Doted by Many: I became the Top-Tier Celebrity!-Chapter 253 - 252: Is That My Brother...

May: "...!!!"

Damn it!

It’s Meredith Ford!

Suddenly, fear gripped May as she thought about whether Tiana had sensed someone outside was Meredith Ford, and that’s why she wasn’t allowed to make any noise.

Still, Meredith Ford’s voice sounded so nice...

Tiana Thorne breathed lightly, closing her eyes slightly, trying to sense.

At this moment, the two were not in a normal elevator hallway but stuck between two floors.

If the elevator door opened now, stepping out would mean falling into an abyss.

Currently, Meredith Ford was positioned in the corridor above their heads.

Meredith called again: "Tiana Thorne, are you there?"

May’s heart was pounding.

It was the first time hearing someone’s voice and not daring to ask for help.

Finally, Meredith seemed to think she wasn’t on this floor, then turned and left, heading to the stairway, running all the way down.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

For some reason, the sound was exceptionally irritating to Tiana’s ears.

Soon, Meredith’s voice echoed in the corridor on the lower floor: "Tiana Thorne, are you here? If you are, answer me, how are you? Do you need me to call an ambulance for you?"

May frowned, murmuring softly: "Tiana, why do I feel she genuinely wants to help you?"

"What makes you think that?"

"She’s barefoot, searching for you floor by floor. It must be that wearing high heels is inconvenient. Being a rich lady, her feet might even be blistered. Shouldn’t you just respond to her so she won’t worry?"

Tiana just gave a cold laugh, her voice low: "Perhaps she’s trying to find me, to send me to my death?"

May: "..."

She didn’t dare say more.

But the sweat on her skin felt unbearable; the inside was like an oven, stifling and hot.

Tiana was barely holding on: "May..."

"Hmm?"

Tiana’s voice was very weak: "If I pass out, remember this, if Meredith Ford comes looking, whatever happens, don’t respond to her, unless my brother comes..."

"Alright."

May wasn’t much better off, her lips were cracked, but she wasn’t injured and could still endure.

Time passed without knowing how long, both of their consciousnesses blurred. Suddenly, the elevator lights came on.

The elevator had been fixed.

May opened her eyes lightly, tiredly reached out to press the button for the first floor.

Only then did she realize the elevator was on the seventh floor.

At this moment, it began descending floor by floor.

She breathed a sigh of relief: "Tiana, we’ve been saved."

But Tiana’s consciousness was almost gone, her body leaned limply against May’s shoulder, even her breathing turned faint, and she didn’t respond to her.

Ding-dong.

Ding-dong.

Ding-dong.

At this moment, the phone’s message alert sounded.

The phone had signal.

May’s first reaction was to take out her phone from the bag and call for an ambulance.

However, the phone rang, showing the caller: Tiana.

She answered, perhaps the sudden relief caused her mind to flutter, her voice very light: "Hello..."

"Where are you?"

It was Maxim Ford’s voice...

May replied: "Third floor, please call an ambulance..."

After speaking, the phone slipped from her hand, and May fainted too. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Tiana felt terrible, she could hardly open her eyes, only felt her body sinking, becoming more lethargic.

At that moment, the elevator sounded indicating it reached a floor.

Her eyes moved but couldn’t open.

The noise around her was loud, buzzing, she couldn’t hear clearly, only felt a long arm slip under her knees and wrap around her waist, carrying her out of the stifling elevator.

She leaned against him, feeling his anxious heartbeat.

Is it my brother...?

A breeze brushed by, a faint sandalwood scent lingered around her nose. That unique aroma was very pleasant.

It wasn’t her brother’s scent, yet it carried an indescribable sense of safety.

She wanted to open her eyes to see who it was but had no strength.

But she knew, she was saved...

This realization relaxed her body completely, and finally, she lost consciousness.

"Tiana, it’s okay now, Second Brother is here." Julian Ford called her, but she couldn’t hear him.

Maxim Ford saw her clothes drenched in sweat, and with the lobby’s air conditioning running, he quickly removed his coat and wrapped it around her to prevent a chill.

After the incident, the hotel had ceased operations, and people upstairs couldn’t come down due to the elevator repair issues.

There were only a few staff members in the lobby, keeping it relatively quiet.

Julian Ford looked at her peaceful sleeping face, flushed from the heat. Earlier, Gigi had teased his lips in the morning, but now they were pale like paper, dry to the point of peeling.

This fragile appearance made his heart feel like it was punched hard.

May had fainted too, Maxim Ford’s bodyguard placed her on the lobby sofa, waiting for the ambulance.

Maxim Ford was also beside her, watching as blood seeped from her palm, a cold expression flashed in his eyes, turning to the hotel staff standing with heads down, the sharpness in his gaze made several people tremble.

"Felix."

Felix Grant was Maxim Ford’s assistant, promptly nodded: "Sir."

Maxim Ford ordered coldly: "Investigate thoroughly if this was a malfunction or human error, leave no stone unturned."

"Yes!"

Felix turned to begin his investigation, Julian Ford stopped him: "Wait a moment."

Felix paused: "Second Master, what is it?"

Julian Ford’s alluring cold phoenix eyes carried a fierce edge, he spoke lightly: "I want to see the owner of this hotel go bankrupt within a day."

Felix hesitated awkwardly: "Uh... Second Master, this hotel belongs to Fourth Master. This asset can’t go bankrupt..."

Maxim Ford: "..."

Julian Ford: "..."

At this moment, Meredith Ford finally ran down from the staircase. Seeing her brother, she rushed over: "Brother, when I reached the fourth floor, the elevator was fixed, but I didn’t find anyone in the elevator..."

She hadn’t finished speaking when she noticed Second Brother was holding a woman.

The woman’s delicate and vulnerable appearance evoked pity, her face was one Meredith had seen countless times in videos—Tiana Thorne.

Her breathing was rapid, she sighed in relief: "So she was found."

She wiped away the sweat about to drip into her eyes: "Second Brother, you’re here too."

Julian Ford didn’t even glance at her, his head down, even his distant aura was coldly arrogant.

Maxim Ford looked at her, identical to the sister he had just rescued from the elevator, covered in sweat, her beautiful cheeks red, barefoot, feet stained with dust and blood, looking startling.

"What happened to your feet?"

"Accidentally stepped on glass shards, but it’s fine. While Tiana was in there for so long, is she alright?"

Only then did Julian Ford lower his gaze, seeing her feet. His thin lips parted slightly, his voice indistinct, very low: "Meredith."