NovelOnlineChapter 318
Betty‘s POV: When Betty jumped down, my mother fainted. The emotional Hank wanted to jump down
to save them but was stopped. They said that Hank couldn‘t swim, and jumping down would only make
things more chaotic. “Betty, Anne...” I was extremely sad. Were the two living lives really going to
disappear in front of me? And they were my family. At this moment, I only had one thought. I could
swim. I wanted to save them. I was about to jump down when I reached the riverside, but a pair of
hands stopped me. I turned around and saw Herbert standing behind me. “Let me do it,” said Herbert.
Herbert was taking off his tie and shoes. I was very worried about him. “Do you know how to swim?”
Herbert comforted me. “Don‘t worry. I‘m the school‘s swimming champion in college!” After that, he
turned around and jumped into the river. “Herbert!” My hand grabbed the railing on the bridge and cried
out in pain. Everyone was looking at Herbert, who was swimming hard in the river. Everyone seemed to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbe very nervous. No one said a word. They were all paying close attention to the man in the river who
was searching for the mother and daughter who had just jumped in. Soon, Herbert rescued Anne. He
held Anne with his strong arm and swam to the shore. At this time, everyone cheered. They all said
that Herbert was a hero. Hank and I rushed to the shore, and some kind–hearted people had taken
Anne from Herbert‘s arms. Although Anne‘s face was pale, she was still alive. She coughed twice and
spat out a few mouthfuls of river water. Herbert glanced at Anne, who should be fine. Then he turned
around and swam to the middle of the river again. I patted Anne‘s back twice and then turned to look at
Herbert, who was in the river. I shouted at his back, “Herbert, you must come back safely!” Although I
was worried about Betty, I was also very worried about Herbert. But Betty jumped down on her own. I
didn‘t want an accident to happen to Herbert because of the rescue. I didn‘t know if Herbert heard me. I
could only pray in my heart: I hope Betty will be safe. I hope that my child‘s father will come back
safely. About ten minutes later, I finally saw Herbert swimming over from afar while pulling someone.
Seeing that he had finally saved Betty, I was so excited that my eyes were full of tears.
At this time, two ambulances arrived. My mother, who had fainted, and Anne were brought away by
one of the ambulances. Another ambulance was waiting for the person who was about to be brought to
the shore. Soon, Herbert pushed Betty to the shore. I looked at Betty, who was coughing, and knew
that she should be fine. Then my eyes fell on Herbert. He frowned and his face was distorted. It could
be seen that he was exhausted.
The people on the shore wanted to pull him up, but suddenly, a wave came and pushed him back into
the water. His body hovered in the water and half leaned in the water. Then, Herbert was no longer as
relaxed as he had been just now. He actually began to struggle in the river, Seeing this, I stepped into
the river and shouted at Herbert, “Herbert, come on up, come to the shore!”
However, at this moment, when Herbert looked at me, who was shouting at him, he only showed a pale
smile. He shook his head, as if he had given up!
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Help! Help him! He‘s in great danger.” “He doesn‘t have any strength left!”
I shouted loudly.
Herbert was pushed further and further away by the water, and gradually, I could only see his head.
The people around shook their heads and said, “We have to be good at swimming before we can go to
the river to save him. I think he is too tired and he has a cramp!”
“This situation is very serious. He won‘t be able to swim because of his cramp.”
Hearing the discussion of these people behind me I was extremely flustered.
Panic washed over me like an endless tide.
No! No, I couldn‘t allow anything to happen to Herbert. I couldn‘t live without him, nor could Lucas and
Lucky live without a father! The next moment, I ran like crazy to the middle of the river. While running, I
cried, “Herbert, come back!”
Although I knew how to swim, I only swam in the indoor swimming pool before and didn‘t swim well.
I didn‘t know what I was going to face.
At this moment, there was only one thought in my mind. “Save Herbert, I have to save him...”
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