Chapter 247
Chapter 249: Chapter 249 Chapter 249: Chapter 249 Keira Olsen’s eyes snapped open in shock, and she saw Keera’s face, which looked excessively pale due to pain.
The two couldn’t speak in the water.
Yet there was determination in the soft and weak expression on Keera’s face.
It was only at this moment that Keira finally understood Keera had just swum up to get air!
And after grabbing her, Keera continued to swim upwards!
But her physique was a bit weak.
After swimming for a while, she realized that with Keira, she simply couldn’t reach the surface…
Seeing this, Keira gave her a smile.
For her sister to have turned back was already enough for her.
In the water, with great effort, she gestured to Keera: No need to save me, go up yourself!
But Keera shook her head and pointed upwards with her other hand, smeared with blood: If we leave, we leave together!
Keira’s eyes began to redden.
She wanted to gesture something else, but she had used up all her strength helping the two of them escape from inside the ship; she could only watch as Keera stubbornly, holding her hand, slowly emerged from the water…
“Splash p>
Both of them broke the surface.
Keira gasped for air, but she felt very heavy, as if she was going to sink again.
Her consciousness was even starting to blur…
There was nothing but water in front of her, endless and boundless, and she couldn’t see any shore around her, floating and sinking in the water.
She could roughly guess that this must be the sea near Oceanion, but they were already very, very far from Oceanion…
In a daze, Keira was led by Keera, swimming to the side.
The weakness brought by anemia, and the feeling of being completely drained, made her vision darken, as though she was beginning to lose sight of everything.
It was as if water had gotten into her ears, replaced by a constant buzzing sound…
“Keira, how are you? Hang in there! You can’t get into trouble p>
Keera’s voice was faint and intermittent in her ear.
“Keira, don’t die, it’s all my fault! I shouldn’t have come to see you… it was me who brought those people p>
Keera was sobbing, with her heavy breathing as if right by her ear.
“You can’t die! I absolutely can’t let you die p>
Keira could feel Keera’s strength getting weaker and weaker; as she sank into the water again but was lifted out by her, Keira heard Keera say, “Keira, look, there’s a plank over there, we’re saved p>
Keira couldn’t see the plank clearly.
Her vision was darkening.
The last bit of rationale allowed her to remain conscious.
She felt herself being pushed onto a plank by Keera, attempting time and time again…
She wanted to say to forget about her, to let Keera get on by herself; she could feel that Keera had no strength left!
But she didn’t have the strength to open her mouth.
She wanted to push Keera away, but she didn’t even have the strength to lift her fingers…
Keera never gave up.
She kept pushing her onto the plank, which kept slipping from underneath her…
Who knows how long it took, Keira only felt as if an entire century had passed, and yet it seemed like only a few seconds had gone by…
Finally, Keera had pushed her onto the plank, floating on the water’s surface.
She lay on her side, able to see the joy on Keera’s face; she wanted to reach out her hand to pull Keera up as well, but she was utterly immobile.
Keera’s whole body seemed to relax, yet she no longer had the strength to climb up.
A hint of sadness flickered across her eyes.
“Take good care of Amy p>
Leaving behind these words, Keera’s body suddenly sank!
Keira wanted to save her, but she couldn’t muster any strength!
Sister p>
She watched helplessly as Keera sank below the surface, struggling and roaring inside, wanting to do something, but all that confronted her was an endless darkness.
A tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.
So cold!
Keira Olsen felt as if she had been thrown into an icy cavern, sinking downward through the water’s surface.
The suffocating sensation made it hard for her to breathe.
In a daze, she seemed to hear someone speaking to her, but she couldn’t make out the words.
She had no idea how much time had passed when she abruptly opened her eyes.
A second ago, she had been floating on the water, but now she lay in a soft, big bed.
It seemed as if only a blink of time had elapsed between the two moments.
However…
Keira Olsen furrowed her brows as she examined the decor of the room.
The room was decorated in a pastoral style, with small floral patterns on the bedding, bright and sunny. When she turned her head, she saw a little girl lying beside her.
Sensing something, the child slowly opened her eyes.
Upon seeing Keira Olsen, the little one burst into tears and cried, “Mommy, Mommy, you’re awake, you didn’t die! You didn’t abandon Amy p>
Amy…
Keira Olsen was slightly taken aback, as the image of the girl before her gradually overlapped with the photo in Keera’s phone, making her realize that this was Keera’s daughter!
While she was still in shock, the little one had climbed down from the bed, ran barefoot to the living room, and after a while, she came trotting back with a glass of water, offering it to Keira Olsen:
“Mommy, drink water. If you drink water, does that mean you won’t leave Amy p>
The child’s whining voice caused Keira Olsen’s heart to sink.
She moved her fingers, feeling strength returning to her body, and slowly sat up to take in her surroundings.
This place… was it Keera’s home?
Was she being mistaken for Keera?
She asked, “Amy, how long… have I been asleep p>
Little Amy answered, “Mommy has been asleep for two days, wuu wuu wuu, Mommy was found in the swimming pool, you almost died, a nice uncle took you to the hospital, Daddy said you wouldn’t die and had you brought home p>
Keira Olsen frowned.
A swimming pool?
A nice uncle…
She looked down at her hand and noticed the mark of an IV on the back of her hand.
Had someone timely replenished her with iron?
Suddenly, Keira Olsen remembered that after being pushed onto the wooden board by Keera, she seemed to have seen a boat approaching…
Since she was saved, Keera must have been saved as well, right?
She looked around for her phone to make a call to Oceanion…
But before she could find her phone, the door was pushed open, and a man in his mid-twenties strode in.
His features bore a softness, and his eyes were filled with mockery and disdain as he looked at Keira Olsen.
Amy hid behind Keira Olsen and whispered softly, “Daddy p>
This man was Keera’s husband…
No sooner had Keira Olsen realized this than the man sneered and, without a glance at Amy, said to her, “Up just in time! Get moving, it’s time to cook p>
Keira Olsen’s brow furrowed, longing to say she wasn’t Keera…
But Little Amy spoke first, “Mommy is sick, the doctor said she needs to rest and sleep well. Daddy, can we let Mommy rest p>
The man sneered again, “Isn’t she still alive p>
Then, a middle-aged woman walked in grumbling, “Bad luck, it was just a near-drowning, why all this fuss p>
Keira Olsen narrowed her eyes; this must be Keera’s mother-in-law.
She looked directly at the man and said, “Howard, she’s really laying it on thick p>
Keira Olsen’s gaze darkened.
Was this the treatment her sister typically received at home?
Just as she was about to speak, the television suddenly broadcast a news report.
“We interrupt with a news update. Early this morning, the body of a woman was discovered near the coastal area of our city. It has been confirmed that the deceased is the newly-revealed daughter-in-law of the Horton Family of the Horton Group. Currently, the case is under investigation p>
Keira Olsen stopped listening to the rest.
She saw on the screen a corpse covered with a white cloth being carried away from the shore.
Keira Olsen looked stunned.
Mrs. Horton… wasn’t that supposed to be her?
No…
Since she was here, the Mrs. Horton who had passed away was actually… her sister?