All Chapters of Oxygen Crisis: My Wife Says I'm Expendable: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

It was Leah who had returned. She kicked the signal gun away from me."You have this and didn't use it sooner? You just wanted to make us look bad, didn't you? What a malicious guy you are."Was I the malicious one?Anger and despair consumed me like a wildfire.When the fire broke out, everyone was afraid of the core area's extreme heat. No one was willing to be the first to rush in and rescue the trapped people.I was the first one in, braving the threat of explosions, locating the trapped people, and mapping out the safest route.That was why I burned through my oxygen quicker than the others and got my leg crushed by a falling beam.But now, my wife and captain didn't care if I survived and took every life-saving resource I had.I pushed my upper body up with a burst of strength, spitting blood at Roderick."You don't deserve to wear that uniform! You're fired!"Standing behind Leah, Roderick screamed in fear, while Leah kicked me over onto my back."Cedric! What the hel

As the team leader gave orders, he expertly removed a small emergency oxygen mask from his gear and strapped it onto my face.The cool pure oxygen flooded my lungs, and I immediately started coughing, expelling black smoke with each breath.Soon, the suffocating feeling subsided, and I greedily inhaled the delicious air.The rescue team quickly got to work, using professional tools to cut away the beam pinning my leg.Leah and Roderick were stunned by the sudden turn of events."Which team are you from? Who let you in here?" Leah demanded, glaring at the rescue team leader.She added, "This area is under my responsibility. I order you to leave immediately!"The rescue team leader didn't even glance at her but calmly spoke through his helmet communicator. "We're from the Special Operations Unit under Chief Taskell's command, and we're responding to the 'Firefighter Emergency Evacuation Act'. Captain Sawyer, from now on, this area is under our control. Please cooperate with us."

Two investigators immediately stepped forward and dragged Roderick out.Leah continued her last-ditch effort."Cedric, listen to me! Roderick's father is a businessman who's about to donate a large sum to our fire department. I just wanted to get along with his son. I was doing this for the future of the team!"How laughable.For her so-called "future", she was willing to sacrifice me.I didn't look at her. Instead, I wrote the final line on the board and handed it to Fabian."I request a criminal lawsuit against Leah."Leah read the words before utterly breaking down and collapsing to the floor."No, Cedric, you can't be so heartless…"Fabian took the board and nodded solemnly."I understand."He glanced at the nearby investigators."Take her away and start the formal investigation."Leah was forcibly dragged out, and her desperate cries echoed down the hall, fading as she was led away.The room finally fell silent.I stared at the ceiling, the anger and despair in my c

Leah and Roderick's faces kept flashing before me, their mocking and indifferent expressions stabbing deep into my heart.It was Queenie's voice that pulled me out of the nightmare."Wake up, Cedric. It's time for your dressing change."I opened my eyes and met her clear gaze.Sunlight filtered through the window, casting a soft glow around her.She was carefully unwrapping the bandages on my leg, tending to the gruesome wounds.Her movements were professional and gentle, but the pain still made me grunt in discomfort."It's normal to feel pain, as it means your nerves are still working," she said without looking up.I reached for the writing board. "Thank you."I had written these two words more times than I could count.During my time in the hospital, she had handled nearly all of my treatment.Not only that, but she would also chat with me about trivial things, distracting me from my pain and easing my anxiety.She was like a ray of light, shining through my world, which

Queenie was right. Why was I so focused on being negative about things?In another way, I could still make a difference in the career I loved.I looked at her and nodded seriously."Feeling better?" She grinned, her smile like the warm sunshine."Good. Let's go for a walk. The weather's nice today. I'll push you outside."That afternoon, she wheeled me around the hospital gardens for a long time. We talked about a lot of things.I learned that her grandfather had been a firefighter too, and he had died during a rescue mission.That was why she became a doctor and had such a deep concern for everything related to firefighting."I joined the rescue team because of you," she suddenly said.I was taken aback."I saw your story about how you were betrayed by your wife and nearly died in the fire. I wanted to see for myself what kind of man you are."She made a face. "Now, it seems you're not all that great. You're just a fool."Her words made me laugh, and it was the first tim