Semua Bab There's No Turning Back: Bab 411 - Bab 420

"Is this Ms. Rosalie Fisher? This is Isaac Donovan from Angel International Talent Agency. I just saw your daughter's performance, and we're interested in signing her as a child model."The voice continued, "I wanted to discuss this at school, but..."Isaac had watched helplessly as Fisher family staff escorted Rosalie, Harold, and Paisley away earlier. He'd had to obtain Rosalie's number through connections.Rosalie suddenly straightened her posture as she gripped her phone with both hands. "Angel International? You want my daughter?"Instant euphoria flooded through her. She'd often considered increasing Paisley's visibility, but lacked video skills and couldn't stomach personally approaching agencies.As a Fisher, actively pushing Paisley into show business would draw family criticism. Yet Rosalie knew exactly how lucrative child stardom could be. After all, Paisley's fame would reflect gloriously on her too.She could already picture herself giving interviews as "the mother o

"It's the fire alarm!" someone shouted"Is there a fire? Where is it?""Something smells awful! Like something's burning!" Some parents covered their noses.The teachers present called out, "Children, don't panic! Everyone, line up and evacuate quickly!"As the teachers were shouting, the blaring alarm sounded like a death knell. Parents grabbed their children and stampeded for the exits.Chairs toppled in the auditorium as children wailed in the chaos. Several kids tumbling down the stairs fell in the rush.The Fisher bodyguards instinctively scooped up the fallen children. One checked his phone and said, "Mr. Xavier's GPS signal just disappeared!""Maybe he already left? If he found Ms. Merida, he might've turned off tracking so we wouldn't disturb them..."The guards hesitated—with a fire emergency, they couldn't find Xavier, but couldn't abandon the danger zone either."Mr. Xavier is intelligent. He would definitely leave the auditorium immediately upon discovering the fir

"If Mommy doesn't rush into the fire to protect me, I won't let Daddy blame you either—because you helped me see how heartless Mommy really is toward me!" Beau declared.Ralph still hesitated, so Beau delivered his ultimatum, "If you don't do as I say, I'll fire you on the spot!"Hearing Beau's final warning, Ralph's legs instantly turned to jelly. He couldn't afford to lose such a lucrative position in this tough job market.Besides, he actually did know how to start fires safely. During his previous job at a fire station, he'd been the one responsible for controlled burns during building fire drills.…Meanwhile, Finnegan pulled out his phone and called Theodore. The gala performance had ended, and they were all preparing to leave.Theodore sat in his sports car, watching as Finnegan's off-road vehicle came to an abrupt stop nearby, and Elara suddenly came sprinting out. He was just about to exit his vehicle when his phone rang.Theodore answered the call, and Finnegan's voice

Beau stared blankly at Elara as she desperately sawed at the ropes binding Xavier. Xavier couldn't possibly escape the closet without cutting them.Xavier began coughing uncontrollably. Elara immediately stripped off her outer layer and poured the remaining water from her thermos onto the fabric.She wrapped the soaked garment around Xavier's head, covering his nose and mouth. The cloth obscured half his face, leaving only his wide, panicked eyes visible as he watched Elara struggle with the ropes."Elara, you need to evacuate now!" Theodore's voice came through the phone's speaker, laced with uncharacteristic agitation.With no cameras in the second-floor rooms, Theodore could only monitor the hallway footage from his car. He pieced together Elara's situation solely through the phone conversation between her and Beau.Even as he spoke, his slender fingers flew across the keyboard. The surveillance system itself remained intact, and the missing footage resulted from someone disabl

Theodore tapped his phone screen, hitting the merge call button.When Finnegan answered, Theodore snapped impatiently, "Where the hell are you? Did you stop to solve world hunger first? Even the old man with a walking stick could've made it to the fire by now!""Shut it!" Finnegan's voice sounded muffled, as if coming through a barrier.Theodore guessed he must have already put on his breathing mask."Going in!"After this brief notification, Finnegan hung up.…Clutching Elara's phone on the second floor of the auditorium, Beau ran out of the room. He glanced down at the screen displaying "Theodore" and decisively ended the call.Though he knew this was his orchestrated fire—that Ralph had guaranteed his safety within the auditorium—his body still reacted to the rising temperature. Even through the soaked handkerchief, the acrid smell penetrated his nostrils.Panic rising, Beau dashed down the stairs toward the main entrance. Four fire trucks had surrounded the building outsi