CHAPTER 142: DAMSEL IN DISTRESS

The elevator shook and slowly sunk to the ground like Lauretta's heart had done. She subconsciously gripped Georgas’s biceps and buried her face in his chest. He reached for the control keys and pressed every single button on the pad continuously but it failed to deter the impact of the falling elevator. If anything, the elevator's speed ascended as its altitude descended. Then in the blink of an eye, a loud bang echoed through the restaurant as the elevator finally reached the last floor. It fell below the ground floor of the restaurant. The two of them managed to remain still when it descended but they had fallen to the ground by the time they reached the last floor. The elevator seemed to have malfunctioned due to a lack of maintenance or a quick fault. It didn't look like it could be pried open so George reached for his phone to call for reinforcement. He tried to open his jacket when he noticed the hands clutching him tightly. She was shivering like a leaf and her teeth clattered