Chapter 3 The Fire
The next day, Anthony finally returned, but he brought Barbara with him.
As soon as Barbara stepped through the door, she shot
me a disdainful look. However, in front of Anthony, she continued to pretend to be friendly toward me.
“Bonnie, come let me hug you.”
She called Nina’s name, but her gaze was full of longing as she looked at Anthony.
I held Nina tightly, giving her a cold stare.
Barbara pretended to get teary–eyed as if she were hurt. “Anthony, I think Diane doesn’t like me. If you want, I can just leave right now.”
Anthony, naturally, couldn’t stand seeing Barbara upset. He glared at me in disapproval. “Diane, how can you be so unreasonable? Don’t you know that Barbara brought a ton of gifts just to see you today?
“You don’t even know how to say thank you, and now you’re making a scene.”
I looked at Anthony sadly. “Why should I thank ban
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Chapter 3 The Fire
At this point, I didn’t care to argue with him anymore.
“It’s really a big fire, Anthony. Me and the baby are trapped inside. Please come back and help us. I’m begging you, please save our daughter.” As I saw smoke seeping into the room from under the door, my voice became more desperate.
But then, through the phone, I heard Barbara’s weak voice calling out to Anthony.
Then Anthony hung up the phone, and I couldn’t get through to him again.
I held Nina in my arms and rushed into the restroom, desperately stuffing a towel in the crack of the door, but the thick smoke still seeped in little by little.
Even though I pressed a damp towel over Nina’s nose and mouth, she was just a baby. I could hear her cries growing fainter and fainter, and my heart sank further into despair.
Just when I thought Nina and I would die here, the restroom door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
The firefighters had arrived just in time, saving both Nina and me.
The next day, when Anthony received the news and rushed.
