Chapter 449

“Didn’t the door open?” Zack asked that question before looking at the person’s face.

The other party’s facial features were sharp and exquisite. His eyes were indifferent, and his pupils were so dark that they were cold. Even his skin was the kind of cold white skin that young girls liked the most, but he did not look feminine because of this. This was because the man’s aura could not be ignored even in the smoke. He was a handsome man who could withstand scrutiny.

Even a straight man like Zack could not help but be stunned for two seconds.

However, he immediately thought, ‘Isn’t this the terrifying Ken from the Swanson family?’

“The door is open,” Ken asked in a low and hoarse voice, Where’s Melody?”

“Melody, she…” Only then did Zack remember Melody. He quickly looked upstairs, but he could not hear any

footsteps on the stairs.

He hesitated for a moment and told Ken about their agreement.

Ken’s originally cold face became even colder. He grabbed Zack’s collar tightly and asked him word by word, “So you really left her there?”

Zack could even feel Ken’s voice trembling. He opened his mouth to defend himself, but no words came out.

According to their agreement, neither of them should care about the other and run straight ahead. It seemed reasonable, but in fact, it could not withstand scrutiny. This was just a reasonable excuse for the weak.

However, it was difficult for Zack to admit that he was weak. “I-“

Zack finally heaved a sigh of relief, but Ken ignored him and ran upstairs.

“Ken!” Zack subconsciously said, “It’s very dangerous up there!”

However, Ken acted as if he could not hear him at all.

Instead, he sped up and rushed upstairs.

Zack moved his feet and wanted to chase after him, but his feet seemed to be filled with lead, and did not listen to him at all. At this moment, he completely admitted that he was a coward.

It wasn’t easy for him to escape death. He really couldn’t run back into the fire again.

Zack retracted his gaze with a stiff expression and ran downstairs. Soon, he rushed out of the door.

As soon as he ran out, James immediately came up to him. “Mr. Nelson? If you’re out, what about Miss Fox and Mr. Swanson?”

James’s eyes were filled with hope. He thought that Ken and Melody would run out immediately.

Zack met James’s gaze and looked very helpless. His face was pale as he moved his lips, but no sound came out of his throat.

In the end, guilt and frustration made his legs go weak and he collapsed to the ground.

James was not stupid. When he saw Zack’s expression, he roughly guessed what was going on.

He did not say anything, nor did he blame Zack. However, when he looked at Zack again, his expression became a little cold.

At the same time, in the room on the sixth floor, Melody and the girl tore the curtains into strips.

As long as they jumped out of the window and down the wall with this cloth, they believed that their lives would be saved.

However, after tying the cloth into a knot, Melody realized in despair that the windows in this room were shut and locked.

Logically speaking, once the control panel was opened, the door and windows would open automatically. However, this window was tightly shut. After a careful inspection, she

realized that the window was stuck. The two of them tried their best but could not open the window.

The girl was in pain and started crying again.

This time, her voice was even more mournful and desperate than before.

Fate had given her hope twice, but in the end, hope turned to despair again.

Such a blow was undoubtedly huge. Her limbs lost their strength and she collapsed to the ground while trembling. “Cheer up!” Melody comforted her, “This is not the last moment yet. Let’s find something to break the window!”

“It’s useless…” The girl shook her head dejectedly. “I’ve already tried. This glass is as thick as iron. Even a chair can’t break it…”

Melody lowered her eyes.

She thought, ‘The girl is right. This is a top-notch glass made by Halcyon. The bulletproof level is very high. How can it be broken casually?’

However, she was someone who would not give up until the last moment. Without a word, she picked up the chair and smashed it against the glass.

No one knew how many times she smashed it, but the glass did not move at all. Meanwhile, Melody was already drenched in sweat. Her arms were so sore that it was as if she had been lifting iron for three days.

The temperature in the room was getting higher and higher, and the air was getting thinner.

Towards the end, Melody only moved slightly and felt that her breathing was uneven.

“My name is Averi Blevins,” the girl sat on the ground and said expressionlessly, “I didn’t expect to die with you. What’s your name? After we die, I can go find you.”

Melody had almost used up all her strength. She took a few breaths and looked at Averi. She smiled bitterly and said, ” How old are you? What the hell are you talking about? After we are dead, we won’t feel anything anymore. It’s not like that at all.”

Averi gave her a plaintive look. “How do you know there’s no netherworld? You make it sound like you’ve died once…”

“I…” Melody’s lips moved, but she did not say that she had indeed died once.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and forced herself to stay awake. “Averi, don’t give up. Let’s try a few more times.”

“It’s useless!” Averi suddenly went crazy and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Are you an idiot? You’ve been smashing this glass for so long. Can’t you feel that you can’t break it at all?”

“You…” Melody had just spat out a word when Averi interrupted her again and said, “You’re a fool! You bastard! You clearly don’t have to die with me. Why did you have to come up and die? If you’re going to die, you deserve it!” Melody frowned, but seeing that Averi was still a child, she did not take her seriously. She tried her best to stand up. She picked up the chair that was about to fall apart again and smashed it against the glass window.

It was impossible for them to rush out of the corridor. They did not have anything to cover themselves with. Once they went out, they would immediately be engulfed by the fire. Their only hope was to break the window.

Averi looked at Melody’s actions and shook her head with a complicated expression. He slowly closed his eyes.

She thought, ‘We are clearly going to die, but this woman is still doing such useless things like a fool. I really don’t know what’s in her head! I have never seen such a stupid person!’

The fire in the room had already begun to wreak havoc by the window. Black smoke swept through the entire room as if it was hyping up the arrival of the Grim Reaper.

Melody had to cough hard every time she hit the window.

However, she did not give up. She continued to smash the window, but her strength decreased until her arms completely lost strength. She could not even lift the chair anymore. The light in Melody’s eyes slowly dimmed.

She thought, ‘Am I really going to die here this time?’

At this moment, a familiar voice sounded from outside the corridor, “Melody!”