Joanna’s face turned pale before she cracked an extrely cold smile. "A person like you has no right to talk about love. Keep tonight in mind. If I die, it’s all because of you. The love that you claim to show will completely destroy a person."
Jovan blinked and appeared slightly scared, "What... do you an?"
"It ans goodbye!"
After that, she pushed him away forcefully before she rushed to the river and jumped in without turning around.
The rapid water cruelly washed Joanna away in the sa rciless fashion as it did to Ace
"No... No!"
Jovan looked at the wide river and wailed desperately. He received a great blow at that mont.
He did not expect that such a smart and rational woman like Joanna would do sothing so impulsive and extre.
It went beyond his imagination that Joanna would jump into the river to rescue Ace.
He seed to have won. But on the contrary, it was an utter defeat to him.
Seraphina also ran to the river bank and stared at the surface of the water in incredulity. "She... dived into the river too. They’re crazy. It’s no different from committing suicide!"
"That’s right. They’re out of their minds."
Jovan’s expression turned blank. He was struck dumb on the spot.
"What should we do now? Aren’t... you going to dive in?"
Seraphina was at a loss. Her lips turned pale as she asked Jovan.
"Why? Do you want to jump into the river too?"
Jovan’s eyes turned cold as he cracked a mocking smile. "Didn’t you always claim that you wanted to risk your life for him? You love him so much. Why aren’t you pursuing him?"
Seraphina stared at the turbulent and rapid river. Consequently, her legs trembled ceaselessly. "I’ll die if I jump in. It’s useless even if I do."
"So, you don’t love him that much?!"
"What right do you have to mock ? You... You didn’t jump into the river, either. I think you don’t love her that much!"
"So, we’re the sa kind. Frankly, we love ourselves the most. But the two of them have lost their minds..."
Jovan said dully before he rationally took out his phone to call for help.
He did love Joanna and wanted to possess and protect her, but there was no way he would kill himself just because of that. Only his desperately-in-love cousin would do such a foolish thing.
Joanna repeatedly relied on her agility in the water and strong willpower to avoid the sharp hazards that littered the rapids. She successfully held on until she reached the downstream.
The area downstream was wide and flat. There were no branches or rocks, so it was relatively safer.
"Ace!"
Joanna was greatly exhausted. She was choked before she scread Ace’s na.
The water was indeed rapid and dangerous, but she kept looking for him along the way. She did not find him, so she believed that he must’ve been washed downstream like she was.
As expected, she saw Ace lying beside a flat rock on the river.
"Ace!"
Great joy overca her. She ignored the scratches on her legs and rushed toward him rapidly.
Having choked on water, he appeared to have passed out. Like Joanna, his body was filled with cuts and gashes. On the other hand, his left leg had relapsed from his old injury, and it could not move it at all.
"Hold on. You must hold on!"
Deep excruciating pain overca her now. It was deep heartache.
While crying, she suppressed her deep pain and brought him to the river bank. After that, she bent down to give him CPR.
His lips were as cold as his body. That perfect and handso face had lost its rosiness because he’d been soaking in the water for too long. His face had lost all its color and was as white as a sheet... as if he was dead.
"Wake up! Ace, wake up!"
Joanna pressed on his chest quickly and gave him oxygen through his lips. At the sa ti, she could not hold back her tears.
She had encountered an endless stream of major and minor accidents all these years, but she had never been so panicked and afraid.
Even though she had long made up her mind that she would have no future with him, she still wished that he could be safe and happy.
"Ahem, ahem!"
Ace finally regained consciousness under Joanna’s desperate attempts to rescue him. He grabbed her hand tightly as if he was a man in hell, holding onto the only connection he had with this world.
"Oh, great! Ace, hold tight. The rescue team will co soon..."
Joanna continued to bend down to give him CPR.
His lips were once so familiar to her, and she yearned for them so much. At last, his lips were gradually ward.
Ace had yet to regain his wits fully. He was in a half-conscious state, as if stepping on clouds. He felt as light as a feather, and he could not tell if he was dreaming or if it was reality.
The only thought he had now was to save Joanna and to ensure her safety even though he was blind and could not see.
"Joanna... Don’t be scared. I’m coming to save you. I’ll save you!"
With his eyes closed, he furrowed his brows in pain and muttered endlessly
"What did you say? How do you feel now?"
Joanna could not tell if he was awake or in a coma, so she leaned her ear close to his lips to listen to his murmur.
"Joanna, I’ll protect you. I’ll protect you no matter where you are..."
Ace could feel Joanna, so he tried his best to hold her hand tightly.
"Silly man. Why were you so silly? You risked your life for so many tis. You’re so silly..."
Hugging him, Joanna cried desperately.
Of course, she would be moved no matter how unfeeling and rational she was after she learned that he loved her so deeply.
"I’m not afraid. With you by my side, I’m fearless. We must hang tough and stay alive..."
While she spoke, her breathing beca weaker. Suddenly, she felt extrely sleepy as her body caved to the effects of exhaustion and hypothermia.
After a while, both Jovan and Seraphina reached the downstream location with the rescue team and found the two on the verge of death.
They huddled together like two vines that were entangled with each other. Though they had fainted, they had beco a part of each other.
"They’re breathing! They’re alive!"
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