Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 106

When the masked man was about to get across to the other side, Veronica got onto the bridge as well. Unexpectedly, no sooner had she walked a few steps than the masked man slipped, reeled, and fell onto the wooden bridge right away. With half of his body submerged in water, he clung tightly onto the wooden bridge with both arms as his umbrella and stick had been swept away by the flood. "Help! Help me! Save me..." He looked at Veronica for help, waiting for the latter to rescue him.

The scene was extremely perilous, and the current was swift. If Veronica were to act slower, the masked man might even get swept away directly by the flood. Having no time to think about anything else, she immediately rushed forward and stretched out her hand to grab him.

Splash! The floodwater slapped against the wooden bridge, resulting in loud splashes. The situation was dire; the current was so rapid that the masked man almost lost his grip on the wooden bridge.

Hurriedly, Veronica dashed toward the masked man and bent down to grab him. "Hold tight to my hand and come on up!" She didn't know where this canal led to. No matter where the canal led to, however, she had to save the man right now.

Stretching out his hand, the masked man held Veronica's hand tightly, climbing up slowly as she pulled him up. After struggling for a while, he finally climbed out of the water and barely steadied himself. "Phew, that was a close call! Thank you so much." His back bent, the man stood in front of Veronica and bowed slightly, thanking her "sincerely."

Veronica waved her hand and let the masked man standing before her get to the other side of the bridge before her. "It's nothing. Let's go... Ah!"

Unexpectedly, the next instant, she was shoved into the current right away by the masked man!

Everything happened very suddenly, but it seemed like everything was just as expected. Veronica let out a cry of alarm, but she stretched out her hand and held onto the masked man at the critical moment. With a loud splash, the two fell into the surging river water and were swept far away by the swift current. Everything happened so fast that they were already a dozen meters away from the bridge before they could even cry for help.

In the river water, Veronica clung tightly onto the masked man. She didn't let go of him no matter how he resisted. Damn it! I misjudged him after all, she thought. She knew very well that the man had taken advantage of her kindness, which was why he had purposely pretended to fall into the water in order to shove her into the water when she let her guard down after rescuing him. But in any case, if she were to die, she would never let the masked man get away with it.

In the surging river, the masked man struggled to shake Veronica off. He wanted to lift his foot and kick her away, but he couldn't exert his strength at all, for all his strength was washed away by the river water.

With that, the two were swept downstream along with the water current.

Veronica looked for opportunities to save herself all the way, but the turbulent waters had swept away everything on the river banks, so there was nothing for her to save herself with. Not only was she unable to save herself, but she even had trouble staying alive at the moment.

"Mmm..." A strong current came and swept Veronica underwater, forcing her to swallow a mouthful of water that was as muddy as mud."Cough... Cough..." Exerting all her strength, she raised her head and coughed a few times to relieve her discomfort.

The masked man next to her wasn't much better either. Like her, he was swept underwater and choked on the water from time to time.

Just when Veronica was looking at the masked man, her eyes darted a little over his shoulder and caught sight of a thick wooden pole coming at them from behind. Alarmed, she immediately let go of the masked man's hand, fearing that the wooden pole would hit her hard and knock her unconscious on the spot if she were to react any slower.

However, one had to say that this was also an opportunity for her to save herself.

Seeing the thick wooden pole being swept toward them, she swam to the side with all her might. Her movements seemed effortless, but she almost exerted all her strength in the turbulent water.

The next instant, the thick wooden pole came at them. Veronica was unable to immediately dodge the wooden pole, which hit her arm and made a cut on it. However, she didn't notice the cut at all in such a situation. Instead, she lunged back at the wooden pole right away at lightning speed, clinging onto it tightly. As for the masked man, he sank into the water after being hit in the head by the wooden pole.

Everything happened so fast as though it all happened in an instant.