Chapter 698. I Won’t Let Anything Happen to You

“Don’t panic. We need to stay calm. There’s still enough oxygen for us to last a little while.”

Caitlin forced herself to think clearly, searching for any possible way out. She combed through every corner of the room again, opening drawers, looking behind furniture, feeling along the walls—but there was nothing useful.

The air was thinning fast. Each breath grew shallower, heavier.

“I can’t… I can’t breathe…” Zinnia gasped, sliding down from the sofa onto the floor.

Caitlin leaned back against the sofa, forcing air into her lungs, trying not to give in to the dark haze pressing at the edges of her vision. Her chest burned, her temples throbbed, and sharp pain pulsed through her head as oxygen drained away.

She jabbed a sharp object into the palm of her hand, using the sting to keep herself awake. She couldn’t afford to lose consciousness—not when she had finally found the ledgers, not when her grandfather’s stolen inheritance had yet to be reclaimed, no