"If I can't get the money today, I'll make the transaction with someone else next. But I don't know when will that be," Aubrey threatened, laughter in her voice. Coco gritted her teeth."Well, if I don't see you at the next place, the deal is off today!" Aubrey warned, ending the call once again.Coco looked at the dangerous bridge before her. After making up her mind, she climbed over the fence and headed for the bridge."Coco? What are you doing?!" Lucas asked, his voice coming from the button on her shirt.Coco knew Lucas must be with the police right now, watching from somewhere. 'Lucas will protect me!' Coco told herself in her mind."Aubrey wants me to cross the bridge. If I don't, I don't know when she'll call and start the deal all over again," Coco explained."But the bridge is dangerous!" Lucas hissed.The hidden camera on her had captured an image of the bridge, and the police immediately pulled up information on the bridge.The bridge was dangerous. The governme
Coco had no way to turn back now. Crossing the bridge had been extremely dangerous. After crossing the bridge, her legs were weak and shaking like floating in a cloud.Coco took a deep breath and continued along the mountain road, heading to the next destination. Not long after that, she heard an explosion from the suspension bridge.Coco turned around only to see that the bridge had been destroyed. Did Aubrey blow up the bridge? Was Aubrey and Snow afraid someone would follow her, so they cut off the road?Coco thought Aubrey and Snow were more prepared than she had ever imagined. They had figured out the bus and subway frequency as well as the exact arrival time. They would always order her to get on the bus or train at the very last minute.It seemed they both had given a lot of forethought to their master plan, and that meant their plan to kidnapping Eden had been successful. Coco began to worry. Could they save Eden and catch Aubrey and Snow? They must arrest these two after
Coco climbed into the gondola. After sitting down, the gondola started to move, and the gondola on the other side of the river began to move toward her.Snow pressed the pause button as she said she would, so the two gondolas stopped when they met in the air. Coco looked at the crying baby in the gondola. It was indeed Eden.As Coco hurriedly leaned over and took Eden out of the gondola, Snow urged her for the code. "Okay, it's time for you to give me the code for the withdrawal."Coco gave Snow the code, which had been agreed with the group as part of the plan. She would tell Aubrey and Snow the code upon taking Eden to lower their guards, and the police would respond immediately and get her and Eden out of danger.Snow hung up after getting the code.Coco held Eden, trying to coax the baby to stop crying. She had no idea why Eden was crying. Was she hungry or something? She kept crying with no sign of stopping.Not long after, the cell phone rang again. This time, it was Aubr
"What should we do?! She's still in the middle of the river! The water is coming in fast. There's no time to save her!" Someone shouted.'Yeah, there's no time!' Seeing the water rushing in from afar, Coco knew it was too late.Lucas' mind went blank at the realization. Coco was holding onto the broken gondola in one hand, a crying baby in the other. Coco and the baby were in a dangerous situation. They might fall into the river!Never had Lucas felt so much fear in his life. He could barely breathe, and his heart was pounding so hard for fear that the woman holding the baby would not make it. He despised Aubrey and Snow so much, and hatred rushed up through him!"The gondola! Hurry up and get into the gondola!" Someone suddenly shouted at Coco, the voice snapping Lucas back to his senses.Right! The gondola!One of the gondolas was moving toward them. If Coco could climb into the gondola with the baby in her arms, she would be able to reach the river bank in time and safely. The
Coco heard a scream coming from the shore. She recognized the voice—Lucas!Coco turned her gaze to the river bank. There, she saw a familiar man—the love of her life. When Lucas saw Coco put the baby into the gondola, he immediately understood Coco's choice. She had decided to trade her life to save Eden!Right. How could someone like her give up on a baby's life? But Lucas could not accept her decision. He did not want her to make that choice.Right now, he'd rather she give up Eden and save herself! He wanted her to live!Lucas instinctively rushed to the river, wanting to jump in and swim toward Coco and save her. He knew he might face the Valor family's wrath upon Eden's death, not to mention Serenity's pain. Despite that, he wanted Coco to survive! "No!" Sensing Lucas's intention, Coco screamed. Just as Lucas was about to jump into the river, the policemen swooped down on him and tackled him to the ground."Don't go! The water from the reservoir is about to rush in! If yo
"Coco!!!" Lucas shouted, but the rushing water drowned out his voice.The water current became so strong in the next moment. Unable to hold on to the cable any longer, Coco loosened her grip at the impact of the current. Coco simply disappeared in the current, and he lost sight of her within seconds!The gondola carrying the baby finally reached the river bank. Looking at the river with mixed feelings, Jackson rushed forward and took his daughter in his arms.It was such a dangerous moment. Jackson would never forget Coco's favor. He never thought Coco would choose to trade her life for a chance to let Eden live. Coco did not have a strong relationship with the Valor family, after all. Even though Coco had a great relationship with Serenity, they were not bonded by life-and-death struggles. He never thought Coco would sacrifice herself for Eden.Jackson snapped his eyes toward Lucas. Somehow, Lucas reminded him of himself back then. After losing Coco, the man stopped struggling a
"I'll do everything in my power to find her," Jackson promised. "We'll find her, even if it's only her body."Serenity listened, sobbing uncontrollably."Why did Coco lose her life for us? Why..." Serenity sobbed uncontrollably. "As a mother, I couldn't protect Eden, but why did Coco have to pay the price?!""Serenity!" Jackson pulled his wife into a tight embrace. "It's my fault. I failed to protect our daughter. I failed to save Coco. It's all my fault. I'll do everything to find Coco, and...""Maybe she'll be lucky and survive." Despite saying that, he knew the chances of Coco's survival were too slim."Jack, Jack!" Serenity hugged Jackson, crying until she fainted. Jackson carried Serenity to the bed and carefully tucked her in. Serenity had not been well-rested lately. She had been worried about Eden, and it had been tiring. After learning about Coco's incident, she became so emotional and fainted. Looking at his wife's face full of tears, pain and remorse filled his hear
It was such a dangerous moment, yet Coco was still thanking him, hoping he would find someone he truly loved!Coco had always been selfless. Always hoping for the best for others while keeping all the pain to herself. Even in her moment of death, she never cared about herself!Lucas desperately reached out, trying to go and pull her out from the river. He did not want her to die!"Coco... No... No... I won't let you die...""You can't die..." he cried out in despair. No matter how he tried to reach for her hand, he could not grasp her."Argh!" Lucas let out a sudden cry. Then, he opened his eyes and looked up at the ceiling, the intertwining images of dream and reality rapidly flashing before his eyes."Coco!" Lucas sat up sharply, wanting to rush out of bed and save the woman about to drown in the river."Mr. Gomez!" Someone held him down, stopping him from getting out of the bed. "You can't get out of bed yet.""Let me go! I must save Coco! Let me go!" Lucas shouted desperate