At 7 pm, the Buick arrived in Horvett. If the next day’s itinerary went smoothly, they would reach Shander in the morning and Luminara in the evening. The cargo ship would pass through the port in Naver and enter Luminara around 9 p.m.
They stayed overnight at the service area in Horvett and resumed driving at 5 p.m. Emmeline noticed. blood seeping through Abel’s T–shirt onto his chest, and his complexion also turned slightly yellow. Her heart tightened, but words were unnecessary. With the Buick speeding through the entire journey, she could only remain silent. Knowing that Shander was ahead, she asked him to exit the highway and find a hospital or clinic in the city to dress his wound, but he refused.
Around 6 p.m., the car finally arrived in Luminara, although there was still over an hour’s drive to the port. The typhoon had made landfall in Porgia yesterday afternoon and was approaching at a destructive speed. The car struggled to move forward in the stormy weather and eventually entered the chaotic parking lot of the port at Luminara at 8:40 p.m., ravaged by the typhoon.
The cargo ship “Aqualune, which was supposed to arrive at nine o’clock at night, was unable to enter the port, meaning they had arrived before the goods did in any case. Abel sent Emmeline to the port hotel and went to the cargo handling office in the rain to complete the transfer procedures. She insisted on going with him, but he rebuked her,
The lights on the pier flickered in the storm, and broken remains of buildings occasionally blew past amidst the torrential rain, creating an apocalyptic scene. Emmeline stood at the closed window, clasping her hands together, praying to God for Abel’s safe return. However, after an hour had passed, Abel still hadn’t come back. Her heart was in her throat, unable to see anything outside the window. The distant lights were indistinct in the pouring rain. Her whole world was filled with the sound of wind and rain!
Another thirty minutes passed, and she felt her heart racing uncontrollably. Unable to bear it any longer, she ran downstairs in a frenzy. Just as she ran out of the automatic door, darkness enveloped her as the hotel lost power, although there were still a few scattered lights in the distance.
Where was Abel?
Emmeline only vaguely remembered the direction he went, but she didn’t consider anything else. Extreme worry and anxiety could consume someone’s heart. Life and death were just moments away in the stormy weather, and she had to find Abel!
As she rushed out of the hotel corridor, her whole body was immediately drenched by the heavy rain, making even breathing difficult. She struggled to adapt to the conditions but managed to persevere.
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