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However, there was no water in the cave. Besides the rocks, there were only dry branches and leaves.
If they couldnât get out and she still had a fever, Armand couldnât imagine what would happen.
If they sat around waiting to be saved, they would have to wait a long time. Theresa could no longer wait in her current state. He gently set her down, walked to the entrance and took a look around. The entrance was not straight from the ground, so she couldnât see anything over it. All the light was coming in through that narrow crack.
Looking at Theresa, who was lying next to him, he whispered, âIâll certainly help you out of here.â
He wasnât afraid of death, but he couldnât let Theresa die.
He took off his shirt and shoes. Sticking his skin to the rock would increase the pulling force, which would help him climb up. Since the entrance was wide and flat, he calculated the distance. Then he turned his body to one side, leaned with his legs on the rocks on either side and started to climb.
However, when he started to move practically, he discovered that the distance between the two rock walls was not the same. The higher he climbed, the wider the gap became. In the end, his legs could not spread that wide. Even if he could move to one side, he could not continue climbing.
He hadnât eaten all day and night, so now he was a little weak. His body suddenly lost some strength, and he slid back down. However, he did not give up. She tried again and again, but fell all the time.
Dazed, Theresa faintly saw a figure climbing up to the entrance of the cave. She climbed and fell, again and again. She tried to remind it not to waste its energy, but it was too weak.
When she was locked up, she feared that the food and water had some drug in it, so she dared not eat anything. Now she was running a fever, so she was too weak.
She wanted to stop him, but she could not speak at all.
Armandâs strength was dwindling after falling again and again. In the end, he was too exhausted, showing signs of despair.
It was okay for him to die, but what was Theresa to do?
Last time he escaped death, changed his appearance and voice, and struggled to survive.Would he die here?
Sweats or tears were probably pouring from the corners of her eyes.
He wondered what he should do.
He turned and looked at Theresa, who was half squinting. Her eyes were blurry, so she couldnât see Armandâs expression clearly. Instead, she could only see his silhouette.
She saw the figure crawling toward her. He reached out to brush her hair from her forehead and said in a hoarse voice, âI have no fear of death. I feel good when I die with you, together. At least we can be together, but I canât let you die.â
Theresa glanced at him, seeing that he was shedding tears and crying like a baby.
âIâve never told you about my parents. Itâs not because I donât trust you or love you. Itâs because⦠every time I remembered, I had a nightmare for a long time, but right now, I want to tell you. Iâm afraid that in the future I wouldnât have the chance to have the nightmare at all. Iâm afraid I wouldnât have the chance to confess my love to you.â
He wiped his face. âI canât remember how old I was at the time. I probably deliberately tried to ignore the things that happened in my childhood, so I forgot anything about myself.
My mother cheated on my father. I saw her take a man home and have sex with him in the bedroom that belonged to her and my fatherâ¦â
Armand lowered his head. Theresa couldnât see his expression, but she could feel his helplessness and hatred at that moment.
He was probably helpless because that woman was his mother. She hated her for being so shameless.
Armand had never mentioned this story to anyone, and even Boyce and Matthew didnât know her.
They only knew that his grandmother had raised him.
His parents had passed away when he was little.
âIâve witnessed that several times. That kind of thing went on for half a year. I hate it because I have a mother like that, but I couldnât choose which womanâs womb to be born from. His affair would be discovered by others sooner or later, but I never expected that day to come so fast. It happened so fast that it caught me off guard and turned my life upside down.
I found out after the incident: my fatherâs business trip was cancelled by the company on short notice, so he came home earlier than planned. He found out about my motherâs affair and caught her in adultery with the man in the bed. He must have been enraged at that point, so he used the knifeâ¦killed them.
When I came home from school, I saw him pointing the knife at her neck.
As he gave me a glance, he burst into tears and apologizedâ¦.
I saw him kill himself in my presence. He was quite impulsive and hurt himself badly when he killed them. When he came to his senses, he repented, but it was too late.
I only told this story to Phoebe Lewis. At the time, I really liked her. Later, she resolutely left me. It was ten years before I could let her go. I had thought I could let her go, but my love for her had already turned to reluctance. At that time I was not yet in love with her. I was just reluctant for her to leave me without saying goodbye.
When I met her again, I didnât even have reluctance in those ten years. I used to imagine what I would ask her when I met her again. I would also scold her for being irresponsible. However, I didnât. It was because I lost my reluctance after I met you.
I felt very happy and relaxed being with you. I once had the impulse to tell you about my past, but I was afraid that you would despise me. I was very afraid to show you my miserable past. At that time, I thought it was because Phoebe Lewis despised my past, she left without even saying goodbye.
Therefore, I was afraid that you would also leave me. I didnât dare Actually, I donât regret sharing my past with you. My world is too dark.â
I was telling her right now because I thought I would probably die here. Before he died, he wanted to confess his love to her.
Theresa fainted. She missed what he said next.
Armand held her while she was in a coma. He lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead. With a smile, he said, âGod treats me well, doesnât he? You donât want to forgive me, but weâll die together.â
Bang!
A sound came from the entrance of the cave. Then, something rubbed against the rock. Soon, a man fell into the cave.
Armand watched from above as the man in the camouflage uniform fell next to him.
He was puzzled for a second, and the next second he reacted as if he had found the saving straw.
âHave you come to find us?â he asked excitedly.
The man covered his waist and turned around. He nodded and said, âYes.
Weâre here looking for two people, are you Armand Bernie?â
Armand said yes, excitedly. âI am Armand Bernie. Please hurry. She has a high fever and is in a coma. She must be sent to the hospital immediately.â
The man in the camouflage uniform glanced around the cave and said calmly, âDonât worry. My colleague will inform others to rescue us.â
âNow he has fainted. How could he keep calm?â growled Armand.
The man shrank back a little, wondering why Armand was so grumpy.
He calmly asked, âCan we go up from here?â
Armand glared at him. âIf I could, why would I wait for others to save us?â.
âThen thatâs just it. We couldnât climb up, so we must wait for others to save us. What can I do if you keep insisting?â The man pulled a bottle of water from his bag and handed it to Armand.
âFeed her some water. My colleague should call someone to save us soon.â
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