, her eyes fixed on Sumner, full of bewilderment.

Sumner, eyeing the bedroom door, spoke in an urgent tone.

“The fire’s getting out of control.

Stick close to me.

We need to get out now!”

Lindsey had no time for questions.

She gave a quick nod and gripped the cloth tightly over her mouth and nose.

She felt her consciousness waning due to the lack of oxygen, aware she couldn’t last much longer.

“sumner.

” Lindsey whispered to Sumner, “Promise me, if I collapse, keep going and don’t look back.

You must save my mother.

”

Sumner met Lindsey’s gaze.

He nodded, whispering back, “But I won’t leave you behind.

”

With that, he flung open the bedroom door and yelled, “Go, now!”