abnabooks Chapter 251: Ch 250: The Confrontation - Part 1
Chapter 251: Ch 250: The Confrontation - Part 1
Chapter 251: Ch 250: The Confrontation - Part 1The kiss left Selene stunned. She parted her lips to say something, but nothing coherent came out.
A stutter, a breath—her mind scrambled for words, but they refused to form.
Ethan noticed.
His expression flickered with amusement before a blush crept onto his face.
But unlike Selene, he was quick to regain composure.
He reached out to take her hand again, maybe to reassure her, but Selene jerked her hand away as if his touch burned her.
She stood abruptly, turning on her heel and walking away without another word.
Ethan sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"Guess I deserve that."
He muttered, before following after her.
They walked in silence for a while.
The tension from the kiss still lingered, thick and unspoken between them. Ethan finally broke it.
"So, what’s your plan now?"
Selene, still a little stiff, forced herself to refocus. She took a deep breath and pushed past her lingering emotions.
"The Vale family will cover this up soon. They’ll bury this facility, erase everything. Before that happens, I need to retrieve any data I can."
Ethan nodded, his usual sharpness returning.
"Makes sense. Let’s split up. Cover more ground."
Selene agreed, and they moved in separate directions,
Selene didn’t hesitate. She grabbed his hand, pulling with everything she had.
With a final push, Ethan wrenched himself through. The door locked behind him with a deafening bang.
They collapsed to the ground, coughing and gasping for air.
Behind them, the facility trembled violently. Flames burst through the cracks, and with a final, earth-shaking roar—
It imploded.
Selene shielded her eyes as the lab was swallowed by dust and fire.
For a long moment, neither of them spoke.
Then Ethan groaned, rolling onto his back.
"That was way too close."
Selene let out a breath, her hands still trembling.
"Yeah."
They had made it. But at what cost?
As Selene looked at the data she had gathered, her grip tightened.
She had a feeling this was only the beginning.