Chapter 216
The man stood by the window and cocked an eyebrow in surprise when he heard the news. through the phone. “I didn’t expect Iris to die like that. How boring. Now that she’s gone, you can return,” he said.
Silvia thought that it was certain death for her and Neil when the massive wave swept them. away. Unexpectedly, a tree along the edge of the water saved them.
The wave had brought them near land, and a tree happened to be beside them. She quickly clung to it until the wave subsided and heaved a sigh of relief.
If the heavy rain had not caused the water to rise to the tree’s branches, they might have been carried even farther away.
After they had some rest, they slowly swam toward land.
Once they were out of the water, Neil moved forward with a cold expression and acted as if Silvia did not exist.
She followed him, and an inexplicable emotion welled up in her heart as she looked at him.
It was a mixture of gratitude and relief.
If Neil had not appeared, she and Chris would have probably died.
She quickly caught up to him and sincerely said, “Thank you, Mr. Remus.”
A mere “thank you” seemed inadequate, but she did not know how else to repay him.
Neil glared at her, and his blood boiled.
“Silvia Pond, are you stupid?! You risked your life to save Chris! Do you like him that much?!”
Silvia was taken aback. “I didn’t intentionally risk my life to save him. I had no idea the current would be that intense,” she explained.
Neil sneered, and his expression became even colder.
“Before you try to save someone, make sure whether it’s possible for you or not! If I hadn’t arrived in time, you would’ve died!”
Confronted with his anger, Silvia fell silent.
He just gave her a fierce look. “Say something!”
She met his gaze and said, “I didn’t expect it to be so dangerous. If a situation like this arises again, you don’t have to worry about me. My survival has nothing to do with you.
Neil scoffed. “Don’t worry! Unless I’m out of my mind, I won’t save you if this happens again!!
Seeing the anger in his eyes, she lowered her head in silence.
When the massive wave crashed earlier, her main concern was not her own life but the possibility that Neil might die with her.
Chapter 216
She did not want to be indebted to him. Yet, every time danger loomed over her, he somehow managed to appear and save her.
After moving forward for a while, they finally spotted a house halfway up a slope.
An elderly couple lived there, Silvia briefly explained their situation and asked if they could stay the night. Following some discussion, the elderly couple agreed.
Once they entered the house, Madam Hill, the old lady, handed them two relatively new sets of clothes.
“Here you go, young lady. If you don’t mind these being our clothes, you can put them on. otherwise, you might catch a cold if you keep wearing those wet clothes.”
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Although the elderly couple were wearing patched clothes, Neil and Silvia received clean, as well as neat, garments. They could tell that the elderly couple cherished these particular clothes and rarely wore them.
Silvia was a little touched. She accepted the clothes and said, “Thank you, Madam Hill.”
“No worries. You can change in the bedroom first. Your husband can change once you’re done.”
Realizing that Madam Hill had misunderstood their relationship, Silvia attempted to set things straight, but Neil abruptly spoke.
“Go ahead and change.”
Once they were in dry clothes, Madam Hill prepared some tomato soup for them.
“Have some tomato soup first. Dinner will be ready later.”
After dinner, the elderly couple soon called it a night.
There were only two rooms in the house. The elderly couple assumed that Neil and Silvia were married, so they allocated them to one room.
When they entered the room, Neil noticed that Silvia was feeling reserved. “You can have the bed. I’ll make do with the chair for tonight,” he said indifferently.
The moment she heard this, she felt a pang of guilt and quickly replied, “It’s okay. The bed is big enough. I can just place a pillow in the middle.”
