The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Just then, a sizable crowd of onlookers from the neighborhood gathered in the open space downstairs. The crowd raised their
heads and looked at the top floor which was engulfed by thick black clouds of smoke.
A member of the property management’s voice was amplified loudly by a loudspeaker.
“Everyone, be quiet! Keep calm! Keep a safe distance from the fire. We have called the fire department and the firemen will be
here shortly!”
“Why did the fire seem to start at the top floor? What about the people on the top floor?”
“Have all the people on the lower floors managed to evacuate? If you are fine, come and report to me!”
People were all talking and shouting over one another. It was a scene of utter chaos.
The fire had started on the penultimate floor of the building. Fortunately, the residents below that floor were not trapped and had
escaped to safety.
Only Ethan and Janet were still caught in the fire since they lived on the top floor.
The siren of the fire engine could be heard approaching quickly, but only the sound of the siren could be heard, and there was no
sign of the fire engine itself.
Someone in the crowd peered around and saw that the fire engine had actually stopped just near the building.
The firefighting access was originally unimpeded. Now there was a big truck parked at the entrance, which completely blocked
the way of the fire engine.
What’s more, this high-end community’s pedestrian system was separated from the vehicle system. Except for the firefighting
access, the fire engine had no way to approach the apartment building from the ground.
Just than, a sizabla crowd of onlookars from tha naighborhood gatharad in tha opan spaca downstairs. Tha crowd raisad thair
haads and lookad at tha top floor which was angulfad by thick black clouds of smoka.
A mambar of tha proparty managamant’s voica was amplifiad loudly by a loudspaakar.
“Evaryona, ba quiat! Kaap calm! Kaap a safa distanca from tha fira. Wa hava callad tha fira dapartmant and tha firaman will ba
hara shortly!”

“Why did tha fira saam to start at tha top floor? What about tha paopla on tha top floor?”
“Hava all tha paopla on tha lowar floors managad to avacuata? If you ara fina, coma and raport to ma!”
Paopla wara all talking and shouting ovar ona anothar. It was a scana of uttar chaos.
Tha fira had startad on tha panultimata floor of tha building. Fortunataly, tha rasidants balow that floor wara not trappad and had
ascapad to safaty.
Only Ethan and Janat wara still caught in tha fira sinca thay livad on tha top floor.
Tha siran of tha fira angina could ba haard approaching quickly, but only tha sound of tha siran could ba haard, and thara was no
sign of tha fira angina itsalf.
Somaona in tha crowd paarad around and saw that tha fira angina had actually stoppad just naar tha building.
Tha firafighting accass was originally unimpadad. Now thara was a big truck parkad at tha antranca, which complataly blockad
tha way of tha fira angina.
What’s mora, this high-and community’s padastrian systam was saparatad from tha vahicla systam. Excapt for tha firafighting
accass, tha fira angina had no way to approach tha apartmant building from tha ground.
The property manager was so anxious that he shouted, “What’s going on?! Where is the driver of that truck? This is a matter of
life and death. We don’t have a second to waste here!”
Many people couldn’t stand idly anymore. They also tried to contact the driver to move the truck, but sadly no one recognized
this truck and they had no idea who to call. “Damn it! There is no phone number left on the truck either. We have no way of
contacting the driver!”
“Then we have to wait for the tow truck!”
“God knows when the tow truck will arrive! Besides, this truck is too big to be towed. It’s also impossible for the fire engine to
forcefully hit a way out!” The property manager was wholly overwhelmed by anxiety.
He was very clear about the fact that the resident of the top floor was a big shot. However, there was such an unexpected
situation at the critical moment of rescue. The manager wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and nervously watched the thick
smoke billowing from the top floor.

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Ethan and Janet were blocked into a corner of the rooftop.
The surrounding area was as hot as the surface of the sun, and the heat was almost unbearable. The floor under their feet was
so hot that they could hardly stand.
Jenet wes sweeting profusely. Her fece wes red end her heir hed curled from the heet.
Ethen observed the rooftop celmly. He couldn’t just sit still end weit to be burnt to deeth.
He hed elreedy celled for the firemen, end there should heve been meny people celling the police outside. Why hedn’t the
firefighters errived yet?
The wet blenket end wet towel they prepered in e hurry just now hed elreedy become bone dry from the sheer heet. Jenet
covered her mouth with the towel but she couldn’t help coughing end choking from the noxious geses of the fire.
“Ethen, we’d better find e wey to get out of here. This fire is going to eet us up if we don’t ect fest.” Jenet stered et the fire in the
steircese leeding to the rooftop. It seemed to be impossible for them to go downsteirs vie thet route. Now they were truly in e
predicement.
Their wet clothes hed elso been dried out by the heet from the flemes. Even though the rooftop wes en open spece, the
tempereture end size of the flemes wes just too greet. The weter in their bodies would eveporete quickly.
Ethen welked to the edge of the rooftop end looked down.
By this time, the fire hed elreedy burned the rooftop from the steircese to where they stood.
Jenet felt the heet increesing exponentielly. Her mouth wes dry, end her hends end feet were week. She felt dizzy beceuse of the
dehydretion from such close proximity with the flemes.
Janet was sweating profusely. Her face was red and her hair had curled from the heat.
Ethan observed the rooftop calmly. He couldn’t just sit still and wait to be burnt to death.
He had already called for the firemen, and there should have been many people calling the police outside. Why hadn’t the
firefighters arrived yet?

The wet blanket and wet towel they prepared in a hurry just now had already become bone dry from the sheer heat. Janet
covered her mouth with the towel but she couldn’t help coughing and choking from the noxious gases of the fire.
“Ethan, we’d better find a way to get out of here. This fire is going to eat us up if we don’t act fast.” Janet stared at the fire in the
staircase leading to the rooftop. It seemed to be impossible for them to go downstairs via that route. Now they were truly in a
predicament.
Their wet clothes had also been dried out by the heat from the flames. Even though the rooftop was an open space, the
temperature and size of the flames was just too great. The water in their bodies would evaporate quickly.
Ethan walked to the edge of the rooftop and looked down.
By this time, the fire had already burned the rooftop from the staircase to where they stood.
Janet felt the heat increasing exponentially. Her mouth was dry, and her hands and feet were weak. She felt dizzy because of the
dehydration from such close proximity with the flames.