Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 341 Going Against The Current

“My phone battery died and I only just managed to find a charger,” Alex lied.

“Useless piece of trash! How could your phone die at a time like this?” Heather was furious beyond measure as she yelled, “Alex Jefferson, let me warn you: if anything happens to Stanley, I’ll never let you go! I’ll kill you myself!”

Sweat beaded on Alex’s forehead. He had not thought something so terrible would happen while he was busy healing his wounds. He hastily reassured her, “I just spoke to Stanley’s teacher and she told me they’re okay. I’m going over to bring him home right now.”

On the other side of the phone, Heather sighed in relief. Alex had always been the one handling Stanley’s education so she did not even have Ms. Haden’s number.

The flood happened so suddenly and was so serious that she had gone fretfully insane.

It did not help that she saw news reports about all the children who were washed away by the rapid currents. Anxiety threatened to swallow her as tears rolled down her cheeks.

Now that she had received confirmation that her son was safe, her nerves could finally relax after hours of being tightly wound–up.

In a calmer tone than before, she said, “Okay. Get over there as quickly as you can. And be careful.”

“Alright. Bye.” He ended the call.

phone calls. Looking down at the water lapping at the staircase, he kept his phone in his pocket and headed right

meters deep, reaching all the way to above Alex’s

resistance when walking in such deep waters. Even with his strong Mortal Force, it took some effort for him

about the same as someone walking normally.

a single soul could be seen on the streets. Suddenly, he spotted a broken door drifting toward him. Ecstatic at the find, he made his way over and leaped on it before it could get washed

he was able to conserve his energy and increase his speed at

as he saw the animals floating past him, some alive and some not.

the animals, his gaze swept around constantly in search of children. He

saw a supermarket up ahead. Remembering that Stanley and the rest of the people trapped there had not eaten anything for

came. The inside of the supermarket was partially submerged and he could not

of the higher shelves still peeked out of the water. All he needed to do was lean down to

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search of something to put the food in and finally saw a big bag

way.

relief, he did not see anybody in