Chapter 13

While calling Jodie, I rushed toward Lonnie's place.

No one picked up the phone. As I arrived, I was surprised to see Antonio's

parents.

I said immediately, "The Stone Cliff Reservoir is about to release floodwater very soon. Why are you still here?

"There's only fifty minutes left. Evacuate now, or it'll be too late!"

Vernon Kaufman, Antonio's dad, glanced at me and then said to Lonnie

helplessly, "Sorry about that. It's probably because of the pregnancy-Grace is actually losing her mind.

"She even believes in her own lie, coming down all the way here."

Meanwhile, Jodie glared at me and snapped, "What are you doing here? You just won't stop till you make a complete fool of yourself, right?

"Just resign and focus on getting ready to give birth. Given how willful you are now, you'll get yourself in big trouble sooner or later."

I was baffled. How was I willful?

Taking a deep breath, I said to them, "I'm not lying. There's gonna be a heavy rainstorm at Stone Cliff soon, and the reservoir will release floodwater soon. You should..."

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As I was talking, Jodie came over and slapped me across the face hard.

Stone Cliff Reservoir isn't going to release floodwater today, and

you trying to say? Are you trying to

turned out they had talked

to talk some sense into Jodie and Vernon now,

out my phone and showed Lonnie my

lying. Please believe me. It's hundreds of lives we're

at the report, his expression

fall for her lies," Vernon immediately

his hand

it true that the reservoir will release

end of the line, quickly said, "Not at all. Who told you that? It's sunny today, and the water level is perfectly

hung up the phone and slammed

to me, "You're

1

out."

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time, with Antonio, we convinced Lonnie

without Antonio, let alone Lonnie, even Jodie and Vernon

me.

overwhelmed by a deep sense

hundreds of lives came back into my

at Lonnie and swore

Potter, I am not

there will be a heavy rainstorm very soon. The rainwater from the mountains will all rush into the reservoir, and within half an hour, the water

swear. If I'm lying, I'll die

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