Chapter 289
Chapter 289 Episode 036 Why You’re Not The One Who Died (6)
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"You must go, Janice Wood, he is your cousin. You cannot just stand by and watch him die!" Overwhelmed with emotion, Aunt grabbed Janice and pushed her towards the sea. She was babbling like a madwoman, her words a mix of blame and demands, "Aren’t you a soldier, capable of saving others? Can’t you save your own cousin?!"
The seawater swamped their knees. The frigid, bone-chilling water sucked all the warmth from their bodies.
It was so cold.
"Janice, I beg you–"
In the end, Aunt fell to her knees, grasping Janice’s hands tightly, her cries a mix of grief and despair.
Technically, after one group dives in, Bard would send a second group to prevent exhaustion and ensure there are still capable rescuers in case of emergency.
Janice, who had been in a state of panic for a while, only began reacting at this moment. She hurriedly bent down to help her Aunt up, her words still full of anxiety. "Aunt, don’t worry, I’ll go find the Captain right now and then we’ll look for James, okay?"
"Why?!" Aunt remained kneeling in the seawater, unmoving. Her tear-filled eyes conveyed both despair and anger. "He’s your cousin! He loves you the most! Do you need someone else’s permission to save him?!"
All she had was this shred of hope. The soldiers would definitely be searching for survivors, but without a specific objective, no one would focus only on searching for her son.
Every second she waited her hope dimmed.
In the cruel world of the open sea, a single second can claim a life. There’s no time to lose.
That’s why she clung desperately to Janice. Janice, who was close to her son, who always gave in to him, who treated him like a true brother, Janice who would never abandon him.
She was indeed being selfish, but she could not give up.
Janice hesitated for a few seconds, then glanced back at the crowd. There were alot of people: grief-stricken parents, a few children who had managed to survive, a group of silent rookies who had not been approved to dive, and soldiers who had already been into the sea once.
And now, the second group was already preparing to dive.
𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
She couldn’t demand them to search for her cousin first. If she did, that would be selfish, and she just couldn’t do that.
Everyone’s life is important. While her heart was on fire with worry, she couldn’t just abandon the other children.
Moreover, Bard with his serious nature wouldn’t easily allow her to dive again. If he knew her own relative was in the sea, he would be even more reluctant to let her go in.
After weighing everything in her mind, the serious-looking Janice finally looked at her Aunt, taking in her grief-stricken face. In the end, Janice slowly nodded her head.
Her voice was soft, but in the pouring rain it sounded particularly determined.
"Alright, I will go and find him now."
He was her relative. Even if it meant breaking the military rules, she had to find him.
Just hoping that he could hold on a little longer.
Aunt let go of her hand, but collapsed to the ground, lowered her head and sobbed profusely.
James’s father was already gone, and now all she had left was her one and only son ...
My child, you have to hold on a while longer.
After affording her a final glance, Janice clenched her teeth and once again walked towards the vast sea. But after only a few steps, a splash of water erupted behind her. As she turned around, a hand grabbed her arm.
— End of Chapter 289 —