Rebirth: Revenge of the abandoned heirress-Chapter 61: Voice of heart

Jazmine Harrison had walked for almost four hours when her vision started to go blurry. It was only worsening with time. Her face was flushed; she was having a slight fever. The wound on her leg was a big hindrance. She had torn off a piece of her shirt and tightly wrapped it around her leg to stop the bleeding. But when she exerted to move, the blood would seep out.

"Damn Hong Kong," she cursed the city a thousand times and struggled to move through the thick forest. It was already darkening. Jazmine had decided to enter the forest because she feared the people who tried to attack her would come after her. She was unlucky enough to get her foot entrapped in a root and fall down while getting a deep cut across her calf.

She took out her phone for the tenth time. Still, there were no signals. She put back her phone and rested her last hope on Emily Carrol. Emily had already left for Hong Kong a night before Jazmine to arrange for her. Jazmine had planned to meet up with her after the meeting with that 'Devil.' She prayed that Emily had discovered her absence by now and dispatched a team to search for her.

Jazmine felt something chilly and moist drip on her. She looked up. A loud thunder followed the silence. Jazmine wanted to cry but had no tears.

Why?

Soon a heavy shower followed and completely soaked Jazmine.

...

Sebastian Crowne stared at the ruthless shower outside. His heart was unsettled. He was quiet as an inanimate ice block. No one could tell what was going through his head. Elias Crownie would glance at him from time to time while quivering in fear.

He must find his brother's wife quickly. Or else, he feared... ah, he didn't want to think of the consequences.

"Stop the car!" Elias Crownie noticed a car parked outside. The driver pulled the brakes, and the car stopped with a squeak, splashing water everywhere. They rushed to the car and found a man knocked out. Elias confirmed from the number plate that it was the same car that had picked up Jazmine. "Get him in the van. Try to wake him up. He must know where Jazmine is."

A few bulky men pulled out the man and pushed him inside the van. They threw cold water at him, attempting to rouse him. Elias was anxious. He could feel involuntary chills up his spine. And they were not because of the cold weather. They were because of his brother!

Sebastian Crowne's quiet eyes silently observed everything around and landed on a spot at the boundary between the road and the forests. Without giving anyone any explanation, he entered the forest.

"Brother," Elias rushed after him.

"Continue your search."

He didn't know how long he had walked or where exactly he was aiming for. For once, he let his heart decide and followed the tiny voice in his head that had always been suppressed and denied. He followed the trail that would possibly lead him to nowhere. When he looked up, he detected a small visage in the haze. He halted at once and stared at it.

"Jazmine," he whispered and took slow, nervous steps toward her, as if afraid she would disappear if he rushed. When the face cleared out of the haze, his lifeless dull eyes finally gained back some color. He quickly rushed to her side, took off his coat, and put it around her. She was at the last of her strength when she fell into Sebastian's arms. Her head rested against his chest; her body gave up. Her eyes were dazed. She was completely soaked; her body felt cold as ice against Sebastian's chest.

"Jazmine, stay with me, okay?" He grabbed her face with both hands and made her look into his eyes. "Everything's alright. I'm here."

When a comfortable hotness enveloped her face and a soothing voice called to her, her hazy eyes gained back some focus. Her body was gravely tired. Her feet wouldn't support her weight anymore. Her body rested against his chest, and she couldn't stand on her own even if she wanted to.

"D-Doctor L-Li?" Her mind could recall who he was but she was too tired to think anything further.

When she had forced herself to go on, she had put all her happy moments in her mind to motivate her: Amelia, Frank, her grandfather. They had given her the strength to go on and never stop walking. She had pushed her body to its last limits. Now that she realized help was finally here, her persistence wore off.

"I'm sorry, Jazmine. I promise, this is the last time I'll let anybody hurt you."

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Jazmine couldn't understand what he meant, but a second later, she felt the ground slipping away from under her feet. She was swung in the air and held in his arms in a bridal style. Her head rested on his chest. Her arms unconsciously reached out and wrapped around his neck. He hurried back while carrying her in his arms.

When Elias saw his brother coming their way with a woman in his arms, he didn't need to think twice. It was Jazmine. His brother wouldn't even bother looking at any other woman. But still, a woman in his arms. The scene looked a little... startling. The bodyguards who weren't exposed to such a view before stared dumbly at their boss.

"Bring me the towel," Sebastian Crowne's strong voice brought everyone out of their trance. He put her in the back seat of the car, grabbed the towel, and attempted to dry her body. He rubbed her hands, attempting to warm them up.

To his dismay, she was irresponsive. The car had already sped to his nearest penthouse. A team of the best doctors in Hong Kong had already been alerted by Elias personally before they left. But still, his heart felt unsettled. Sebastian Crowne placed his hand against her forehead. Her small body was quivering. Her body temperature had fallen to an alarming extent. Her cheeks were pale as if all the blood had been drained out of her face.

Sebastian Crowne leaned in and opened the buttons of her shirt.