Chapter 580:


    “Over there, quickly!”


    Understanding her urgency, Ethan hustled to the next door, his card at the ready. As the door opened, he was met with a ghastly sight: the room was engulfed in mes. Fire danced violently across the furniture, and the pillows smoldered ominously. In the midst of the chaos, Joey asleep.


    Ethan didn’t hesitate. He grabbed a nearby bottle of water and sshed it onto Joe’s face, jolting him awake.


    Joe erupted into a fit of coughs, his eyes widening in horror as he took in the fiery nightmare around him.


    He searched for his clothes, only to see the small sofa where he had left thempletely consumed by mes.


    The grim realization struck him—if not for Ethan’s timely intervention, he might have died in the ze.


    With the fire spreading fast, urgency overtook gratitude. Joe rushed to the wardrobe, which the mes hadn’t reached yet, grabbed some clothes, and hurried out with Ethan.


    Ethan quickly moved on to the next room, using the same method to wake Tommy from his deep sleep.


    By the time they returned to the hallway, Brenna and Thiago were already waiting, anxiety written across their faces.


    Ethan lifted his gaze to the ceiling, frowning as he stared at the fire system, which remained eerily dormant. His instincts kicked in—someone had tampered with it.


    When the Empire Hotel was constructed, its architects had paid meticulous attention to fire safety, installing an advanced detection system in the ceilings. In theory, the moment mes were detected, the system was supposed to activate and shower the area with water to suppress the fire.


    But now, even with mes licking the walls and the carpet long since reduced to ashes, the system remained eerily silent.


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    Something was seriously wrong.


    Ethan’s sharp eyes darted toward the wall-mounted rm panel. He knew every inch of his hotel like the back of his hand. With a fire this intense, the rms should have been ring. The fact that they weren’t only confirmed his worst fear—this wasn’t an ident. Someone had deliberately sabotaged the system.


    Turning back to Brenna, he grabbed her hand tightly, urgency burning in his voice.


    “Brenna, you were right all along. We can’t just think about getting ourselves out of here. This is my hotel, my responsibility. I can’t leave everyone behind. You go first. Don’t worry about me. I’m going to manually trigger the rm and the fire control system.”


    Brenna shook her head.


    “No! I’m going with you!”


    Without hesitation, Ethan shoved Brenna toward Thiago, who stumbled a step as he caught her. Ethan’s voice was firm, leaving no room for argument.


    “Take care of her.”


    In that moment, Brenna’s perception of Ethan shifted. Moments ago, she had believed he only cared about himself. Now, she knew that wasn’t true.


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