Ice and Fire novel Chapter 311

Half an hour passed, but Mond was still driving around with his mind in chaos.

He suddenly slammed the brakes and stopped his car at the roadside. He grasped the steering wheel with both hands and kept panting; his mind was in a whirl, and he obviously wanted to kill that woman, but why did he feel so uneasy because of it now? He had been worried about her ever since she had gotten trapped, and was afraid that she would die in the elevator. But her death was the best way to take his revenge on Jackson. If he wanted to, he would gradually rob or ruin everything that Jackson had, starting with the people around him. Over the years, he hadn't gotten anything, and he couldn't understand one thing: how could Jackson acquire so much? That woman was Jackson's only weakness, and he would be severely affected if he killed her, something which was ideal for his future moves against him.

However, Mond couldn't control his thoughts at all, and his mind was filled with the memories of their first encounter at Stephen's office, his mercy to her when he wanted to hit and kill her with his car, and also her horror and disappointment at the party from last evening. All of these memories clearly appeared in his mind.

Eventually, Mond revved the engine and took a sharp turn in a rash moment of thought. He drove his car back from where he left.

Mond stopped his car at the gates of the D building. After he got out of it, he ran straight into the building.

Mond did't know what he should do when he hit the button and the elevator had no response. With a sudden flash of inspiration, he hastily ran to the basement and took out his phone to call for help.

When he reached where Cherry was, Mond saw only the tightly closed elevator door. He kept rapping on it, and shouted, "Cherry! Cherry!"

Cherry, dizzy in the elevator from the lack of oxygen, vaguely heard someone shouting her name outside. She then feebly opened her eyes but saw nothing but darkness.

She couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart, and a faint voice came from her mouth, "Jackson, Jackson."

Mond stood anxiously outside the door and was frightened when he heard no response from Cherry. He thought, 'Is something wrong with her?'

He then comforted himself in his mind, 'No! She'll be fine! She must be fine!'

The elevator maintenance personnel finally arrived more than ten minutes later, and when they saw Mond standing anxiously in front of the elevator door, a feeling of urgency arose in the three persons' heart.

Mond hastily said, "Quick, open it! There's a woman trapped inside it!"

After the three maintenance personnel checked the problem, one of them said, "Open the door first! She should be underneath! Generally, the elevator slides down to the bottom."

"Yes, give me the tools, " said anther one of them.

They opened the door of the elevator in a few minutes, and when Mond saw it opened, he immediately pushed the three persons away and rushed in front of them, but all that he saw was a dark passage. He looked down and saw the elevator compartment, where Cherry was, and he also saw that the air vent was already blocked.

Mond tried desperately to crouch down and to open the vent. He shouted, "Cherry! Cherry! Can you hear me? Answer me!"

Inside the elevator, Cherry clearly heard someone calling her name. It was very, very close to her, and she vaguely felt that the voice wasn't Jackson's at all.

Cherry then had the yearning to cry out for help, and she answered with all her strength, "I...I'm here, I'm here."

Mond paused for a moment when he heard Cherry's faint voice. He then shouted, "Cherry! Wait a second! I'll help you out soon! Hang on a moment!"

When Mond opened the vent, he immediately saw Cherry down in the elevator. She curled up on the floor, laying motionless.

Mond's heart ached instantly when he saw Cherry, and he immediately jumped into the elevator to get her out.

He picked Cherry up and held her soft body into his arms. Mond then shouted, "Cherry! Wake up! Wake up!"

Cherry felt that someone was shaking her body, but her mind was in a total haze. She saw a handsome face in the little faint light from above, but she couldn't see its perfect outline too clearly. Unaware of what was going on, Cherry screamed, "Jackson, Jackson!"

All of a sudden, Mond's heart sank within him. She had always thought about Jackson, even in the most critical moments of her life. It was always Jackson whom she had in her mind.

When maintenance personnel saw the two people in the elevator, they shouted, "Is your friend alright? I'll throw the rope down and pull you up!"

After he heard the voice coming from above the top of his head, Mond finally remembered what he had to do in that moment. He didn't have any time to think about anything else; he had to send Cherry out of the elevator first.

Mond looked up, and said to the personnel above, "Go ahead! Throw the rope!"

After she was taken out of the building by the maintenance personnel, Cherry finally started to recover when she felt the sun rays on her eyes. She rubbed them and slowly opened them, and then saw her surroundings. She was in the place where she had just arrived earlier.

Cherry tried to compose herself and slowly regained her full consciousness.

When the maintenance personnel saw that Cherry was able to stand on her own, he released her arms and went back into the building.

After he walked out of the building, Mond patted his clothes and saw Cherry standing there and looking at him. He didn't know what to say to her at that moment.

When Cherry saw clearly that it was indeed Mond, she cried out, "Mond!"

Mond got closer to Cherry and looked at her pale expression. He asked, "Are you okay?"

Cherry tried to smile and nodded. She then said, "I'm fine."

Just after she finished her words, a dizziness suddenly overcame her, and she lost her balance and was about to fall off of her feet.

When he saw her swaying, Mond immediately grabbed Cherry's arm and pulled her to his chest.

Cherry then found herself in Mond's arms. After she recovered from her dizziness, she pushed Mond away and kept a certain distance from him.

Mond was stunned by Cherry's reaction.