No one wanted to die in such a situation, and no one wanted anything to happen to their best friend, so they remained at a standstill.
Kelvin was the only one who couldn't swim, and bringing him along would only diminish their chances of survival.
Just as he decided to take matters into his own hands, Stella took the lead.
She removed the bell from her hand and handed it to him, instructing, "Kelvin, please give this to my brother, and tell him not to forget me, okay?"
Before her words had even fully settled, she leaped into the raging sea without hesitation.
As Kelvin instinctively reached out to grab her, Sam opened his eyes just in time to witness the scene.
The seed of misunderstanding was sown that day, gradually taking root and sprouting.
Later, Kelvin and Sam drifted on the sea for three days and nights without a single drop of water.
In the end, that woman and her people eventually found them.
The first thing he saw when he woke up in the hospital was his "mother" Gracie sitting by Sam's bedside, tenderly caring for Sam.
And when she saw that he had finally regained consciousness, she coldly reprimanded him, "How could you let Sam get into trouble? Kelvin, remember: even if you die, you must protect Sam!"
Kelvin couldn't remember what he felt at that moment when she uttered those words, only that Corey had also arrived at that time.
His father merely glanced at him.
Seeing that he was still alive, he didn't say anything and hurriedly left, claiming that there were still matters to attend to at the company.
Not once was there a word of concern throughout the entire time in the hospital.
During the six months of his hospitalization, he watched his "mother" so tenderly cook soup for Sam every day, always having to wait for Sam to finish before he could have any leftovers.
Afraid that Sam would find out that Stella had died trying to protect him, Gracie specifically interrogated him about the details of that day.
Later, Kelvin's memory remained stuck on that afternoon filled with the smell of disinfectant.
A blinding light in his mind took away his memories of that experience.
In his consciousness, he forgot about Stella.
And Gracie took away the bell he held.
It wasn't until a few days ago when he was hiding in the Miller residence's attic that he accidentally saw the bell on her foot, that Kelvin's hypnotized memories began to reappear.
After hearing Kelvin's explanation, doubts also arose in Sam's mind.
After the initial panic, he quickly denied such claims.
It must have been because Kelvin wanted to shift the blame that he fabricated such a lie.
He was certain that he remembered Kelvin, this selfish and self-serving person, pushing his sister into the deep sea just to survive, moments before he lost consciousness.
"Kelvin, don't try to talk your way out of this. I only believe in what I see with my own eyes. What you're doing now is just trying to evade responsibility."
Could it be that Stella really died because of him?
Were all the years of seeking revenge in vain?
Sam couldn't bring himself to make such an assumption.
These "facts" severely challenged his long-held beliefs.
He simply couldn't believe what Kelvin was saying.
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