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Furthermore, she was mentally in great condition and reckoned that she could persevere for

another two minutes. Though it would be hard on her, she was sure that she could manage.

However, just when she was lost in her positive thoughts as she found success within reach, there

was suddenly an intense pain in her head.

Quick but deadly as a lightning, she felt the same pain she experienced in the maze. You know, the

feeling of your skull being ripped into two, then yanked around.

Veronica tried her best to stifle the pain as she continued hard to swim forward.

Keep going! Keep going! Veronica, you can’t die here! Think about your parents who adopted and

cared for you! You still have a long life ahead of you!

She continued to cheer for herself in her mind.

Meanwhile, Matthew could see every move she made from the flashlight of her phone. Although

she was swimming along, she had slowed down significantly. He sensed that something was off, so

he quickly swam to her side and grabbed her around the waist to swim forward with her.

“Umph… Umph…”

She could no longer withstand the intense pain in her brain and at last, she inhaled. Next thing she

knew, a rush of water was gushing into her nostrils and mouth. Gulp… Gulp… With every chug of

water, she was starting to choke.

As soon as Matthew noticed that, his heart skipped a beat as he immediately wrapped his arms

around her. Without much hesitation, he planted his lips on hers and transferred a breath of air.

At this very moment, everything around them—the moving waters and the passing time—seemed to

have come to a halt.

He continued to look at Veronica struggling painfully in his arms as he kept his lips tightly pressed

against hers. He held his gaze intently and continued to pass on a firm message with his eyes.

‘Roni, stop struggling. I’ll get you out of here.’

After receiving the breath of air, she felt some slight relief. Despite the overwhelming torture that

could easily diminish any human spirit’s for survival, she saw his firm gaze and managed to stifle

the pain.

Matthew was afraid for this to drag out more than a second, so he pulled her along while swimming

outward.

However, Veronica did not manage to keep going any further and the intense pain in her skull was

tormenting her to the point that her entire body convulsed from the pain.

“Glug. Glug…” As more water entered her mouth, her body started to twitch.

Matthew was pained to see her in such a state, but he clenched his teeth and continued to their

destination. They were getting closer to the exit and he could already see the light shining in; it felt

like a glimmer of hope.

At that point, he had used up most of his energy, but the fact that Veronica was on the brink of

death persistently popped into his mind. He swam on maniacally and continued to move forward…

Whoosh!

Finally, he arrived at the long-awaited destination.

Matthew immediately popped his head out of the water as it made a huge splash. He took a deep

breath before dragging Veronica toward the edge of the shore.

After rescuing her, he laid her flat on the ground and saw her abdomen bulging from all the water

she had taken in. Seeing her face as pale as a sheet and her body motionless as a corpse,

Matthew’s heart was in his mouth. There was a strong sense of anxiety and fear that rained over

him and he suddenly found himself terrified beyond words; he had never experienced such terror

before.

He patted her face in anticipation. “Roni?! Wake up! Don’t go to sleep!”

As he yelled out, he started resuscitating her. He pressed hard on her chest and used professional

resuscitation techniques.

One! Two! Three! He continued to perform CPR for more than a minute, but there was only a little

bit of water that came out of her mouth; she had yet to show signs of regaining consciousness.

As for Matthew, the wound on his thenar muscle had ripped open and blood spurted out once again.

It was inevitable as his hands were immersed in the stream and he had been applying heavy

pressure during the resuscitation. The blood from his hand was now trickling down Veronica’s

alabaster-like skin and the sight was horrifying.

“Roni? Can you hear me? Wake up! Wake up!”

Time went by gradually and he had already been resuscitating her for the past two minutes, but to

no luck, she showed no signs of recovery.

Matthew could feel his heart clench as he continued to call out her name with a trembling voice. It

felt like someone was gripping his throat and his heart was sinking deeply.

This feeling… it feels like bit by bit, moment by moment, she is slowly leaving me.

At that point, he could not contain his anxiety as he pumped her heart and cried out, “I thought you

wanted to become rich? Is that all the money you wanted? Didn’t you promise that we would be

best buddies? How are you going to be my best buddy if you’re not here?”

The man who was usually calm and composed in every situation he faced had finally lost it.

He repeatedly called out her name while exerting pressure on his hand. His eyes were flushed red

and he looked almost monstrous.

However, that did not stop his action of resuscitation. All he could see in front of him was her lifeless

body and he could not stop thinking that this was it. This is it…