The Billionaire CEO Wants to Marry Me Every Day

Chapter 148: Living Lives

Summer Monroe patiently said, "Your mom is waiting on the first floor. If you run to the door, you’ll see her."

With this reassurance, the older child finally managed to calm down and led several younger siblings towards the exit.

However, some of the children were so young that they couldn’t even walk; each older child could carry only two, leaving them at a loss.

Summer Monroe, who originally planned to go to the CEO’s office, hesitated suddenly.

She was certain the secret compartment held what she was looking for, but these children were living beings...

At that moment, the shaking of the building intensified, and Summer Monroe sensed that the whole structure was bound to collapse soon.

She glanced deeply at the open door of the CEO’s office, gritted her teeth, and picked up two infants to head outside.

Just as Summer Monroe stepped out of the door, a tall and striking figure came running up from the staircase.

Summer Monroe lifted her eyes and asked with pleasant surprise, "Damian Knight? Why are you here?"

Damian Knight gave her an unkind look and said, "If I hadn’t come up, was I supposed to watch you die? Give me the children!"

Summer Monroe instinctively handed the children to Damian Knight, preparing to return to the lounge to help more children who hadn’t left yet when she was stopped by Damian Knight’s shout, "Wait! Aren’t you going to retrieve what you left behind?"

Summer Monroe paused and turned her head, "It might be difficult for you to take them down alone..."

"But didn’t you say that thing was very important to you? There’s not much time left for this building. If you come down with me now and then go back up, you won’t have time to grab it. Better to get it first and then catch up with us."

"But..."

"Don’t hesitate! Just go!" Damian Knight urged, frowning.

Summer Monroe’s brow furrowed tightly.

Damian Knight would take the children down; if she followed and brought the children down too, the situation would be as Damian described—no time.

This was the best opportunity; if she missed it now, she might never break through the fog she always sought to escape.

Her clear eyes were filled with intense emotion, internally struggling.

Finally, she made up her mind and walked briskly toward the CEO’s office.

This was a great opportunity; she couldn’t miss it. She had hidden her identity, returned home, and been repeatedly schemed against to find the truth.

She couldn’t hesitate anymore!

Summer Monroe quickened her pace and ran towards the CEO’s office.

Damian Knight deeply watched Summer Monroe’s back without lingering, letting the older children lead the somewhat bigger ones ahead, while he carried five or six small children himself, even holding two in his arms, struggling down the stairs.

Just then, another explosion occurred.

The explosion point was precisely on the floor Damian Knight and the children had just reached.

"Ah—" Several children immediately screamed, hugging their heads in fear.

The eldest child, who had been the calmest, heard the explosion almost at their ear and lost all previous composure, replaced by uncontrollable panic.

"Mom!" The eldest child screamed heartbreakingly, then abandoned the younger siblings nearby and went running towards the exploded floor.

"Hey! Kid! Come back!" Damian Knight yelled in shock.

The recently exploded floor was the most dangerous; the ground could collapse at any moment.

However, the child didn’t listen to anything and quickly disappeared from view.

Damian Knight wanted to chase after them, but he was holding two infants and surrounded by panicking children of various sizes.

He could chase after them, but if he did, who would look after the remaining children here?