Chapter 23
The rain had stopped.
Christina ate the steamed bums that Mrs. Morris and Mr. Morris had prepared for her. After thanking the enthusiastic couple, they wanted to rush back.
Because today is the New Year’s eve, everyone wants to go home and
reunite
Christina took a peek at Patrick. They had planned to go back to A City the day before yesterday to spend the New Year with Mr. Hopkins. They didn’t expect this to happen. It seemed that they had to hurry back. The Old Man had a bad temper.
But just as Christina was about to kave with them, Mr. Morris stopped her and said, “I think you had better stay here with us.”
**The torrential rain last night caused a mudslide that buried many farmlands and houses nearby. The surrounding residences were destroyed, making it harder to get through the mountain
Charles said with a rare seriousness, “Christina should stay. Now the hillsides will collapse at any time. The
flood hasn’t completely subsided. We’ll
send someone to pick her up when we get back. After all, Christina was
pregnant, she couldn’t exertherself too
much since she was still weak.
The few of them looked at each other
for a moment in sikence, and then they all looked at Patrick
Patrick took a look at Christina and suddenly strode to her. Without saying anything he held her hand and led her straight out the door.
“She’s with me.” Patrick only left a faint sentence.
Charles and the others looked at each other from Patrick’s cold profile, knowing that his decision would not change
“Then we are leaving now. Thank you so much for taking us in last night.”
Charles and the others finally exchanged a few words with Mr. and
Anna and followed them
“Patrick I think it would be better for Christina to stay for another night”
Charles and the others plodded upward, winding their way back and forth across the face of mountain with great difficulty. They also had to pay careful attention to the surrounding
mountains.
Patrick tightened his grip on her wrist as if he didn’t care about Charles’s
words. He looked around vigilantly and
led her forward step by step.
“She’s with me” He repeated again.
Patrick’s deep eyes fell on the woman’s face beside him. Only by keeping her
by his side would he be relieved.
Christina didn’t know what he was thinking. He held her too tight as her wrist hurt. She looked up at him and Said, “I. I can actually.”
“Christina, don’t even think about it!” Patrick said in a calm volce and immediately refuted.
Christina was depressed. Why was he so cold? She didn’t even finish her
words.
After walking for about half an hour, a shallow river three meters wide
appeared in front of them
Originally.
this river did not exist. It should form
from the large influx of the heavy rain
last night when the rainfall blew the mud from the hillsides,
“It was not too deep, about 30
centimeters. You can come over…” Someone had already stepped across the water
shallow river in
who turned around. Surprised at his movement,
she was
he angrily reminded her, “Do
struggling, blushed his stare. She almost forgot that her hand
inflammation at the touch
water
since he was young. He was very so
noticed, however, that Patrick took a firm grip on her legs, and he walked
her eyes sideways. To be
are you looking
lowered his eyes and
a little
he asked casually
head away as if she had done something wrong. She replied,
eyes widened as if she were extremely nervous, and her hand directly
are
next second,
he even stopped his way forward. He couldn’t
in his arms could not
untie his belt.
and the others
Patrick’s surprised inhalation, they
and
were
all
turned around dumbfounded.
don’t be so
angrily. In public, she untied the man’s belt, and the witch became
her sudden
Clap!
out the belt around Patrick’s waist. Without
down a fruit tree
others saw clearly, they noticed
venomous Snakes on the trees in the
Christina hit its tender spot and it
motionless
“Put me down!”
already crossed the shallow river. Christina broke free from his arms and ran all the way to the snake. She picked up a big rock and
that the snake
put her arms
proudly. You don’t even have
this moment, the
dumblounded, and even Patrick’s
women are afraid of snakes, especially poisonous ones, but
was the first to laugh out loud. “Christina, you can’t wait to untie Patrick’s belt and protect him
see the snake coming at us, who was about to
angry and shouted at them angrily. “Charles, if you dare to say another word, I’ll
a compliant and gentle wife. Women that are cute and coquette are most lovable Christina, don’t
embarrassed
teased her
It was useless to pretend to be weak She was
head with his hand when she came back to
senses.
her head
joyful eyes. For the first time, she saw that he was actually
need you to protect me from now on.” Patrick seemed to be in a good mood and actually
her.
red as he held her hand
and in disarray due to the heavy rain, the few of them were talking and laughing and the atmosphere was very
you something?” Seeing that he was in a good mood. Christina
I name our baby in the future?” She tugged
nervously.
on the other hand, was a little distracted when he heard the words “our baby.” He looked down at
eyes were alight with
answered her. Yes.”
became more and more excited and grabbed
phone
get
person in front of her suddenly shouted and
they didn’t need to wind around the mountain if they can make a call
let
but Chandler seemed to have known
eagerly. “I know. I’m rushing over to pick