Chapter 351 Zev’s Little Trick
“If we die here today, at least we’ll have each other on the way to the afterlife. I’m scared of the dark. Caden burst into tears.
He didn’t want to die.
Clang! A metal pipe hit the ground outside, followed by the door swinging open. The flames flared up for a moment, making everyone jump.
“Get out now! Hurry!” Zev shouted from outside.
Kelly scrambled to her feet and ran straight into Zev’s arms.
“I’m fine…” Zev muttered, with signs of burns on his neck.
“Go!”
They rushed through the thick smoke and made it to the lobby–only to realize that Julian Sommer was missing.
“Where’s Julian?” Zev asked, scanning the room.
“He’s still inside!” Kasper panicked.
Julian was the youngest son of a major figure at Horizon Bank. If anything happened to him…
“Zev!”
Before Kelly could react, Zev had already dashed back into the thick smoke.
She instinctively tried to run after him, but Charles and Caden held her back.
“Kelly, he’s not just saving Julian–he’s saving himself … and you,” Caden said in a low voice, gripping her tightly. “From the moment he decided to return to Seaville and take over the company, he’s wanted to be your salvation. You’re the reason he keeps going.”
Caden knew exactly why Zev was so desperate.
He wasn’t close to Julian, but he had to save him.
Because saving Julian meant securing the powerful backing behind him.
Zev was determined to surpass Shawn–even if it meant gambling with his own life.
Kelly’s legs felt weak as she stood frozen, listening to the sounds outside–the crash of breaking doors, the blaring sirens of the fire trucks…
“The building’s collapsing! Get out now!” the firefighters shouted as they pulled them toward the exit.
“Zev!” Kelly screamed toward the collapsed ruins.
He won’t die.
Someone who survives bullets and battlefields doesn’t fall here.
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Chapter 351 Zev’s Little Trick
“Where’s Zev?” Oscar rushed over, his gaze fixed on Kelly.
She pointed toward the ruin.
Zev still hadn’t come out.
“He’ll be okay,” Oscar murmured and took a deep breath. “He messaged me three hours ago said someone was following him and told me to keep an eye out. I thought he’d already taken precautions
Kelly was taken aback. Zev had known someone was following him all along.
He had planned to turn the tables, but he never expected the other side to be so ruthless, locking them in and setting the place on fire.
Since Shawn arrived in Scaville, his bold moves and arrogance had pushed Zev into a corner.
Zev couldn’t resort to Shawn’s underhanded methods, so he had no choice but to risk his life.
He probably never anticipated that the enemy would be so crazy to go as far as to try to kill them all. “Is anyone injured?” Oscar turned to check on the others, then paused as something clicked in his mind and he looked back at Kelly. “We received an alert–someone started the fire. The security footage was cut off, but the cameras across the street caught a detail. The method used is strangely similar to the fire that happened to your parents.”
Kelly’s breath quickened as she looked at Oscar.
After all these years, there was finally some progress on the arson case
Oscar shook his head at her. “Don’t worry. We’ll catch the culprit.”
“Zev!” Caden shouted toward the door.
Kelly turned around and saw Zev, covered in soot, carrying Julian on his back as he walked out.
“Get an ambulance!”
Julian was crying from exhaustion, his legs injured, likely because he had been too scared to run and collapsed in fear.
The medical team took Julian away, and Zev, looking disheveled, sat down on the steps, smiling weakly at -Kelly.
Kelly rushed over, and Zev instinctively raised his hand to protect his head, thinking she was about to
strike him.
Kelly’s eyes were red as she pulled him into a tight embrace. “No more next time…
From now on, they would address/problems immediately–no more hoping things would work out. “Honey … It hurts,” Zev gasped, unable to hold himself up any longer and collapsing onto the gre
His back and neck were burned, and the combination of exhaustion and alcohol left him too weak to
move.
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“Doctor! Doctor!” Caden shouted in a panic, urgently calling for help.
The other rich heirs were also panicked, rushing over to see how Zev was doing.
Before the doctors carried Zev away, he didn’t forget to give Kelly a wink.
His little trick… worked out.
Kelly was so furious that her tears couldn’t be stopped, and she really wanted to slap him … but she couldn’t bring herself to do it.
At Seaville Hospital.
Zev was admitted for burns. The injuries weren’t serious, but he knew how to make the most of the situation for publicity.
The media coverage was overwhelming, with headlines everywhere.
Zev Lockhart, the hero who rushed into the flames to save lives.
Zev Lockhart, the brave soul who risked his life to help others.
“Honey, feed me,” Zev said, lying in his hospital bed, his hands wrapped up like mummies.
Using his hospital stay as an excuse, Zev managed to avoid Kelly’s “interrogation“.
Kelly glared at him, ready to feed him, when suddenly, a crowd of people flooded into the room.
Julian arrived with his father, mother, older brother, two younger brothers, older sister, younger sister, grandparents, uncles, and aunts—all in tow.
Kasper and a few others also showed up with their families.
At this point, Zev didn’t need a marriage alliance–he had become the hottest new figure in the business world.
Ken and Quentin, stuck outside, were completely taken aback.
The way Zev had played this trick was truly brilliant.
Indeed, reckless people did have their luck.
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