James swag and was pushed by Jamya. He staggered back a step.
The river embankment was covered in mud since it had just rained heavily. James’ shoes were covered in mud when he landed on it.
James had always been obsessed with cleanliness, yet he did not care about mud and stared at Jamya coldly.
“How did she fall into the river and disappear?”
His tone was calm. But if one listened carefully, one could hear the trembling in his voice.
Jamya sobbed and told him about the situation. When Kara ran out of the hotel and headed straight toward the foot of the mountain, the three of them chased after her. But they could not catch up with her.
Suddenly, some gravel rolled down from the mountain and blocked Jamya’s way.
Ayden was worried about Jamya and turned to find her.
When Zoie followed her, the road beneath her suddenly collapsed. Zoie slid down and Kara turned to catch her.
Kara was not strong to begin with, so she couldn’t stop the fall of Zoie. The two women rolled down the mountain together.
Kara realized that if they continued to roll down, Zoie would die. And she dashed down to block Zoie.
Zoie noted and reached for Kara. But she could merely catch Kara’s hand.
Both of them were standing on softened soil. If Zoie did not let go, it was likely that they could fall into the river together.
At that time, the river was running at full speed. There were stones and gravel in the water. Kara was sad and desperate. But she did not want to drag Zoie down with her, so she took the initiative to loosen the hold on Zoie.
Zoie sat on the ground. She was covered in mud from head to toe as if she had been rolling in the pit. Listening to Jamya’s tearful explanation, Zoie covered her face and cried.
Kara let go of her hand to save her.
If anything happened to Kara, Zoie would not be at peace for the rest of her life.
“Zoie, I’m sorry. I failed to protect you. Let me take a look at your feet, okay?”
Rory squatted down in front of Zoie. He was not fazed by the mud and gently pulled her into his arm.
“Rory, Kara will definitely be fine, right?”
Although Zoie was usually a little naughty, she had been taught from a young age that a Haynes could not shed one single drop of tear.
Zoie was a strong-minded girl. From a young age, she had cried because of Will. He had hurt her feelings and she hid in the quilt and cried.
Now, Zoie’s eyes were red and swollen from crying. With the mud at the corners of her mouth, Zoie looked like a child.
Rory’s heart ached for her. He held Zoie in his arms and patted her shoulder to comfort her.
“Zoie, I will find her for you.”
However, he didn’t know whether or not Kara would be fine.
“Rory…”
Zoie wanted to stop crying, but in front of her brother, she could not hold in the sods.
She could not help but recall what Kara had said at the last moment.
“Zoie, I can’t let you die with me. You still have family and a brother who loves you.”
“Kara, I beg you, don’t let go.”
Zoie sensed the struggle within Kara and was terrified of her decision.
Even if Zoie had to slip into the river with Kara, Zoie was not afraid. But she was afraid that Kara would give up.
“Zoie, the river is too dangerous. We will both be washed away. You are different from me. Nobody needs me now and there is no place for me. It doesn’t matter where I end up.
“Although it’s hard and I don’t want to part with you, I couldn’t bear to cause your family pain.”
Behind Kara was a raging river, but her voice was unnaturally calm. She even showed a goofy smile to Zoie.
“Zoie, return this ring to him for me.”
Her delicate hand slid down and took off the ring on her finger.
“If you find my body, bury me next to my father’s tomb, okay?”
Zoie broke down crying. Her tears mixed with mud, sliding down her cheeks.
“Kara, please, don’t let go. I can be your family. Please, don’t!”
Zoie watched helplessly as Kara slid through her clutch and fell into the river. Kara disappeared into the running water peacefully.
By the time Zoie climbed up to the river bank and looked for Kara again, Kara was nowhere to be found.
Zoie took a few steps before she felt a piercing pain coming from her feet. It turned out that her ankle was injured.
She raised her head to look at the tall man. James stood with an indifferent expression on his face. She wanted to kill him.
“James, you were the one who asked her to disappear. Now, you are pretending to look for her. You scum, Kara is a fool for falling in love with you.”
Zoie was so angry that she lost her mind and only wanted to hurt James. If Kara really…
For the rest of her life, Zoie would make sure he paid.
James felt his heart was so broken that he failed to feel more pain. He glanced coldly at Zoie before turning to leave.
In fact, after he heard the news of Kara’s accident, James felt his ears were muffled. Therefore, he did not hear Zoie’s words clearly at all.
He turned around stiffly and wanted to find Kara.
“James, the rescue team is here. John is also sending people to search. The most important thing for you now is your health. If you collapse, how can you find Kara?”
It was not that Will was not worried about Kara. He knew that she was washed away by the raging river and they couldn’t tell if she was dead or alive.
However, James, who was standing in front of him, would certainly be dead if they didn’t get him to the hospital soon.
“Will, do you think I will live if anything happens to her?”
Will’s heart ached as he listened. Tears welled up in his eyes.
But he had to stay sensible when James was being irrational.
“James, Leon has said that Kara is a lucky girl. She will definitely be fine.”
James stopped in his tracks. He remembered that Leon had warned him that a crisis was closing into Kara. At that time, James was in a hurry. He could not wait for the heavy rain to stop and rushed back.
However, he did not expect that the one who hurt her the most was himself!
“Will, if something really happens to Kara, I will go with her.”
His hoarse voice was like a low hum.
Will stared at him in shock. The last time James called him Will, it was when James lost his sense of taste.
James had helplessly curled up in the corner. Will and Silence stayed by his side for a few days, but he never voiced a few words.
They didn’t want others to find out about James’ condition. Therefore, Will and Silence would taste the food that was delivered to James and made sure that James could accept the food.
Since Will started studying in med school, he had learned more and more about James’ case and found that James was not physically ill but mentally ill. Will also tried to treat James.
But the situation in reality was far from ideal.
Because Will’s treatment was improper, James was almost anorexic. Will put a stop to the treatment to stop the situation from worsening. Instead, Will asked James to carry the medicine with him everywhere.
At this moment, James called him Will again, which showed how uneasy James was.
Will did not feel good either, but he felt all the comfort words sounded empty now. He stepped forward and patted James on the shoulder.
“James, don’t be afraid. We are here for you. We will find her.”
No matter how strong a man was, losing his most precious person would break him.
James glanced at Will. James’ brown eyes were dark and one could not read his emotions.
They continued to walk forward. But after searching for a whole day, they still could not find any clues.
Zoie’s foot was injured. She could not walk. She sat on the riverbank and waited for the news. Jamya caught a cold after staying in the rain. Ayden realized that Jamya was burning up and carried her to the doctor resignedly.
“Will, do you think it’s possible that we are having a nightmare?”
James suddenly asked.
Will was stunned. He looked at James’ pale face and James’ lips were purple from the cold. James’ brown eyes were full of expectation as he stared at Will.
“James, a nightmare will end eventually. As long as Kara is not found… There is still hope.”
Will did not dare to say Kara’s body, he was afraid that James would snap.
“Mr. James, we found Ms. Kara’s shoe.”
Nolan rushed over with a shoe in his hand.