Spoiled by Eight Uncles

The rescue boats lit up the water in the night, searching and scooping as time passed.

The middle–aged lady, now restrained, continued to shriek, “My daughter… my daughter…”

Yet after half an hour searching, nothing seemed to come up. Someone said that the girl may have been dragged under the current, and had sunk to the bottom of the river.

Either way, there was no way she was still alive…

“Ugh, if that lady hadn’t meddled just now… her daughter might have been found…”

“Alright, stop talking about it. She just lost her daughter, that’s a pretty big deal…”

The middle-aged woman’s chest ached as she listened.

No, how could it have been her fault?

She had just been anxious. Any mother would have done the same in a situation like this.

She hadn’t asked for Blake to save her, either. Why hadn’t he saved her daughter, and gone back for her instead!

The woman was overcome with remorse and guilt she could barely breathe, running to Blake and beginning to hit and kick at him:

“Why didn’t you save my daughter first! Why did you rescue a dried-up corpse! Why did you save me!”

“You’re evil, you should be dead! My daughter’s only sixteen, but you didn’t save her! You should be dead!”

The middle-aged lady shrieked loudly, yelling bloody murder at Blake.

Lilly clenched her fists. “Unreasonable! Unreasonable! You’re being absolutely ridiculous!”

Her father was far from deserving to be dead!

Lilly did not get it. Her father had tried so hard to save everyone, why was it his fault now?

Blake pushed Lilly behind him gently, his expression cold.

He could understand the pain of losing one’s daughter— come to think of it, he would be just as overwhelmed if his dear Lilly was gone.

But understanding was one thing. That didn’t mean he was going to be blamed for it.

Blake grabbed the woman’s palm, outstretched and ready to slap Lilly. He shoved her away. “I won’t blame you for this, seeing as your daughter’s nowhere to be found.”

The woman refused to back down still. The man that had helped Bettany look after Lilly just now shouted, “Are you done making a scene?”

to try saving everyone? Did

do you think you are, asking for someone to sacrifice their life for your

bit her lip.

that her daughter

I beg him though?” The woman had seemingly lost it, shouting

did not know what

your daughter’s demise to have

save your daughter, and you’re still

“What the hell are you talking about! My daughter’s already gone, and you’re speaking of

her arms as she

shoulder, squawking, “You evil woman, fall on

through the air, the woman really lost her footing and slipped and fell to

hard, putting her in a kneeling position to the person that she had

Lilly and Blake were

sight, scrambling to appease Lilly at

scooped Lilly up. “Let’s

recording his statement, and he had also left

no point in

leaving, Blake cast one last glance at the corpse

his face had been blown open, exposing his bloated,

heart lurched in fear at

man’s pupils were looking

water,

wide open and staring in front of

And now…

had somehow turned

Blake was speechless

asked, “Dad, what’s

asked, “Where’s

“He’s back underground. Said that there

not say anything more. He pushed Bettany along,

asked anxiously, “Are you

show much emotion, only mumbling,

in the water for

walkway by the riverbank when everyone was crowding by the shore, and could see that Blake had been struggling

“The water weeds

so late in the night, how terrifying! You can’t see anything, what if

Blake was speechless.

to branches, or rocks in the

thing that had grabbed his ankles

reveal his firm, broad chest. He checked himself for wounds in the mirror, and saw