Julian immediately dispatched four people to the swimming pool.
He himself led the remaining two toward the outdoor pond.
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He figured that since the signal jammers hadn’t been destroyed yet and Adeline had managed to call for help, it was very likely she’d made the call from outside–which lined up perfectly with what Xanthe had said about ‘his mother already leaving.”
Just then, a subordinate came to report that all the signal jammers had been destroyed.
Julian called Noah while heading toward the outdoor pond.
At that moment, Noah was on the phone with Sadie.
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Seeing Julian’s incoming call, Noah didn’t wait for Sadie to finish giving him the location. He cut her off directly, “Ms. Watson, let me take
Mr. Tudor’s call first, and I’ll come get you. Just stay hidden for now.”
With that, he immediately answered Julian’s call.
Afraid of getting chewed out by Julian, he took the initiative, “Mr. Tudor, Ms. Forbes, and the others have already gotten out. They’re hiding somewhere safe right now. I’m about to go rescue them.”
Julian pondered for a moment. Learning that Louisa was safe, he asked, “How far are you from the pond in the garden?”
Noah glanced at the nearby pond. “Very close. I can run there in one minute… no, less than a minute.”
Julian said, ‘Go rescue my mom first. She fell in the water.”
“Got it.” Noah agreed without hesitation and sprinted toward the pond.
Five minutes later, Julian also reached the pond.
Noah had already pulled Adeline out.
No one knew how Adeline had ended up there or how she’d fallen into the pond.
What made it worse was that after her gown absorbed water, it clung to her body and became extremely heavy.
This made it difficult even for her, despite knowing how to swim. She’d struggled in the pond for a long time,
When Noah pulled her out, she’d already lost consciousness.
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Julian took his mother from Noah’s arms and gave an order, ‘Go start the car.
He needed to get his mother to the hospital immediately.
On the way, he called his father.
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William was completely stunned after hearing his account, unable to comprehend how Adeline could end up like this just from attending a banquet.
He rushed to the hospital, repeatedly instructing Julian to take good care of Adeline and wait for him to arrive.
At the same time, on his way to the hospital, William notified their other five children.
They were all frantic with worry, each wishing they could return immediately.
Julian sat in the back seat, holding Adeline in his arms, and said to Noah, “Once we reach the hospital, you don’t need to come in. Go
straight back to the club, pick up Louisa and the others, and take them home.”
Noah promised repeatedly, “Don’t worry, I’ll go pick up Ms. Forbes and the others right away and make sure they get home safely. You
focus on staying with Mrs. Tudor. Ms. Forbes will be fine.”
Julian said nothing.
Even though he knew Louisa was safe for now, he couldn’t help worrying without seeing her.
At the hospital entrance, doctors and nurses who’d been waiting immediately transferred Adeline onto a stretcher.
After examining Adeline’s condition, the doctor told Julian, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Tudor is fine. She just passed out from shock.”
Julian nodded, wanting to go get Louisa.
But the moment he moved, Adeline’s hand gripping his tightened even more, and she murmured groggily, Julian, Julian…”
Unable to leave, Julian said to Noah, ‘You go get Louisa. Make sure you bring her home safely, understand?”
Noah assured him again, I understand. Just don’t worry.”
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