Chapter 353 He Is in the School Building
Since being rescued earlier, Nova had gradually regained her composure and had been sticking close to Margaret.
In her eyes, Margaret was like the angel her mother told her about—not only did she save her life, but she also rescued the villagers and many of her schoolmates.
So, when she heard the rescue team leader's words, Nova didn't speak. She just looked up at Margaret pitifully, like a homeless little pet, clutching the corner of Margaret's clothes with her small hand.
She couldn't bear to leave Margaret; she didn't want to go to any "safer place." She just wanted to stay with her.
Margaret saw Nova's reluctant and pitiful eyes and smiled slightly.
She also found Nova very cute, especially since she had just lost her mother and gone through such painful and sad experiences. It was natural for her to become dependent on others.
Margaret slowly squatted down, gently stroking the back of Nova's head, her eyes soft as she coaxed her, "Nova, be good. He is here to save you. It's very dangerous here right now, and aftershocks could happen at any time. Go with him to a safer place, okay? You need to heal first, and once I'm done here, I'll come find you."
"Will you really come to find me?" Nova lowered her head, thought for a long time, and then timidly asked.
Margaret nodded heavily and sincerely promised. "Yes, I definitely will!"
Then, she extended her pinky finger to Nova and smiled. "If you don't believe me, we can make a pinky promise, okay?"
Only then did Nova smile, extending her hand. Their fingers hooked together, and Margaret said very seriously, "Alright! Now go with the team leader, it's not safe here."
Margaret was so focused on comforting Nova that she didn't notice a few journalists nearby capturing the pinky promise moment on camera.
"Alright, I'll take Nova now and get them to a safe town hospital," The rescue team leader said solemnly.
Margaret stood up. "Thank you. We still haven't found the person we're looking for, and we'll check the area for anyone else."
Meanwhile, Juniper was anxiously searching for Alden.
"Alden! Where are you?" Juniper looked around, shouting , but there was no response.
She had already helped the rescue team save five or six people but hadn't found Alden.
As the sky darkened, Juniper grew increasingly anxious.
Once it got dark, the difficulty of the search and rescue would increase dramatically.
And with each passing second, Alden's danger increased.
Juniper, after all, was a girl, and after all this effort, her strength was nearly exhausted. She could only lean on her knees, gasping for breath.
"Juniper!" Margaret, having sent Nova off, saw Juniper in the distance and quickly ran over to support her arm, asking worriedly, "Still haven't found Alden?"
Juniper shook her head while catching her breath, speaking intermittently, "No, I've searched almost everywhere, saved so many people, but haven't seen Alden. Margaret, what should I do? Could something have happened to him?"
Juniper's voice was tinged with sobs, filled with worry.
At this moment, the rescue team leader, leading the recently rescued teachers and students, saw Margaret and greeted her, "I'll take them to the safe area in town first. I've left some team members to continue the rescue. It's up to you here."
Juniper was on the verge of collapse, each second feeling excruciatingly long.
She forced herself to stay alert, and upon hearing the conversation between the rescue team leader and Margaret, she suddenly rushed over, grabbing the man's rescue uniform sleeve, crying hysterically. "Have you seen Alden? Have you seen him? He's tall, thin, with small eyes and brown hair! Is he injured?"
Seeing the man's helpless expression and silence, Juniper rushed to the students, asking each one frantically, "Have you seen Alden? Have you seen him?"
"Juniper!" Margaret forcefully pulled her away, gripping Juniper's shoulders. "Don't do this."
Seeing Juniper like this, Margaret felt an intense pain in her heart.
But without finding Alden, any words of comfort seemed so hollow.
Juniper grabbed Margaret's arm, tears streaming down. "Margaret, where is Alden? Could something have happened to him?"
Margaret bit her lip. "Juniper, calm down! Alden will be fine, don't worry. We'll find him. Just calm down, okay?"
Margaret understood Juniper's feelings. If it were William trapped in the rubble, with his fate unknown, she would probably be even more devastated than Juniper.
"Alden seems to be in the classroom," At this moment, a student weakly spoke up.
"What did you say?" Juniper looked at the student excitedly. "Do you know where Alden is?"
The student's lips were covered in dried blood, and speaking was difficult due to his injuries, "Alden is our teacher. The earthquake happened so suddenly, Alden didn't have time to run out."
Hearing the student's words, Juniper's heart sank.
Her eyes reddened, and she still clutched Margaret's wrist, her fingers subconsciously tightening.
Margaret, hearing the students' words, was also worried but still tried to comfort her, "Juniper, calm down. Let's listen to them slowly."
Several students also spoke up at this time, "Alden was teaching when the earthquake suddenly hit. He organized us to run out of the school building, but then the building collapsed. We didn't see Alden come out."
"Where is your school building?" Margaret asked in a deep voice.
At this moment, she appeared exceptionally calm. Considering Juniper was already panicking; she couldn't afford to lose her composure.
Margaret furrowed her brows, analyzing. "Since Alden didn't come out, he must be buried under the school building. There's still time!"
"Over there." The first boy who spoke pointed to the left.
Juniper didn't have time to think and ran frantically in that direction.
Margaret directed the bodyguards, "All of you, go over there and search for Alden with all your might!"
"Yes, Ms. Scott!" The dozens of bodyguards responded respectfully, following Juniper towards the school building.
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