Chapter 1134
Chapter 1134:
Rupert shook his head to reassure her that he was fine.
Annabel tried several more times to wake the woman, but nothing changed. “Let me do CPR. That might be faster p>
In an emergency, every second mattered. Annabel didn’t waste time. She placed her hands on the elderly woman’s chest and began compressions, hoping to force out the saltwater she had swallowed.
Beside her, Rupert tried to rouse the woman by calling out, “Ma’am, wake up p>
But their efforts didn’t work. Annabel’s desperation rose, tightening her chest with fear. Suddenly, she grabbed Rupert’s shoulder, frantic.
“Call an ambulance, Rupert! We have to get her to the hospital p>
She had been so focused on trying to revive the woman that she’d forgotten to call for help.
Seeing the panic on Annabel’s face, Rupert reached out and rubbed her back gently. “Don’t worry. She’ll be fine p>
Annabel had grown up with her grandfather, so she naturally had a soft spot for the elderly. Watching this woman drown had made her think of her own grandpa.
They waited, tense, for the ambulance. Every few minutes, Annabel continued CPR, refusing to stop.
When she finally heard the approaching siren, she let out a shaky sigh of relief.
“Where is the patient?” Several nurses rushed out of the ambulance. One of them asked briskly, “What happened p>
Annabel answered as calmly as she could. “She’s an elderly woman. She was drowning in the ocean, and now she’s unconscious. I performed CPR, but she hasn’t responded p>
The nurse nodded, and they quickly lifted the woman onto a stretcher.
“We’ll go with you.” As the ambulance rushed the elderly woman to the hospital, Rupert followed closely in his own car, with Annabel beside him.
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A doctor was already waiting at the entrance. The moment he saw the stretcher, he hurried forward and pushed a bed into place. “Move aside! We have a patient who needs immediate medical attention p>
Annabel and Rupert stayed until the elderly woman was taken into the emergency room.
Between the candlelight dinner, the drive to the beach, and the frantic rescue, they had been on their feet all night. It was well past midnight by the time they finally got home, yet Annabel was unusually awake. The elderly woman still weighed heavily on her mind.
“How can a person’s life be so fragile, Rupert?” Annabel stared out the window, her thoughts still hazy from everything that had happened. The memory of holding the woman’s cold body refused to leave her.
Annabel had always been strong, the kind of woman who rarely showed grief.
When Rupert walked over, he wrapped his arms around her.
“What’s wrong?” he asked softly, holding her close.
Leaning into Rupert’s broad, steady chest, Annabel felt herself relax. She shook her head and offered a small smile. “Nothing p>
Thinking she might be missing her grandfather, Rupert encouraged her gently. “Call your grandpa. It’s daytime there. You should tell him the date of our engagement p>