Chapter 138 Are you here to make fun of me?
To the west of Houston, there is a concentration of factories and warehouses. The SR Group has two large warehouses here, covering an area of over 30,000 square meters.
At this moment, one of the warehouses was engulfed in a blazing fire, billowing black smoke rising into the sky. Occasional crackling and exploding sounds could be heard, making the whole scene resemble a living hell.
Fire trucks had already gathered around the warehouse, and firefighters were desperately fighting the fire.
"Hurry, put out the fire! Hurry!"
"We can still hear cries for help from inside! Let's go in again!"
"The structure of the warehouse won't hold for much longer. Let's save the people quickly."
When Sarah arrived, she was instantly shocked by the scene. Although she had experienced some storms in the business world over the past few years, this was definitely a first for her. However, the urgent of the situation left no room astonishment. Saving lives and putting out the fire took top priority!
Before coming here, Emily had received orders to organize company personnel and rush to this location. So, under Sarah's guidance, they also joined the firefighters in the rescue efforts.
One hour later, the warehouse fire was finally extinguished. Throughout the entire fire, a total of six trapped individuals were rescued. One was unharmed, one was seriously injured, and four had minor injuries. They were all taken away in ambulances. Luckily, no one lost their life!
However, the entire warehouse had been turned into ruins. The cause of the fire was still under investigation!
These warehouses were all taken over from the Smith Group. The main contents of the warehouses were large amounts of construction materials and equipment for processing such materials!
Just the value of the materials inside the warehouse was estimated to be over $50 million in the market! Of course, this was only the value of the materials themselves.
The crucial point was that these materials were involved in many business collaborations. Without them, it would be impossible to fulfill the contracts with their partners. They would lose contracts and have to pay a substantial amount of penalty fees!
Just based on estimates, this would amount to at least $200 million, when including the penalty fees.
It should be noted that the company had recently entered into a partnership with Maple Real Estate, winning a bid of $500 million. Although it was a significant amount of money, it was quickly used for company debts, market expansion, overdue salary payments, and many other issues. Currently, there was less than $100 million of readily available funds in the company's account!
How could they afford such a huge loss from the fire?
Sarah stood in the distance, looking at the warehouse that had been turned into ruins, her gaze vacant.
"Sarah! Are you okay?" Emily asked softly beside Sarah.
"I'm alright." Sarah rubbed her throbbing forehead and said to Emily, "You don't have to stay here with me. Go to the hospital right away and offer condolences and compensation to the employees injured in the fire. Do everything you can to help them!"
Emily nodded, "Alright. I'll go now! Sarah, take care of yourself! If things get too difficult, you should contact Ryder. Maybe he can help you, you never know!"
In the past, Emily thought that Ryder was not worthy of Sarah, and she even tried to persuade Ryder to divorce her.
But ever since she witnessed Ryder deal with the arrogant Klay, she realized that Ryder was extraordinary.
If there was someone who could help Sarah through this difficult time, it would surely be Ryder!
Upon hearing Ryder's name, Sarah's expression changed slightly, and she said, "No need to involve him. You go to the hospital and do what you need to do!"
"Alright!" Emily had a vague feeling that something was not right with Sarah's state, but she didn't dare ask too much and quickly left.
After a while, Sarah also had to leave and return to the company.
With such a big incident happening, everyone in the company must be panicking.
Especially since she had just taken over the company not long ago.
She needed to rush back to oversee the situation!
The more she thought about it, the more pressure she felt!
When she walked towards her car, she saw a familiar figure.
It was Ryder!
When she found out at Lorraine Store that Eternal Love was bought by Ryder for her, she was deeply moved!
She even had a thought that if Ryder was honest and pleaded with her sincerely, perhaps she wouldn't insist on the divorce.
But now, seeing Ryder, she didn't know what was wrong with herself and snorted coldly, "What? Couldn't wait for me and became anxious? Don't worry, I'll go with you to handle the divorce right away! I won't waste any more of your time!"
Ryder smiled bitterly and said, "That wasn't my intention for coming here. I heard the news that the warehouse of your company caught fire, so I came to see if everything's alright!"
Sarah coldly replied, "Don't act like you're so kind-hearted! You're just here to see me suffer! After all, we're getting divorced, and you must be happy to see me in trouble. Well, now you've seen it, are you satisfied?"
Hearing this, Ryder looked helpless and said, "I really didn't mean that, you misunderstood!"
"It's true! It's true!" Sarah stubbornly said, "Stop explaining! Men are all the same! Get in the car! After the divorce, we won't have any connection anymore. Even if my company warehouse burns down, or even if I get burned to death, it has nothing to do with you! Maybe you'll be even happier and find another woman for a second marriage!"
Ryder patiently persuaded, "You're still angry right now, so I'll just ignore those words. Right now, you have more important things to deal with. Let's wait a little longer for the divorce! Besides, I won't go with you today. If there's anything I can help with, feel free to ask!"
"It's up to you! We'll get divorced once I handle the company matters! As for your help, no need to mention it. I know you've helped me a lot during this time. But don't think I don't understand your intentions. You just want to prove that I can't achieve anything without you. But today, I am making it clear that even without your help, I can lead the company through this difficult time!"
After saying that, she got into her car and left.
Just a few tens of meters away, her eyes, which were cold and unforgiving just moments ago, couldn't hold back the tears anymore.
She knew that what she said to Ryder was harsh and wrong! She didn't know why she said it!
There seemed to be an intentional element to it as well!
Perhaps because they were getting divorced, she didn't want to involve Ryder in this difficulty. Or maybe it was something else.
Ryder sighed. Knowing Sarah as he did, how could he not know that she did it intentionally?
It seemed that the negative impact of this fire was not small!
The warehouse had never had any incidents in so many years.
Why did it suddenly catch fire?
Was it a natural disaster or a deliberate act?
While Ryder was frowning and contemplating, he suddenly felt someone staring at him among the onlookers who hadn't dispersed yet.
When he turned around to look, there was nobody looking at him.
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