Chapter 346 I Love You (2/2)

Emily sensed an oddity in Jacob's facial expression. Perhaps, it was the short flashes of light on his face from the cars that passed by. ”What's wrong, are you feeling okay?” she asked, sounding concerned.

”It's nothing,” Jacob replied eagerly, as he raised his lips and smiled. But before long, his smile faded away and was replaced by a serious expression.

Emily realized that something was wrong, and her face contorted with confusion. ”Jacob, why are you still speeding up?” she

e braking system suddenly returned to normal. By some miracle, the car stopped just in time in front of the railings. Under the bridge, was a cold, deep river, its current deceptively swift and strong. If they had fallen into the river, no one would have been able to find their bodies from their watery grave.

Overwhelmed with fear, she was knocked unconscious. She buried her face in Jacob's arms, hiding away from the world, unable to see or hear anything. She leaned on Jacob, motionlessly, like a statue.

Jacob squinted one eye open and then fluttered both eyes wide open, shaking in utter disbelief. Stunned, he sat there in awe, unable to understand just how they had managed to narrowly escape with their lives. Soon, he pulled himself together and carried Emily out of the car. When he laid her down on a safe spot, he patted Emily on the face.

”Emily, open your eyes. We are safe now...” he said.

Emily did not respond. She stayed nestled in his loving arms, eyelids sewn shut. It was as if the color had disappeared from her face, and something had sucked the life out of her.

Jacob pressed his lips to hers, and quickly administered CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. A few minutes later, Emily began to cough violently, gasping for air. Eventually, her breathing stabilized and she calmed herself down, but she was still suffering from shock and PTSD.

”We... We...” she stammered.

”We've made it alive. There's no need to be afraid anymore...” Jacob comforted.

”Jacob…”

”I'm here,” Jacob replied gently. He wrapped his loving arms around her shaking body, giving her a sense of security within his embrace.

Emily finally came back to her senses as the tears started materializing in her eyes. A few minutes ago, she was sure that she was going to die, even though she didn't want to die at all. She hadn't settled old scores yet, and most importantly, she had a daughter and the family members of the Lu clan she didn't want to leave behind...

She didn't want... Jacob to die.

Fortunately, they were both alive.