“No way!” Kerry refused. “I won’t let you take her away.”
“What if I have to do this? What if I make her fall in love with me?”
Kerry’ s face contorted and said: “Then I’ll kill her.”
Kerry knew Venus doesn’t love him, but he couldn’t allow her to fall in love with another man, and her falling in love with his brother was just insufferable.
Kevin knew he was not just bluffing, so he was a little bit concerned for Venus’s safety. He softened his tone and said: “Big brother, I know it is my fault to fall in love with Venus. But I just can’t control my emotions. Big brother, I have never begged you once, but this time, I have to ask you to do me a favor.”
Kerry looked at his brother, whose face contorted in pain, and felt very sorry for him. Whatever happens, he is always Kevin’s big brother, and Kevin is his only family in this world. Besides, Kevin’s hand wouldn’t be ruined if he didn’t try to save his life.
Kerry put his hand on Kevin’s shoulder and sighed heavily. “Kevin, the reason why you have fallen in love with her is only because she is the only woman in your life. There are so many wonderful girls who are better than Venus. I will throw you a big party and invite all the good girls in the city, and you can get to know them, and then you will forget about Venus.”
Kevin widened his eyes in disbelief. “What?”
“Our parents have passed away. So it is up to me to arrange things like this. It’s settled.” Kerry said in an imperative tone of voice.
Kevin froze for a few seconds. He then nodded and said: “Fine. I know.”
He said yes only because he wanted Kerry to let his guard down. When the time is right, he will still take Venus away.
“Let’s go back. It’s time for dinner.”
Kerry walked at the front, and Kevin followed behind. They seemed to be in harmony, but none of them was at ease.
When they arrived at the village, Kerry saw a few old men were running to the direction of that hotel. He stopped a person and asked: “What happened? Why are you running?”
“Someone fell in the pond.’
Kerry felt nervous. Could it be Venus?
“I’ll go have a look.” Kerry said to Kevin, and then ran towards the hotel.
There were a few village people around the pond, and they were all old people.
“She has gone down for a long time. Why hasn’t she come up yet?” An old man said concernedly. “I have to check it out.” Then he was about to jump into the pond.
“Are you trying to kill yourself or something? Do you have any idea how dangerous is that?” Kerry shouted at her.
Venus coughed violently. She rested her head on Kerry’ s shoulder. “I want to get out, but my leg is entangled in something. I don’t know what to do.”
Kerry glared at her and said: “Stay right here. I will help you to remove it.”
Then, Kerry went under the water. The water was not clear. Kerry had to bend down to see what was on her leg. Turned out, Venus’s leg was entangled in some rattan, and there were also cuts on her legs, because she just tried to kick them off.
Kerry tried to remove these rattan, but there were so much. Kerry could feel he was in desperate need for oxygen, and his heart was also pounding violently. When there was no air in his chest, he swam up and took a deep breath.
Venus looked at his reddened face and said: “You must be careful.”
Kerry felt very glad hearing what she said. He looked at her with affection and went down again.
He repeated it three or four times, and Venus’s body was getting cold. She was still having a period, so she could no longer bear it.
Kerry noticed her body was shivering, and he got more nervous.
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