NovelEnglishSylvia squeezed her eyes shut, feeling her body plummet through the air before crashing into the icy, bone-
chilling Atlantic.
She was numb all over, too exhausted to fight, and didn't even want to try. She let herself sink, the ocean's
weight pressing down on her lungs, the cold making her thoughts blur and fade.
Suddenly, the water above her churned as a figure dove in, breaking through the
waves.
She tried to make out who it was, but she couldn't hold on any longer. There's no way it could be Rupert, she
thought dimly. He'd never jump from that high.
Just before her world went black, strong arms wrapped around her, and suddenly someone's lips pressed against
hers-breathing life back into her. Instinctively, Sylvia clung to her rescuer's neck as they kicked up toward the
surface.
But just as they neared the air, the grip around her loosened. She reached desperately for the blurry silhouette,
but her fingers caught nothing but cold water.
A second later, another hand grabbed hers, pulling her fully into the open air.
She coughed and spluttered, choking on seawater as she tried to catch her breath. Blinking salt from her eyes,
she looked up to see who had saved her.
"Mr. Sanford..." she gasped.
Lester wiped the water from his face, his expression thunderous. "I never should've agreed to this back at the
square. Do you even realize how dangerous that was?"
Sylvia tried to say something, but Lester pulled her into his arms. She didn't resist, just stared blankly out at the
water.
On shore, the wail of sirens echoed across the beach.
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Lester carried her up onto the sand, where his assistant, Zion, hurried over with a thick, fluffy towel.
"You scared the hell out of us, boss. You can't just go jumping into the ocean like that!"
"Let's get the paramedics to check on Sylvia first," Lester said, rubbing her down with the towel.
Zion flagged down the ambulance, and EMTs rushed over.
"She's got a touch of hypothermia. We need to get her to the hospital," one of them said, wrapping another
blanket around her and helping her toward the waiting ambulance.
Sylvia took a few steps before a sudden pain stabbed through he chest. She turned to look back at the sea, a
strange feeling nagging at her like she'd left something behind. s
"What is it?" Lester asked quietly.
She looked at his pale, chattering face and shook her head. "Nothing. Cto
the hospital with me, will you? You look awful too."
"Of course," he said, steadying her as they climbed into the ambulance.
Once the ambulance pulled away, Orson burst through the surf, shivering so hard
his teeth chattered. He hauled a bleeding Rupert onto the rocks.
"Mr. Rupert, Chris Lennon's on his way. Just hang in there."
Rupert leaned weakly against the rocks, pressing his hand to his wound, his eyes fixed on the distant ambulance
lights as
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disappeared up the coast. As headlights faded, his shoulders slumped, swallowed by the
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