Chapter 391

At that moment, Adam was sorting out documents in the study room when he stood up to pour himself a drink. Unexpectedly, his cigarette fell onto the carpet in the room and caused it to burn into the carpet. His attempt to put out the initially small flicker of flame was in vain as it grew. The fire gradually licked and engulfed everything flammable in the room: wooden furniture, bookshelves, books that lined up, and the curtains of the study room. “Someone, help!” Adam yelled frantically. “Fire! Help!” At that moment, he recalled that an incredibly important document was stashed in the shelf, and the fire could incinerate it. It was his hard work of three months—it must be saved! He braved through the fire in an attempt to save it when his clothes caught fire, somewhat burning him in the process. “Aargh!” Adam cried out in pain and staggered backward. Quickly, he hastily patted and smacked at his clothes to smother the flame. Still, the document was mere seconds away f