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.

Reservoir isn't going to release floodwater today, and of course, the

reservoir, OK? What are you trying to say? Are you trying to undermine

turned out they had talked to Antonio,

to talk some sense

took out my phone and

It's hundreds of lives we're talking about here,"

report, his expression turning

her lies," Vernon immediately

his hand and

"Christopher, is it true that the reservoir will

Who told you that? It's sunny today, and the water level is perfectly fine. What

hung up the phone and slammed the

he said coldly to me, "You're not welcome

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out."

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last time, with Antonio, we

Antonio, let alone Lonnie, even

me.

overwhelmed by a

those hundreds of lives came

at Lonnie and

Potter, I

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

If I'm lying, I'll die

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