Chapter 577
At this time, Olivia did not care too much. She buried herself in John’s arms as she held onto him tight and said in a trembling voice, “Johnny, snake! There is a snake…”
She was afraid of the dark and even more so of snakes.
In the dark, John curled his lips slightly with joy..
He missed being needed like this.
In the past, she would have been frightened to death by the presence of a green worm on a green leaf and rushed into his arms for protection.
However, those days were the distant past now.
Long enough to feel like a lifetime ago.
Suddenly, Olivia bit her lip and asked in fear, “Johnny, did you hear that? There was the sound of a snake hissing, and it just climbed up on my shoulder. Take me away from this place, won’t you?”
“Okay.”
Then, John carried her and said gently, “Close your eyes. Everything will be fine.”
Closing her eyes would shut off one of her senses, but it made her other senses more sensitive.
The snake’s hiss seemed to get louder.
She opened her eyes suddenly and saw something hanging down from a tree in the darkness and perched over John’s head.
“Johnny, up there! Snake!”
John put her down and protected her in his arms. Then, he grabbed the thing hanging from the tree.
However, when he grabbed it, he noticed it did not feel like a living thing.
“Johnny!”
“No, it’s not a snake. It’s a rope.”
Rope…
Olivia a sigh of relief, but her legs were too weak to move, and she hugged John’s arm tightly.
John carried her again when he noticed that. “I said, don’t be afraid. I’m here, so nothing will happen to you.”
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