Unexpected Fiancée

Chapter 147: Saved

"Jane, I'm here," Patrick's voice came from a distance.

Jane felt relieved and hurried towards the sound.

“I told you to wait for me there. Why did you run around?" Jane's tone had a hint of reproach.

Didn't this man know he was still sick? He made her so worried. Patrick, however, didn't seem to care about his illness as he proudly showed off two sparrows he had caught. "Sparrows should taste good." “You... went bird hunting? Why aren't you resting?" Jane scolded him while supporting him. "You still have a fever."

“You care about me?" Patrick had just found some wild fruits in the forest and felt much better now that Jane was showing concern for him again.

Jane rolled her eyes at him. “I don't care about you; who else would I care about?"

"Oh, there's a cave over there where we can rest,” Jane said as she noticed a small mountain with a cave on top that could provide shelter from the wind and rain along their path back home.

The two walked into the cave which was warm inside and seemed like another world altogether.

“You rest here properly; don't wander around. I'll go out to find some herbs for you," Jane instructed Patrick before heading up to search for medicinal plants on the mountain top nearby.

As luck would have it, she finally found several herbs that could help clear heat and relieve inflammation after searching carefully on top of the mountain.

When she returned to the cave later that day, an aromatic smell greeted her nose.

“It smells so good!" Jane exclaimed.

Patrick's magnetic voice rang out: "Come over here quickly and try this roasted sparrow.”

Jane looked over at Patrick holding several roasted birds skewered onto branches emitting an appetizing aroma.

“Try it," Patrick offered one of them to her but instead of accepting it she carefully took out some herbs she'd collected earlier applying them gently onto his wound instead saying: "How do you feel now?"

Patrick reached out and hugged her tightly saying: "I'm fine."

The medicinal plants worked wonders as by nightfall his fever subsided completely with his complexion returning back to normal by morning light making both their hearts feel relieved knowing they were safe together in such difficult times even though they were stranded in unfamiliar territory far away from civilization without any hope or means of rescue anytime soon...

After several days passed when Patrick's body recovered almost fully enough for them both being able think clearly again without worrying too much anymore - except one thing nagging at their minds - something wasn't right regarding their plane crash landing... It didn't seem like an accident after all!

At the moment of the plane crash, he had already had this idea.

His private plane always performed well and was regularly inspected. It couldn't suddenly lose control.

The only explanation was that someone had tampered with the plane before takeoff.

Who could it be?

From the captain to the crew, they were all long-time employees of The Pansy family and had always been loyal.

Besides, this crash left them uncertain about life and death. No one would joke around with their own lives like that.

He furrowed his sword-like eyebrows. "Actually, I suspect that my father's death wasn't an accident either.”

"Are you saying... the person who tampered with your plane is also responsible for your father's death?" Jane's face became serious.

If so, this person would be very dangerous indeed.

"Jane, we need to go back as soon as possible,” Patrick said in a deep voice.

His crashed airplane must have made explosive news by now. Who knows what chaos is happening outside? He has a bad feeling about it all.

“You're worried about The Pansy Group?" Jane asked when she saw Patrick's cold expression.

Patrick nodded slightly and said lightly, "Yes."

“In fact, it's not necessarily a bad thing," Jane thought aloud. "The person who tampered with your airplane probably thinks you're dead by now. So he will definitely take further action. As long as we go back quickly, we can find out who the real culprit is!"

"You're right; we need to go back first,” Patrick agreed.

He thought for a moment then went into the woods to pick up many branches which he brought back onto the beach.

"Why did you pick up so many branches?" Jane looked at him curiously as she watched him lay out an SOS signal on the sand.

“You'll see in a minute." Patrick smiled then laid out an SOS signal on the beach hoping any passing planes or ships could see it clearly. Jane nodded her head in agreement; they've been stuck on this island for five or six days now while scanning for any passing boats during daylight hours hoping someone would rescue them but no luck yet! She didn't know if her grandfather received her distress signal either!

Just when Jane began feeling disappointed again suddenly there appeared in front of her eyesight -a luxurious cruise ship!

"Patrick! A ship is coming!" Excitement filled Jane's voice as she pointed towards where she saw something moving far away from their location on shorelines

She pointed excitedly at a distant luxury cruise ship exclaiming: "We are saved!"

Patrick followed Jane's direction and saw a super cruise ship sailing on the sea. He took off his coat and waved it vigorously with his distinctively large hands. The people on the ship seemed to have spotted Jane and Patrick, as they were heading towards them.

Finally, someone had come! They were saved!

Jane's heart was beating faster and faster.

This cruise ship... looked familiar.

As it got closer to them, Jane finally realized that it was her grandfather's!

Excitedly hugging Patrick's shoulder, she exclaimed, “That's my grandpa's cruise ship!"

Patrick hugged her tightly in return. "Your grandfather must have received your distress signal.”

"Mhmm." Jane nodded heavily and waved frantically at the ship while shouting loudly, "Grandpa! I'm here!"

Old North stood on the deck and let out a long sigh of relief when he saw Jane and Patrick. Thank goodness his precious granddaughter was safe.

The cruise ship approached the island but hadn't stopped yet when Jane pulled Patrick up onto it.

"Grandpa, I thought I'd never see you again!" Tears welled up in Jane's eyes as she saw Old North who looked kind-hearted.

"Jane, as long as you're okay." Old North hurriedly held onto his beloved granddaughter while examining her from head to toe to make sure she wasn't hurt before he could finally relax.

Jane rubbed her nose with her hand. "I'm fine now thanks to Patrick saving me."

With one step forward after taking a long stride with his legs, Patrick reached out for Jane's hand while looking at Old Pansy with respect before respectfully addressing him by saying "Grandfather."

Seeing their intimate actions along with hearing how he addressed him made Old North understand everything all of sudden; he stroked his beard then laughed heartily saying "Haha! You two are finally together; that's great!"