Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 107

After looking at each other, Veronica and the masked man pinned their hopes on the tree.

However, the tree was on the right side, which was also the masked man's side.

Veronica moved to the right, trying to give herself the opportunity to grasp the big tree as it might be her only chance to survive. However, the masked man might become the biggest obstacle to her survival, so she had to seize the opportunity.

The two moved to the right together, but just as they were about to reach the tree, the water surged fiercely against them with even greater resistance. As both of them were on the right side, the thick wooden pole suddenly tilted in the water and flowed downstream vertically, dragging them further away from the big tree horizontally all at once.

"You let go of the wooden pole. I'll grab you." Veronica took the masked man's hand right away while telling him to let go of the wooden pole and swim to the river bank.

After all, even a bit of a struggle could buy them a chance to survive. At this very moment, she had no other choice. Even if the chance of survival was slim, she had to shoot for it—even if the masked man might survive and kill her by cutting the rope. I don't want to die! she thought.

With his eyes behind his mask, the masked man gave Veronica a meaningful look. Then, he let go of her. The two had a rope tied between them. After letting go of Veronica, he struggled to swim to the right with all his might.

They were ten meters away from the big tree. Then, as the masked man swam closer and closer to the tree, the distance between them and the big tree shortened. They were six meters away... three meters away... one meter away!

The ten-meter distance was covered in the blink of an eye. At this moment, however, the masked man was still a distance away from the tree.

Veronica's nerves were on edge; she was very nervous, for she feared that they might miss the opportunity again.

However, at the critical moment, the

masked man suddenly took out a dagger and clutched it in his hand. Just when he nearly brushed past the tree, he suddenly thrust the dagger in his hand into the tree trunk.

Immediately, Veronica let go of the thick wooden pole she was clinging onto to prevent the strong current from sweeping the masked man away and ruining the last opportunity to struggle for their survival.

The masked man clutched the dagger to stay close to the tree. Even though Veronica had put pressure on him, he nonetheless stretched out his arm and hugged the tree trunk. Climbing onto the river bank little by little, he successfully got himself out of danger.

Veronica was still in the water, and she grabbed the rope tied between her and the masked man while swimming toward him. However, the man held up the dagger in his hand. With a slight wave of his dagger, Veronica would be swept away by the river!

Veronica's heart was thumping; she had never been so desirous of staying alive as she was at this very moment. Without saying a word, she continued swimming toward the masked man. However, just when she was getting close to him, he thrust the dagger in his hand downward right away!

At that moment, Veronica's heart sank. She felt like she had seen Death. However, she refused to resign herself to death. At the last moment, she swam against the current with all her strength. Then, she stretched out her hand and tried to hug the tree trunk, but she had underestimated how strong the current was. Instead of hugging the tree trunk, she was swept dozens of centimeters away from it!

Am I really gonna die here? A big question mark popped up in her mind.

Just then, however, the masked man grabbed her hand and pulled her up.

The two reached the river bank by climbing along the tree. Physically exhausted, they lay on the river bank, feeling so worn out that they didn't want to struggle anymore.

Just then, Veronica asked, "Why did you save me?" The moment the masked man thrust his dagger downward, she thought he was going to cut the rope and let her fall into the swift river current. To her surprise, the man merely put away his dagger and pulled her out of danger.