Chapter 155 - Scream

In her childhood, she had watched an ad about heatstroke treatment played before a TV show for many years. This was the first time that she put it into practice.

But Lord Top remained unconscious. Emily carefully touched his forehead and discovered that he was burning. It seemed that he had a fever. He must have been caught a cold when he took a bath last night.

Lord Top had worn many layers. Even though he had been burning, he wouldn't take off the clothes. Obviously, Lord Top knew that he had a fever and wanted to recover by sweating.

Emily looked at him carefully. Lord Top's face was pale out of illness at that moment. He frowned slightly, seeming uncomfortable.

Although she was not obliged to keep the secret for Lord Top, Emily still believed that all secrets should be kept under wraps, no matter whose secret it was.

One of the team members asked, "Should we give him mouth-to-mouth?"

Another member immediately raised his hand and said, "I got this. I've learned it."

'Seriously?'

Randy glared at him, feeling bewildered. Everyone knew how to blow into others' mouth. It was very simple!

Randy would not share his first kiss with a man, so he was happy that his team member was here to help. Randy patted his team member on his shoulder and said, "Thank you very very much. Go do it!"

"Wait," Emily immediately reached out to cover Lord Top's mouth, "he has a fever, not heat stroke."

...

This was even worse than a heatstroke!

Randy squatted down and reached out to touch Lord Top's face. Until then did he found that it was quite hot. During the meal, Lord Top still seemed fine. He even hit Randy hard with great might! Why did he fall ill suddenly?

"Hey, don't play tricks. We'll be at the top of the mountain soon. Don't hold us back. Do you hear me? Get up!" He said.

Lord Top remained unconscious.

Janessa squatted down and touched Lord Top's face. Emily's hand was white, but she found that her skin was less bright than Lord Top's. Besides, as she touched Lord Top's face, she found that Lord Top's skin felt different from that of a man.

She looked at his neck again and pretended to feel the temperature of his neck with her fingers, only to find no Adam's apple. She finally figured it out.

"What do you think? Is he playing tricks?" Randy asked.

Janessa lowered her head and looked at Lord Top's face carefully. It was actually a manly face that belonged to a woman! Lord Top, who was lying on the ground and was always cold, was actually a woman!

Janessa looked at Emily and nodded. "You're right. He had a fever. Some people might be able to bear it with high spirits. But after that, they can collapse."

Randy finally believed that Lord Top was ill. He rubbed his chin and asked, "Will you carry him down the mountain?"

The team members didn't answer.

After a while, they looked at the top of the mountain and asked hesitantly, "Why don't we carry him to the top of the mountain and then ask the owner of the guest house to carry him down?"

For Randy, it sounded reasonable. It was tiring to climb the mountain, let alone carry someone unconscious down the hill.

Randy thought for a moment and said, "Alright. Who's going to carry him up?"

The team members were all indoorsy. They did not exercise much. All they did was only to do sports that helped them develop their arm muscle. However, they still couldn't carry Lord Top up alone.

Someone suggested that they take turns to carry him in pairs, but Emily interrupted him, "I don't think we should carry him up the mountain. Just let him lie here."

"Then who will be with him?" Someone asked.

Vincent's guard stood up. He disappeared just as quickly as he appeared, so many of them didn't notice him at all. Everyone looked at him at that moment.

Randy clapped his hands and said, "Great! It's settled! Let's go." He walked over to the guard and patted him on the shoulder. "Bro, thanks."

The guard just bowed slightly.

Then the rest moved on. About ten minutes later, they successfully reached the top of the mountain. Apart from several snakes and squirrels, they didn't encounter any large animals.

Janessa was busy taking photos. Emily stood at the top and looked down. In the distance lay the highway, farmland, and houses.

It seemed reasonable that some people chose to live in the countryside, Emily thought. It was free from worldly affairs and schemes, made people feel peaceful and relaxing.

Suddenly, she felt a warm hand on her hand. She looked sideways and saw Vincent's face. His black eyebrows knitted slightly. His nose was very straight, and his lips were thin.

Emily knew Vincent was gentle and caring, although he looked cold. She held his hand, turned around and put her arms around him.

Vincent was surprised that Emily hugged him. He held her back with his big palm and lowered his head to whisper her in her ear in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

She closed her eyes and did not say anything, but she held his hand tightly.

She felt upset that Vincent might die next year.

**

As for Arabella, who stayed alone, she stepped barefoot on a rock. Her feet were blistered. Every time she stepped on a rock, it reminded her of the fairy tale of the Mermaid that the mermaid would feel as if stepping on a sharp knife after she got human legs and feet.

That was how Arabella felt at that moment. At first, she wanted to carry her boots. After all, she only had one pair of shoes. But it was difficult to climb up and down the mountain with the boots on. Even though she could climb up, she might fall down anytime while going down.

She was caught in plight.

Her clothes got dirty, and her makeup was ruined. More seriously, she was tired, hungry, and thirsty. Jaquan actually didn't catch up with her. Arabella felt upset. She occasionally glanced at her phone, only to find that no one called her. No one cared about me, she thought.

Finally, Arabella found a small waterfall, but she was unwilling to drink the water. After all, she washed her feet here. What if someone also washed his or her feet upstream? After hesitation, she decided to climb up to get some water.

However, she stepped on a slippery rock barefoot. As a result, Arabella lost her balance and fell backwards. At that moment, she felt desperate.

Her scream broke the silence in the mountain.

Emma sat up from the rock at once. Stony also stood up and listened carefully for a moment. Then he pointed in a direction. "Mom, the scream came from that direction."

"Yes, I heard it."

Emma put on her shoes and limped towards that direction. She didn't know who was screaming, but she was sure it was a woman. 'Is Janessa screaming? No. She wouldn't even blink when the sky collapses. Emily? Still impossible. She looked petite, but she was actually very strong.'

So, it must be Arabella.

Emma was quite close to her, so she got there within less than ten minutes after hearing her scream, but for Arabella it seemed to have been a century.

Arabella was stuck on a tree trunk at the edge of the waterfall. After she slipped down, she was washed to the middle of the waterfall and down and drifted downstream. Then she was washed to the trees. The water was over her shoulder.

Arabella cried in fear and grief. The moment she saw Emma, her hope was rekindled.. "Help!" shouted she.