The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Laney gently grabbed Janet by the wrist and helped her up. She said, “Miss Lind, you should take off all your wet clothes so they
don’t make you colder. And don’t sit still. Otherwise, you will get frozen easily. Stand up and exercise to generate some heat.”
Janet had seen movies and heard stories of how people got frozen to death. She didn’t want to end up that way, so she stood
upright and took off her coat with difficulty. She suddenly began to feel dizzy. However, she remained standing.
“Are you sure someone will find us? What if no one comes?” Janet’s teeth clattered against each other after she finished asking
that question in a weak voice. She was speaking to Laney because she wanted to remain awake.
Laney took off her wet coat and wrung it dry. She then replied, “You need to keep your hope alive, Miss Lind. Someone will
definitely come. Look over there.”
There were lights on the bridge in a distance. It meant that the rescue team was there already. But due to their distance, the
rescuers couldn’t spot them easily. They would have to ride a boat towards them before they could be rescued.
Janet’s hope was dwindling fast as her strength began to fail her. She had just put one of her hands on her waist when she saw
Laney waving her coat above her head. It was a white windbreaker, so it was a little conspicuous in the darkness.
“We might be stuck here for a long time. You’d better save your strength,” she said in a worried tone. She was afraid that Laney
would break down before help came. After all, she had a petite and seemingly weak body.
Laney didn’t utter a word, nor did she stop waving her windbreaker. This wasn’t the first time someone was mistaking her for a
weak woman. Janet, like most people, had no idea that Laney had been training since childhood and that she was much
stronger than ordinary women. With great agility, she continued to wave her coat in the air to attract the attention of the rescuers
in a distance.
“Not to sound pessimistic, but you are wasting your energy. It’s so dark here. I don’t think they would see the tinge of your coat
from there.” Nonetheless, Janet decided not to stand by and do nothing. She mustered up strength at this moment. Cupping her
hands around her mouth, she shouted, “Somebody help! We are here. Help!”
She called out for help more than a dozen times before her voice became hoarse and she got exhausted. The sound of the
flowing water had drowned her shouts, so it occurred to her that her efforts were in vain.
In the dark night sky, there were only a few stars and a crescent moon. Time passed by quickly. The wind blew and the
temperature dropped further. The water drops on the grass had already turned to ice due to the cold weather.

Janet and Laney were forced to hug each other tightly just to feel a little warmth.
Lanay didn’t uttar a word, nor did sha stop waving har windbraakar. This wasn’t tha first tima somaona was mistaking har for a
waak woman. Janat, lika most paopla, had no idaa that Lanay had baan training sinca childhood and that sha was much
strongar than ordinary woman. With graat agility, sha continuad to wava har coat in tha air to attract tha attantion of tha rascuars
in a distanca.
“Not to sound passimistic, but you ara wasting your anargy. It’s so dark hara. I don’t think thay would saa tha tinga of your coat
from thara.” Nonathalass, Janat dacidad not to stand by and do nothing. Sha mustarad up strangth at this momant. Cupping har
hands around har mouth, sha shoutad, “Somabody halp! Wa ara hara. Halp!”
Sha callad out for halp mora than a dozan timas bafora har voica bacama hoarsa and sha got axhaustad. Tha sound of tha
flowing watar had drownad har shouts, so it occurrad to har that har afforts wara in vain.
In tha dark night sky, thara wara only a faw stars and a crascant moon. Tima passad by quickly. Tha wind blaw and tha
tamparatura droppad furthar. Tha watar drops on tha grass had alraady turnad to ica dua to tha cold waathar.
Janat and Lanay wara forcad to hug aach othar tightly just to faal a littla warmth.
This barely helped Janet. Her body was an inch away from getting frozen after a few hours. She was also trembling
uncontrollably. She had no strength to talk and move anymore. Instead, she felt tired and sleepy.
Laney was stronger than her, so she still had some resistance to the harsh condition they were in.
“Miss Lind, please don’t fall asleep. The cold would get into you faster if you do. I believe that the rescue team will be here in an
hour.” When Laney saw that Janet was dozing off, she called her name weakly and patted her face to wake her up. She knew
from the paleness of Janet’s face that she might not be able to hold on any longer.
Janet was subconscious at this time and her eyelids were frozen shut. She had only her underwear on and the wind was blowing
harshly on her. Although she could hear Laney’s voice, she was so weak that she didn’t have the strength to respond.
Before she fell asleep, Ethan’s handsome face appeared in her mind. He was smiling at her. It seemed very real.
Laney was at her wit’s end now. She had never been in such a difficult situation, so she didn’t know what else to do. She knew
that they would both die here if help didn’t come soon. Her hope dwindled when she looked up and saw that the rescuers were
still far away from them.