Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 314

With the sound of drums, the boats shot forward like arrows, racing at full speed.

Onlookers at the shore were amazed by the spectacle, and everyone began cheering for their favorite boat team, shouting words of encouragement.

Especially, they ran alongside the boats as they departed

Though Agnes’s group wasn’t large, they were still a good number of people.

They were caught in the middle of the crowd and had to follow the flow of people. All of Agnes’s attention was captivated by the boat race.

Then, she heard a noise and someone shouting. “Someone fell into the water!”

Agnes looked towards the water and saw that it was Mariela.

People’s attention shifted because of the incident.

Everyone started to worry.

However, the embankment was quite high with no steps to get down, and the water level was shallow, making it difficult for even skilled swimmers to get back up onto the shore.

felt extremely anxious

into the water when she wasn’t even standing close to the water’s edge? She might have been pushed down by

in the water, crying for help as she slowly sank, her voice

beside herself with worry and grabbed Jared Whitfield’s arm, saying, “What do we do? Jared, you have to

Jared could swim, and he

even had

Jared swim, displaying a skill level comparable

not making any moves to jump

watched as Mariela continued to sink

people around them were merely pointing and talking

began taking off her shoes, preparing to jump in

Jared stopped her with a firm grip on

are you doing?” he asked.

just stand by. I can swim too, don’t

stern as he glanced

held onto Agnes and said, “Alright, you stay here. I’ll go and

that Jared was willing

off his shoes and clothes, which made Agnes even more anxious.

was still struggling, and it looked like she had only two hands left. If this continued, even if Jared managed to save her, she