'What is terrible is not death, but living without him.' Thinking of this, Sara was much more relieved.
When the door of the elevator finally opened, many people lit up the scene in the elevator with
flashlights.
Jacob was holding Sara tightly in his arms. Sara seemed to be greatly frightened and opened her eyes
to see everything in front of her.
'Thank God we are still alive!' Ignoring the crowd that surrounded them, Jacob picked Sara up and
walked out of the elevator.
Then, Jacob turned around and addressed them.
"My wife is frightened, and she needs to rest. Please give us some time to recuperate. I will talk to you
more about this accident later."
With those words, Jacob held Sara even tighter and walked away without looking back. Bystanders and
some of the staff looked at them as they left, visibly stunned by what had just happened.
Jacob looked down at Sara, who was still trembling in his arms, and said softly, "Don't be scared.
Everything's fine now."
Sara nodded. At that moment, Jacob looked like an angel. His handsome features were even more
accentuated in this light.
In her eyes, he was like a hero.
"Alright, then. I'm going to take you home now." Jacob was speechless as he looked at the floor they
were in. Fortunately, they didn't have that many floors to go.
Jacob decided that once he carried Sara upstairs, he would go back down to the scene of the accident.
They finally reached her apartment, and he settled her down on the couch. However, when Jacob
turned to leave, Sara reached out for his hand and stopped him.
"Don't leave me, Jacob. I'm scared." Sara curled up on the sofa in the living room. Her father seemed
to be in his bedroom.
"It's alright. I'll be back soon." Jacob frowned and looked at Sara worriedly.
Sara looked extremely distraught, and he didn't have the heart to leave her alone. He knew she
needed him. However, there were some things he had to deal with personally.
He needed to address the staff and talk to them about elevator safety. He didn't want other people to
go through the same ordeal he and Sara just did. After all, it was a matter of life and death.
Jacob's slender legs drew an arc in the air. Then, he stood up straight and tall.
He began to walk out the door, looking back from time to time. He dreaded leaving Sara, especially
since she was in such a fragile state.
When Sara was finally out of sight, Jacob quickly went down to explain what had happened. He warned
the staff that if such a situation happened again, he would hold the developer accountable.
What had been a very good trip for the both of them had ended in an elevator accident. Jacob returned
home anxious and with a heavy heart.
Although he and Sara had been together for a long time, that was the first near-death experience they
encountered together.
Jacob pushed the door open nervously. He looked for Sara and saw that she still curled up on the
couch. Her back was turned to him, so he couldn't see her expression.
When Sara heard the door open, she immediately looked at it. She instantly locked eyes with Jacob,
and he saw that her eyes were watery.
Jacob looked at her nervously. "I'm back, Sara. I just briefed the staff about elevator safety, so they
know what to do in the future."
Nodding, Sara sat up and reclined on the sofa. Jacob quickly walked over and sat next to her, putting
his arm around her shoulder.
"How are you feeling? Are you still scared?" Jacob asked, his voice full of concern.
Sara shook her head. "Please don't tell my father about it. Let it stay in the past. I don't want him to
worry about me."
Sara glanced in the direction of her father's bedroom.
The door was closed. She didn't know what Carlos was doing.
Carlos, on the other hand, was trying to listen in on their conversation from the other side of the door.
'Something seems to have happened, ' he thought.
The three of them cared about one another deeply. Perhaps this was the meaning of family.
However, Carlos didn't open the door. Instead, he took a step back and went back to the book he was
reading.
He believed they could deal with whatever it was themselves. If it was really important and Sara
needed his help, she would tell him.
Sara had been independent from a young age. When she was younger, many boys chased after her,
but she never told him.
Some of the boys had even given her a hard time, but she always just gritted her teeth and said
nothing.
Of course, Carlos knew that Sara was a good girl. But, ever since Tasha, her mother, left, she grew
quieter and quieter. From time to time, he got a little worried of her.
Even though Sara would always reject the boys chasing after her, he was still worried.
What if Sara suddenly fell for one of them and accepted their advances?
Carlos had been afraid that Sara would lose her head over a boy at such a young age.
But now, it seemed that his worry had been unnecessary.
It was not until Jacob had come into the picture that Carlos breathed a sigh of relief.
At first, Carlos thought that his strictness had prevented Sara from finding love. She had been single up
until she was about to graduate from college.
At the time, Carlos was anxious. It seemed that his problem had changed. It was no longer about Sara
falling in love at such a young age. Rather, he was worried she would never fall in love at all.
Sara seemed averse to the idea of love.
'Will you still love someone?' Many times, Carlos had wanted to ask her that question, but he ultimately
decided against it.
Fortunately, Jacob soon came into Sara's life. However, Carlos was still unsatisfied.
Even though Jacob had been able to solve his company's crisis at that time, Sara was still sad.
However, there was nothing he could do.
Now, because they could face their problems together, Carlos didn't have to worry so much.
He didn't see the need to get involved in the couple's affairs.
Jacob sat holding Sara in his arms for a long time. He would glance at Carlos's door from time to time.
After all, they were not at his house or his villa. Jacob always felt embarrassed when Carlos was at
home.
Jacob looked at Sara, who was still in a daze. "How about we go back to our villa?"
Stunned, Sara looked at Carlos's bedroom door and nodded.
Jacob stood up and gently propped Sara up. Then, he took her by the hand, and they left the
apartment. Sara seemed to cave in on herself. Jacob looked at her from time to time to see how she
was doing.
Their car sped down the road. Their world seemed like it was gradually being enveloped in darkness.
Jacob stared at the road in front of him, a sense of loss filling his heart. The world outside seemed to
be moving forward.
Jacob looked at Sara through the corner of his eye. She looked much calmer. Perhaps it was because
he was by her side.
'I never believed that women would rely on men during tough times, but now I can see that it's true, ' he
thought.
In the past, even though something awful had happened to Sara, she handled it with the grace and the
elegance of a white swan. Sara was still the same now, but she would sometimes be as timid as a
rabbit.
However, Jacob loved her no matter what. He loved every single thing about her.
The car drove straight down the road like an arrow. The lights on the street and the lights of tens of
thousands of homes finally lit up.
'No man is an island. It is better for humans to live together, ' Jacob suddenly thought. Imagine how
terrible it would be if the world was bare.
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