Chapter 319
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
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇton the bridge and cried out in pain.
Everyone was looking at Herbert, who was swimming hard in the river. Everyone seemed to be 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.
Ipatted 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!”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, 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!
“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…”