Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 314

With the sound of drums, the boats shot forward like arrows, racing at full speed.

Onlookers at the shore were amazed by the spectacle, and everyone began cheering for their favorite boat team, shouting words of encouragement.

Especially, they ran alongside the boats as they departed

Though Agnes’s group wasn’t large, they were still a good number of people.

They were caught in the middle of the crowd and had to follow the flow of people. All of Agnes’s attention was captivated by the boat race.

Then, she heard a noise and someone shouting. “Someone fell into the water!”

Agnes looked towards the water and saw that it was Mariela.

People’s attention shifted because of the incident.

Everyone started to worry.

However, the embankment was quite high with no steps to get down, and the water level was shallow, making it difficult for even skilled swimmers to get back up onto the shore.

felt extremely

to the water’s edge? She might have been pushed down by the excited crowd.

as she slowly sank, her

worry and grabbed Jared Whitfield’s arm, saying, “What do we do? Jared,

could swim, and he was an excellent swimmer at

family even had

once seen Jared swim, displaying a skill level comparable to that of a professional athlete.

hesitated, not making any

Mariela continued

and talking but showed no intention of jumping

to wait any longer, Agnes began taking off her

Jared stopped her with a firm

doing?” he asked.

by. I can swim

remained stern as he glanced at

“Alright, you stay here. I’ll go

grateful that Jared was willing to go.

took off his shoes and clothes, which

it looked like she had only two hands left. If this continued, even if Jared managed to save her, she might have already

a graceful dive, Jared