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Chapter 164 Helpless
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2025-01-12 18:03:04Kendrick was shot!
When Annabelle realized this fact, a wave of intense pain surged from the depths of her heart.
But she didn't have time to be sad.
At this moment, her rope had already been cut. Annabelle first tore off the tape from her mouth and tightly held Kendrick's hand, trying to help him float up.
Kendrick, however, hooked her neck and kissed her.
This kiss had no lingering meaning, but rather felt like a silent farewell.
It was pitch black underwater, but she could feel that Kendrick was about to let go.
No!
Don't let go!
Annabelle couldn't make a sound and could only tightly grip his arm, but Kendrick pushed her away and sank towards the even darker depths of the sea...
Almost without hesitation, Annabelle quickly swam towards the direction Kendrick was sinking.
She was well aware that the chances of saving Kendrick with her own strength were very slim.
Because even though she could hold
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In fact, Kendrick's watch had been specially modified. In times of danger, it could send out a distress signal, and his subordinates could quickly locate him.I didn't really want to scare her anymore, so I decided to tell her the truth.Little did he know, she had no intention of dying with him. If he truly had no hope of survival, she would be able to swim to the small island on her own and live happily ever after.Annabelle sighed inwardly and, although she didn't want to discourage him, she still spoke up."My swimming skills may be better than you think...""You underestimated the power of the sea."Seeing that he still didn't believe her, Annabelle told him.When she was eight years old, she went out to play on a yacht with her family. She was accidentally knocked down and fell into the sea. She drifted on the sea for a day and a night, and was finally rescued by a fishing boat before returning home miraculously.At that
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Kendrick didn't expect Annabelle to do this, and this deep kiss really ignited his cold body.This was a good thing, and also a bad thing.Because the blood circulation accelerated, his wound also bled more.Finally, Kendrick gently pulled away from Annabelle's dutiful kiss."Alright, silly.""Do you feel better?"Annabelle didn't know how much impact her kiss could have, but there wasn't much she could do now."Much better," Kendrick buried his face in her neck and whispered hoarsely, "I just wanted you too much, it's like my blood is flowing faster."The explicit sweet talk made Annabelle's face flush, and she anxiously looked towards the wound on his shoulder, and sure enough, a lot of blood was oozing out again."Kendrick, you were really crazy."He gave a bitter smile and said, "It's good enough to be able to kiss you before dying."At such a time, he still had the mood to say such things!Anywa
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