Chapter 10 Javon's gloomy mood lifted instantly . " I'm on my way . " He quickly changed and headed to the company , hardly realizing how much he was looking forward to Jaelynn's apology . When he arrived , Javon paused in the elevator lobby and noticed the VIP elevator wasn't working . Almost immediately , Marcus rushed over , his expression serious . " Mr. Bradford , the VIP elevator has malfunctioned . Ms. Norton and Ms. McDowell are both stuck inside . " Menu Inside the elevator , Jaelynn's first reaction was to check the time , worried about delaying the document signing . Shayla , on the other hand, was frantically kicking the doors . " Ah ! I don't want to be trapped here ! If the elevator falls , we're done for ! " The metal groaned under her kicks . Jaelynn frowned and pulled her back . " Do you even know anything about safety ? When an elevator malfunctions , you stay calm and wait . Kicking the doors will only make it worse . Now be quiet . " She pressed the alarm bell . Shayla hesitated , biting back an argument . When the call connected , Shayla immediately started complaining , " How are you handling this ? Even the VIP elevator can break down ? Get someone to open the doors and rescue me , now ! " The security guard's calm voice came through . " I'm inspection . " sorry , the elevator system indicates it can't operate . We're performing an emergency Jaelynn's eyes narrowed as she recalled something . " During last month's routine maintenance , upgrade . Has it not been done yet ? " the engineer mentioned the system needed an " We know , but we haven't received the necessary documents , so it hasn't been addressed We didn't n't expect an incident to occur . Jaelynn turned to Shayla , confusion clear on her face . " Weren't you supposed to handle the documents ? " " What does that have to do with me ? That's Marcus's responsibility . " Shayla didn't even think twice before shifting the blame . " Marcus has other tasks . Handling minor internal company matters is your responsibility , " Jaelynn said , irritation clear in her tone . " I left a list of pending tasks in the office . Didn't you see it ? " When Shayla first joined the secretarial department , Jaelynn had been assigned to train her . Back then , any mistakes Shayla made didn't directly affect Jaelynn . But now , after Shayla's blunder had trapped Jaelynn in the elevator , things were very different . Shayla's expression shifted , unease flickering across her face . " I've just taken over the secretary role . It's normal not to be fully adjusted yet . Even Mr. Bradford wouldn't blame me . " Jaelynn didn't want to waste time arguing . " Call the maintenance department immediately and get this handled . " " Of course , Ms. Norton . " Shayla's glare sharpened . " Jaelynn , you've been frequenting the president's office these past few days . You're not thinking of going back to the secretarial department , are you ? " 11.02 Admissions Open - BS Programs Rearly to begin your journey ? Adrwsions are now open in our BS departments . Apply online 11.8 % Apply now Menu d Ms. wait . ed at her coolly and said nothing . , then proudly added , " Mr. Bradford said I've been doing an excellent job . I'll be assisting him with his workload from now on . staying in the project department , you shouldn't be indecisive . " else in the elevator , Shayla no longer hid the jealousy in her eyes . y doing your secretary duties properly , " Jaelynn said coldly . ent , the lights in the elevator went out . t a piercing scream . to die ... " her breath , pressing Shayla against the wall and gripping the handrail tightly . cy intercom rang once more . you both okay ? " d voice came through the intercom . " The maintenance team couldn't open the elevator even after updating the system . The fire re now . They'll start the rescue shortly . " 4 , I'm scared of the dark ... and my feet hurt so much , " Shayla sobbed . ilm . " dered why Jaelynn hadn't answered him . Get ed in , cutting through the oppressive darkness . Firefighters arrived and began prying open the elevator doors . denly lunged forward , P Icy n movement made the already " Hurry ! Get me out ! I have claustrophobia . I can't breathe ! " stable elevator wobble . edoman ghters reacted immediately . se , stay still . Don't move . We'll get you out safely . " འར་ ན ། ཉན པར ར་ ང་ དང་ ངན་ ཅར་ ནངས་ པདང་ ནད་ ཀར་ སྐོར་ ནས་ ཡོང་ ཡོད་ ད་ དེ །། THE F A さく y here . I need to get out ! " steria overpowered her . asperated , grabbed her arm and slapped it hard . ourself ! Don't act recklessly and put me in danger too ! " te , clutching her stinging arm . trambled toward the elevator door , looking up at Javon with desperate eyes . " Mr. Bradford , I'm hurt . I ... Ithink ... I can't breathe ... " ment , one of the firefighters asked , " Who should we rescue first ? " k to the