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Chapter 186 Alec Faust Is Here
“Dr. Walter? Is that Jenny Walter? What happened to her?” Alec’s expression became serious, and he
stared intently at the chief.
The chief froze upon seeing the grave look in Alec’s eyes, but he soon recovered. “She’s buried under a
collapsed house.”
Alec almost lost his balance from hearing that. “What?”
Despite his speedy arrival, he was still too late for her. Standing in front of the rubble where she was
buried, he immediately commanded people to start digging. As he had gone in a hurry, he only brought
some simple tools instead of huge excavating machines. Even so, using the tools was much better than
having the villagers dig with their hands. The villagers immediately jumped into the rescue mission after
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtreceiving the tools.
Underneath the rubble, Jenny and Justin huddled in a corner. She ignored the pain in her right calf and
scanned the area for a way out. She was discouraged when she realized they were trapped without any
chance of escaping.
“Jenny, am I going to die here?” In the dark, Justin trembled in fear. The warmth from Jenny’s body
helped him to maintain his consciousness.
“No, you won’t. The village chief and all the villagers out there will save us. Justin, you need to stay
strong and believe in yourself. Remember, your sister is still waiting for you out there.” She gave him a
tight hug to comfort him and boost his confidence. Despite that, she was worried about their
circumstances. Aftershocks aside, they were too deeply buried that it’d be hard for the rescuers to
remove the rubble with bare hands and save them.
She was filled with regret. Had she known earlier, she would have sent Lilian and Justin out at the same
time rather than wasting precious time by getting one after the other.
Still, she took a deep breath and told herself to calm down. “We must stay alive, at least before the
village chief gets to us!” she thought.
As time ticked by, however, she started feeling suffocated. It dawned on her that the oxygen was running
out, and she might not make it out alive with Justin if they remained buried.
“Jenny, I’m thirsty,” Justin whimpered weakly. He was in a worse condition than she was because he was
younger and had been under the rubble for a longer time.
“Justin, hang on a little more. The chief will find us soon.” She knew that her consolatory words rang
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmempty, but she had no better way to assuage his fear. When he fell silent, she started feeling worried.”
Justin?”
She called out again, “Justin?”
A chill went down her spine when she received no reply. She sat up and lifted his body. Then, she
pinched his philtrum. He started coughing and regained consciousness.
“Jenny, I feel sick,” he moaned, and she felt extremely sorry for him.
“It’s okay. We’ll be okay.” Even she would feel hopeless in this situation, not to mention a child. Suddenly,
they heard a loud noise from above. She reacted fast and yelled, “We’re here!”
“That’s Dr. Walter’s voice!” someone shouted.
“They’re here! They’re here!”
As a commotion formed above their heads, the heavy weight on Jenny’s heart finally lifted. Light trickled
in as the rescuers created the opening that had been there when she lifted Lilian out. Then, a shadow
appeared in her vision. She could not make out his features because of the bright backlight. However, he
gave off a strongly familiar feeling, which she found hard to believe.
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