Chapter 862
Chapter 862:
“Jared p>
Anika was truly on the verge of breaking down now. Tears streamed down her face. Desperate, she tried to rush toward the rubble, wanting to dig him out with her own hands.
After everything she had done, she had finally found him—only for another aftershock to bury him again before they could pull him out.
What would her life become if Jared died?
“We need to move faster if we want to save everyone!” the rescue team leader urged, and the team immediately threw themselves back into the work.
Seeing how frantic Anika was, Annabel held her hand and steadied her with firm reassurance. “Don’t worry. Jared will be fine p>
“Bring the lifting jack! Hurry!” the rescue team leader shouted.
They worked together to raise what remained of the heavy stone wall. Several people crawled under the debris to reach the trapped person. Annabel didn’t want Anika to see what was happening, so she covered Anika’s eyes with her hands.
Then, the rescue team leader’s voice suddenly lifted with joy. “He’s still alive! Ambulance! Stretcher! Hurry p>
Carefully, they pulled the man from beneath the rubble where he had been trapped for so long.
The moment Anika heard those words, her heart slammed against her ribs. She couldn’t think about anything else. She pushed Annabel’s hands away and looked over.
Her gaze fell on the man being carried out of the ruins. Her legs went weak, and she nearly lost her balance.
It was Jared.
It was really him.
However, his clothes were torn to pieces, and his arms and face were coated in dust. His complexion was ashen, his lips cracked and dry. Jared’s right leg was not only broken, but there was also a gruesome wound; the denim had stuck to the gash, soaked and clinging to his skin.
His eyes were tightly shut, and it was clear he had fallen into a deep coma.
Anika felt utterly helpless. Panic surged through her, leaving her unable to speak. She could only stare at him, frozen.
The rescue medics moved quickly, bringing in a stretcher and laying Jared onto it. They loaded him into the ambulance, and Anika and Annabel climbed in as well.
Kneeling beside the stretcher, Anika held Jared’s hand tightly. Warm tears dropped onto the back of his hand. “Jared, please don’t scare me. You have to be okay p>
Annabel turned to the doctor examining Jared’s injuries and asked, “Doctor, how is he p>
At first glance, Jared’s condition looked severe—especially the wound on his leg.
As Anika feared, the doctor shook his head, his expression grave. “He’s not in good condition. The fact that he was trapped under the ruins for so long is already alarming. Then, when the building collapsed, a large stone fell on his leg. With the aftershock’s violent shaking, and given the state he was in, it’s a miracle he’s still alive p>
The doctor paused, then continued, “As for his right leg… the wound is too deep. The stone didn’t just shatter the bone—it also crushed the muscles and nerves. And they’ve been compressed for far too long. At this point, our only option is to amputate, or his life will be in danger p>