279: Chapter 286: A Lifeti 279: Chapter 286: A Lifeti Jas Brown had not expected such an accident to happen, but his reaction was quick enough.
He stretched out his arms and directly caught Lucy Campbell, and due to gravity, both of them sank under the sea.
Only after kicking his legs did they resurface again.
“Hey, are you okay?” Jas Brown surfaced and imdiately asked Lucy Campbell anxiously.
At this ti, Lucy Campbell held tightly onto Jas Brown’s neck, her whole body supported horizontally by him.
Still in shock, she took a few breaths before complaining, “It’s all your fault, causing to fall.”
Her tone and expression were clearly coquettish, which made Jas Brown’s heart flutter and feel even more guilty.
He avoided Lucy Campbell’s gaze and said, “Be a bit more careful this ti.”
“What careful?
You didn’t support from behind.
This ti, don’t let go.”
“Alright, I definitely won’t let go.”
The smartest thing about Lucy Campbell was that she gave people a way out, now giving Jas Brown not only a way out but also a good reason to touch her.
However, when he saw that Jas Brown was still hesitant to touch her while helping her climb the rocks, Lucy Campbell glared at him and said, “Stop being so cautious.
We hugged earlier anyway, which part haven’t you touched?”
Jas Brown awkwardly chuckled and then let go, first holding Lucy Campbell’s waist to lift her up so she could grab onto the rocks, then he held her legs, and finally, he let Lucy Campbell stand on his shoulders, successfully helping her get onto the top.
Having stabilized herself, Lucy Campbell said to Jas Brown: “You should wash up too, let’s head back earlier.
I’ve been soaked all day, it feels like my body is swelling.”
Jas Brown, having been soaked in the seawater all-day, wasn’t feeling great either, especially with Lucy Campbell’s delicate skin.
So, he hurriedly washed and now with only his torso bare and in pants, he did a quick clean up.
After climbing the rocks, Lucy Campbell was already dressed, and the two walked along the shore on the rocks.
However, the rocks were very sharp, and both were barefoot, which made walking quite challenging.
Jas Brown hesitated and said, “I might as well carry you across.”
Lucy Campbell nodded and leaned on Jas Brown’s back, saying, “Are your feet okay?”
“Don’t worry, I have calluses, I can handle walking this route.”
“Well then, I won’t be polite.”
Carrying Lucy Campbell, Jas Brown supported her thighs with both hands, now completely indifferent to such physical contact.
Even with thick-skinned feet, walking over such rocky terrain still stung painfully.
When they finally got to the road and he wanted to put Lucy Campbell down, he realized she had fallen asleep on his back.
This left Jas Brown quite amused yet frustrated.
That ti he went to protect Lucy Campbell, she fell asleep on him in such a hazardous situation, and now she was asleep again.
He wondered if his back was particularly similar to her own bed or if she was just naturally sleep-prone.
But considering how physically demanding the day was for her, it made sense that she was exhausted.
Jas Brown didn’t wake Lucy Campbell and continued walking along the coastal road.
The place was remarkably secluded; although there was a road, there was not a single car passing by at that ti.
Jas Brown could only carry her for more than half an hour until he found a coin-operated public phone booth – the only building he had seen from the sea.
Having a phone booth was better to avoid having to explain to anyone who might pass by.
Thankfully, Jas Brown’s wallet was still with him, along with a few cents – Jas Brown always had the habit of carrying so coins which sotis ca in handy when money didn’t.
There were a few people he could call for a pickup, but not many who knew Lucy Campbell, so Jas decided to call Gina Lopez.
“Hello!” It took a while for Gina Lopez to answer the call.
“It’s Jas Brown, I need a bit of help.”
“What’s wrong?” Gina’s voice imdiately rose, clearly concerned.
Jas Brown genuinely felt a warmth in his heart.
Regardless of how he felt about Gina, her concern brought them closer.
He imdiately smiled and said, “It’s nothing serious, just that there are no cars where I am, and I need you to pick up.”
“Tell your location, and I’ll co to get you.”
“Sure!” Jas Brown saw an address on the phone booth and quickly relayed it.
“It might take half an hour for to get there.
Don’t wander off, so I can find you.”
“Got it, I’ll wait right here by the phone booth.”
After hanging up, Jas Brown turned to look at Lucy Campbell.
SSUP Country’s foremost beauty was sound asleep on his shoulder, showing no signs of waking.
Jas found himself reluctant to wake her, so he simply stood there with her on his back for a full half hour until Gina’s car arrived.
