Chapter 641

Chapter 641:

As the door flew open, a dense cloud of black smoke billowed out, engulfing them in its choking embrace. The searing wave of heat hit Janice like a wall, making her stagger as dizziness threatened to overtake her.

This was far from what she had anticipated.

She had imagined finding Stephen in the room with Wendy, caught in some scandalous moment, but a raging fire? That was something she could never have foreseen.

“Stephen!” Janice covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve, ignoring the searing heat as she charged into the smoke-filled room without a second thought.

The room was consumed by thick, suffocating smoke and roaring flames, the oppressive heat so intense it felt as though it was searing her skin.

“Watch out!” Aiden rushed to catch up with her, grabbing Janice’s hand in panic, his heart pounding at the thought she might dart straight into the blaze without thinking.

“Aiden, we have to find Stephen!”

“He’s not here!” Aiden shot back, his eyes scanning the room the moment the door crashed open. Stephen’s absence was glaringly obvious.

“We’ve got to go. This fire’s growing too fast; we’ll be caught in it if we stick around,” he added, tossing off his jacket and draping it over Janice’s shoulders without a second thought. He made to pull her toward safety.

“Wait!” Janice stopped him, her eyes locking on a phone resting on the bedside table.

Something didn’t sit right with her. She felt like this phone could hold the answers she was looking for.

Ignoring the heat that scorched the air,

𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲: g𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀․𝖼𝗈𝗆

“Hurry! Put out the fire!”

“Damn it! How did this happen? Who’s responsible for safety?” Outside, chaos erupted as people scrambled for fire extinguishers and frantically called emergency services.

Devin, acting fast to contain the situation, immediately cut the broadcast the moment he confirmed the fire.

However, despite his quick response, the damage was already done. Viewers had caught wind of the Love Lab fire, and the source was traced back to Stephen’s room.

Within minutes, Stephen’s fans swarmed the show’s social media, demanding answers.

But the crew was in crisis mode—there was no time to address public concerns. Their priority was to put out the fire and ensure Stephen’s safety before handling the media storm.

“This is bad!” a staff member reported urgently to Devin. “We can’t find Stephen anywhere.”

For a brief second, Devin felt a wave of relief. If no one was hurt, they could still salvage the situation. But then the weight of the words hit him. “What do you mean, ‘this is bad’?”

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