Forbidden Passion

Chapter 21 Call an Ambulance

That agile figure approached her closer and closer...

She reached out her hand, wanting to grab onto him, but he swam past her.

In the state of floating and sinking, she saw him carrying the drenched Vanessa towards the shore, getting farther and farther away from her. That back figure was so firm and decisive.

In that moment, her body lost all strength, and she no longer had the energy to struggle. She slowly sank to the bottom of the pool... Many people gathered around the pool, all exclaiming in shock. They saw Theodore carrying Vanessa back to the shore and quickly reaching out to help her up.

Fi

TTheodore and his wife, the FitTzroy family, knelt by Vanessa's unconscious body. "Vanessa, Vanessa, wake up..."

Theodore gasped for breath as he looked at the unconscious and unresponsive Vanessa. Just as he was about to administer first aid, he heard someone shout, "The young mistress has sunk! Why isn't anyone saving her? She can't swim!" The onlookers gasped collectively, and Theodore quickly turned his head. There was no sign of struggle on the shimmering water's surface.

His heart sank, and he plunged into the water with a powerful dive.

motionless like

he swam quickly to Phoebe's side, lifting her

had already coughed up water and

water or tears as she cried while looking at Theodore emerging from the swimming

knew she had won.

Theodore didn't look at her. He laid Phoebe flat on the grass and

everyone thought Phoebe was beyond saving, she suddenly coughed up two

she's fine once she's expelled the water." The crowd breathed a sigh of relief, and Mrs. Reynolds

her eyes slowly opened a crack, weakly seeing Theodore's anxious

of her

***

days later, Phoebe woke up in the hospital. The sunlight shone through the

was no one else in the hospital ward besides

stared at the floating dust in the air for a while, not knowing what

hospital room door

worried these past two days." Phoebe turned her head and