As the car stopped, the passenger door swung open and Grace Lopez hurried out, asking anxiously, “Brother-in-law, what happened?”
Jas Brown knew that Emily Lopez would definitely follow, so he didn’t ask Gina Lopez not to bring Emily Lopez because she definitely wouldn’t miss it.
He chuckled and said, “She and I accidentally fell into the sea.”
“Fell into the sea… Who is she?” Seeing that Jas Brown was alright, just a bit disheveled, Emily Lopez imdiately shifted her attention to Lucy Campbell.
Before Jas Brown could answer, Gina Lopez hurried over and asked, “How is Chairman Smith?”
Jas Brown smiled and said, “It’s fine.
She’s just exhausted and fell asleep.”
Gina Lopez sighed in relief and quickly said, “Then get in the car quickly.”
Jas Brown carried Lucy Campbell into the back of the car, placed her down, and Lucy Campbell, still not awake, slid and ended up lying on Jas Brown’s legs, even letting out a small hum before grabbing his waist and continuing to sleep soundly.
Gina Lopez and Emily Lopez also got in the car at this point, both turned their heads to look at them, with similarly peculiar expressions on their faces.
Jas Brown quickly explained, “Don’t get the wrong idea, she’s just too tired, and we’re totally innocent.”
Emily Lopez giggled, “Brother-in-law, the fact that you’re explaining to us ans you care a lot about us.”
Gina Lopez glared at her sister and said, “He cares about , not us.
Please make it clear.”
Emily Lopez chuckled, “Whether it’s caring about you, , or us.”
Seeing the sisters starting to bicker again, Jas Brown quickly said, “Let’s just get going, I’m exhausted too.”
Gina Lopez quickly turned to start the car, while Emily Lopez curiously asked about their ordeal today.
Jas Brown roughly shared their adventure, making Emily Lopez’s emotions fluctuate, particularly incensed when he got to the part about Christopher Taylor ramming them with a speed boat, and suggesting that Jas Brown was too rciful and should have let their boat leak to leave them adrift at sea too.
Upon hearing that Jas Brown and Lucy Campbell swam such a long distance back, Emily Lopez’s face showed admiration, puckering her lips and saying, “That’s really romantic, brother-in-law, take for a swim soti too.”
Jas Brown gave Emily Lopez a look, “I was almost dead tired this ti, another ti and I might as well ask to live a few more years.”
“How about we just swim a bit less, maybe just a hundred or eighty miles.”
Jas Brown almost spat out blood hearing that, causing Emily Lopez to burst into laughter.
Amidst the laughter and teasing in the car, Lucy Campbell remained deep asleep.
“Jas, where to now?” asked Gina Lopez.
“Let’s go to my place,” Jas Brown replied without hesitation.
“Your place?
You’re taking her to your place?” Emily Lopez imdiately exclaid.
“She’s just my neighbor.”
“Oh, she’s your neighbor?” Emily Lopez glanced at the sleeping Lucy Campbell, feeling like there might be so scheming involved.
Following Jas Brown’s directions, Gina Lopez drove the car to the entrance of Jas Brown’s residential complex.
Jas Brown carried Lucy Campbell, with Gina Lopez and Emily Lopez, the twin sisters, following him right to the doorway of his apartnt.
Jas Brown thought Lucy Campbell’s bodyguards would show up, but since none appeared, he had no choice but to carry Lucy into his own ho for now and wait for her to wake up before sending her back.
Gina Lopez helped Jas Brown get Lucy Campbell onto the bed in his bedroom, then the two of them stepped out.
Emily Lopez was curiously looking around Jas Brown’s house; this was her first ti here, and she was quite interested in seeing the place where her admired brother-in-law lived.
“You guys sit down, I’m going to change,” said Jas Brown as he ca out of the bedroom with clothes in hand, greeted them, then went into the bathroom.
Changing into big shorts and a tank top, Jas Brown ca out and handed the two won drinks while grabbing a bottle of ice-cold water for himself, drinking it all in one go.
“Brother-in-law, your place is really nice.
Although not big, it’s very tidy.
Do you usually clean it yourself?”
Sitting on the sofa, Jas Brown smiled and said, “At your place, I have to tidy up, so of course I can’t let my own house be ssy.”
“Hehe, and to think I thought you were just pretending in front of .
So it’s really a habit of yours, brother-in-law, you’re really too good.
Not many n nowadays clean their rooms.”
Jas Brown sweat a little, as it seed to him that Emily Lopez would magnify any small good trait of his to sothing extraordinary, making tidying up seem like a great feat.
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