Silly Bride

Chapter 70

her strength to swim toward the yacht, and it was almost a full minute later when she finally caught hold of Xavier.As expected, Xavier had metal weights around him, and Winnie had to drag him to the surface while untying his ropes.Needless to say, it was a monumental task. The latter hadn’t even managed to untie the ropes when the two of them started sinking again.Fortunately, Winnie had hidden a small blade in her boots which she quickly used to cut the ropes.Now that the weights were off, they finally stopped sinking, but another problem soon arose.Xavier seemed to have keeled over due to excessive blood loss, and since he couldn’t hold his breath in the water, it wouldn’t be long before he drowned. No, I can’t let him die now! Otherwise, all my efforts to save him would go to waste!With that, Winnie cupped Xavier’s face and exhaled her breath into his mouth.While doing so, she continued to kick her legs in an attempt to propel them upward.Suddenly, Xavier’s eyes shot open, which could only mean he had regained consciousness.Shortly after, Winnie felt him grabbing her wrist and pressing down on a button.The next second, her arm went momentarily numb as an airbag popped out from the strap around her wrist and pulled her toward the surface.Ah! So that’s what Xavier put on my wrist before I jumped! It’s an emergency airbag! What about him, though? He should also have one, shouldn’t he?Winnie instinctively turned around, and when she saw another airbag surfacing rapidly, she heaved a sigh of relief.Thank goodness things turned out the way I had hoped! This man always has a backup plan!A few minutes later, Winnie and Xavier safely surfaced one after another.Not too far away, two other people soon popped their heads out of the water, and Winnie guessed they must be Xavier’s bodyguard and driver. All in all, she was just glad everyone was safe.The moon had gradually disappeared behind the clouds, leaving them in a sea of darkness. The yacht was also long gone, and without any sources of light nearby,