Chapter 475 Give You a Surprise
"Where are we headed this late?" Margaret asked, trailing behind William.
William held Margaret's hand, their fingers intertwined.
He glanced at her sideways, a slight smile playing on his lips as his deep, magnetic voice resonated, "It's a beautiful spot. You'll love it."
"Really?" Margaret smiled faintly.
Why was William being so mysterious?
It piqued her curiosity.
William led Margaret to the garage and, like a true gentleman, opened the car door for her. "Hop in, babe."
Babe was such an intimate term.
Margaret pretended to be annoyed, playfully glaring at William. "Who are you calling babe? You sure are thick-skinned!"
William raised an eyebrow and leaned close to her ear, his voice low and seductive, "Who else but you?"
His voice was like a cello, deep and melodious.
Coupled with his deliberately raised tone, it was utterly captivating.
Margaret took a deep breath and changed the subject. "Alright, where are you taking me? Let's get going."
William nodded and started the car.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Margaret watched the night scenery through the window. They seemed to be moving further away from the city center. The familiar roads triggered some memories, but she couldn't quite place them.
Suddenly, she saw the ocean, and memories flooded back. "Are you taking me to the beach?"
The beach was where William had proposed to Margaret. It was where they made their promises to each other.
Recalling those beautiful moments, Margaret felt a wave of sweetness. She turned to meet William's deep gaze and smiled. "No wonder you said you had a surprise for me."
"Do you like it?" William looked down at her, his eyes filled with a tenderness he only showed her.
"I love it." Margaret nodded, feeling a sweet emotion spreading through every cell in her body.
Since their engagement, they had been so busy with work that they rarely visited the beach.
After getting out of the car, Margaret raised her arms, feeling the cool sea breeze. The gentle evening wind relaxed her.
Seeing Margaret's calm expression, William knew he had made the right choice in bringing her here. It was the perfect place to relieve her stress.
"How's it going? Are all your work worries gone?" William took off his jacket and draped it over Margaret's shoulders. "It's chilly by the sea. Don't catch a cold."
Margaret smiled warmly. "You know me best. You always know how to ease my stress."
As they chatted sweetly, they suddenly heard faint cries for help.
"William, did you hear that? It sounds like someone is calling for help." Margaret closed her eyes, trying to pinpoint the direction of the sound. "Over there. Let's go check it out."
With furrowed brows, they hurried to the shore. An elderly woman had fallen into the sea and was desperately calling for help. Her voice was growing weaker, and Margaret couldn't help but worry.
"The old lady seems to be losing strength." Margaret anxiously looked around, but there were no life rings nearby. In her urgency, she jumped into the sea to swim and rescue the woman.
Seeing Margaret jump in, William's concern spiked. He quickly shed his jacket and dove into the sea, swimming after Margaret to reach the woman.
The cries for help grew fainter until they were inaudible. Margaret worried the woman was losing strength and swam faster.
When Margaret reached the woman, she found her trembling and unconscious. No matter how much she called out, the woman wouldn't wake up. "Ma'am, wake up, wake up..."
"Let's get her to shore first," William said calmly, supporting the woman's body as he swam towards the shore.
The woman had been in the water for too long, her body cold and lips pale.
Margaret supported the woman's body from behind, trying to wake her. "Ma'am, wake up, you're safe now..." But the woman didn't respond.
"William, are you holding up okay?" Margaret was worried about William's strength, swimming such a distance while supporting someone.
William shook his head slightly, signaling Margaret not to worry about him. He was fine.
Onshore, Margaret tried pressing the woman's philtrum, but after three or four attempts, there was no response. "I'll perform CPR. It's faster."
Every second counted in rescue work. Margaret urgently performed chest compressions, trying to expel the seawater from the woman's stomach.
William tried to wake her by calling in her ear.
Unfortunately, their rescue efforts were unsuccessful. In desperation, Margaret anxiously patted William. "William, call 911. We need to get her to the hospital."
She had been so focused on the rescue that she forgot about the ambulance.
Seeing Margaret's anxious face, William gently raised his arm and patted her back. "Don't worry. She'll be fine."
Margaret had grown up with Xavier, and she felt a special closeness to elderly people. Seeing the woman fall into the sea reminded her of Xavier.
While waiting for the ambulance, Margaret continued performing CPR every few minutes.
Hearing the ambulance siren, Margaret finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where's the patient?" Several nurses rushed out of the ambulance. "What's her condition?"
Margaret explained calmly, "Here. She's an elderly woman who fell into the sea and lost consciousness. I've performed CPR, but she hasn't woken up." She briefly described the situation.
The nurses nodded and carefully placed the woman on a stretcher.
"We'll follow you to the hospital," William said, driving closely behind the ambulance.
At the hospital, the doctors were already waiting at the entrance. Seeing the stretcher, they quickly brought a bed. "Make way, we have a patient in need of emergency care."
Margaret and William watched until the woman was taken into the emergency room before they felt relieved enough to leave.
From a candlelit dinner to rescuing someone at the beach, they had been through a lot that night. Returning home, they realized it was already midnight. Margaret, however, felt wide awake, the incident with the elderly woman deeply affecting her.
"William, life is so fragile," Margaret said, sitting by the window, lost in thought about the events that had just unfolded. The woman's cold body had been so close to her.
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