Chapter 284

Xavier took a deep breath and said casually, "Nope. I only smell tea." "No!" Renee's senses had always been sharp. She frowned and said, “I think I smell smoke, and it's really strong!" "Smoke?" Xavier inhaled again, and this time, he could indeed detect the smell of smoke, but he did not think much of it. He waved away her concern and said, "Who cares? Maybe your neighbor's having a barbecue party." "I'll go outside to take a look." Renee could not sit still any longer. She immediately stood up and went out of the tea room to investigate. "Ah!" What she saw shocked her. The ground floor was on fire, and the fire was spreading to the second floor along the stairs. The entire house was filled with smoke. "Holy crap, why is the house on fire?!" Xavier was shocked too. The fire was getting fiercer and seemed to have spread everywhere. The staircase was made purely out of wood, so it had completely caught fire and looked like it was about to collapse. "What should we do? We hav