Chapter 268 Brink Of Death


    Laney gently grabbed J by the wrist and helped her up. She said, "Miss Lind, you should take


    off all your wet clothes so they don''t make you colder. And don''t sit still. Otherwise, you will get


    frozen easily. Stand up and exercise to generate some heat."


    J had seen movies and heard stories of how people got frozen to death. She didn''t want to end


    up that way, so she stood upright and took off her coat with difficulty. She suddenly began to feel


    dizzy. However, she remained standing.


    "Are you sure someone will find us? What if no onees?" J''s teeth ttered against each


    other after she finished asking that question in a weak voice. She was speaking to Laney because


    she wanted to remain awake.


    Laney took off her wet coat and wrung it dry. She then replied, "You need to keep your hope alive,


    Miss Lind. Someone will definitelye. Look over there."


    There were lights on the bridge in a distance. It meant that the rescue team was there already. But


    due to their distance, the rescuers couldn''t spot them easily. They would have to ride a boat towards


    them before they could be rescued.


    J''s hope was dwindling fast as her strength began to fail her. She had just put one of her hands


    on her waist when she saw Laney waving her coat above her head. It was a white windbreaker, so it


    was a little conspicuous in the darkness.


    "We might be stuck here for a long time. You''d better save your strength," she said in a worried


    tone. She was afraid that Laney would break down before help came. After all, she had a petite and


    seemingly weak body.


    Laney didn''t utter a word, nor did she stop waving her windbreaker. This wasn''t the first time


    someone was mistaking her for a weak woman. J, like most people, had no idea that Laney


    had been training since childhood and that she was much stronger than ordinary women. With great


    agility, she continued to wave her coat in the air to attract the attention of the rescuers in a distance.


    "Not to sound pessimistic, but you are wasting your energy. It''s so dark here. I don''t think they


    would see the tinge of your coat from there." Nheless, J decided not to stand by and do


    nothing. She mustered up strength at this moment. Cupping her hands around her mouth, she


    shouted, "Somebody help! We are here. Help!" She called out for help more than a dozen times


    before her voice became hoarse and she got exhausted. The sound of the flowing water had


    drowned her shouts, so it urred to her that her efforts were in vain.


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    In the dark night sky, there were only a few stars and a crescent moon. Time passed by quickly. The


    wind blew and the temperature dropped further. The water drops on the grass had already turned to


    ice due to the cold weather.


    J and Laney were forced to hug each other tightly just to feel a little warmth.


    This barely helped J. Her body was an inch away from getting frozen after a few hours. She


    was also trembling uncontrobly. She had no strength to talk and move anymore. Instead, she felt


    tired and sleepy.


    Laney was stronger than her, so she still had some resistance to the harsh condition they were in.


    "Miss Lind, please don''t fall asleep. The cold would get into you faster if you do. I believe that the


    rescue team will be here in an hour." When Laney saw that J was dozing off, she called her


    name weakly and patted her face to wake her up. She knew from the paleness of J''s face that


    she might not be able to hold on any longer.


    J was subconscious at this time and her eyelids were frozen shut. She had only her underwear


    on and the wind was blowing harshly on her. Although she could hear Laney''s voice, she was so


    weak that she didn''t have the strength to respond.


    Before she fell asleep, Ethan''s handsome face appeared in her mind. He was smiling at her. It


    seemed very real.


    Laney was at her wit''s end now. She had never been in such a difficult situation, so she didn''t know


    what else to do. She knew that they would both die here if help didn''te soon. Her hope


    dwindled when she looked up and saw that the rescuers were still far away from them.