Chapter 535 Proposing with Roses?
Kathy was completely stunned until the face she had been longing for day and night appeared before her.
It was Gerald.
In just a few days, he had become darker and thinner.
There were smudges on his face, and his clothes were filthy.
But his posture was still upright, and his arms were still strong.
He just held Kathy like that, not letting go for a moment.
Kathy came to her senses, reached out to touch his face, and incredulously said, "Am I dreaming?"
Gerald held her hand and quickly kissed her forehead, "No, I'm fine, Kathy, don't worry."
Kathy bit her lower lip but couldn't hold back anymore. She finally hugged him and burst into tears.
Gerald first found Stuart.
While Stuart was looking for him, Gerald was also keeping an eye on their movements.
Because he knew that when the family heard about the earthquake, someone would definitely come.
The person who came was most likely Stuart.
Sure enough, while he was rescuing, he soon saw Stuart.
Knowing that Kathy had also come, Gerald didn't say anything else, just said, "Continue the rescue, I'll go find her!"
Even on the way to find Kathy, Gerald didn't stop rescuing.
However, no one knew that just a moment ago, when he saw Kathy about to get hurt, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
Now, holding her in his arms, that sense of security was irreplaceable.
"Kathy," Gerald let go of her, "Are you hurt?"
Kathy shook her head and asked him, "What about you? "
"I'm fine, don't worry." Gerald held her hand, "Kathy, listen to me, I'll take you over there, you follow them to the hotel, and wait for me there."
"No!"
"Kathy, listen to me," Gerald said, "I can't leave, whether it's because of my position or myself, I can't leave here. But, Kathy, I can't let you stay here. I have my selfish reasons. I can handle anything, but I don't want you to get hurt."
Kathy's eyes were very red, "I'll stay with you, no matter what happens, I'll stay with you!"
Gerald looked at her determined eyes, took a deep breath, "Alright. But you have to stay with me!"
Kathy nodded, "Okay!"
Gerald helped her handle the situation there, then took her back, rescuing and helping people along the way, and soon met up with Stuart and the others.
After meeting up, they all participated in the rescue together.
In the afternoon, communication was finally restored, and Stuart quickly called Josephine.
And it was only then that Nicole found out about the earthquake.
But knowing that Gerald was fine and everyone was together, she felt relieved.
Josephine finally took the phone and said to Stuart, "You all must stay safe. When can you come back?"
Stuart said, "We can't come back for now, there are still some people who haven't been rescued."
Josephine couldn't help much herself, so she said, "Then you all must stay safe."
She couldn't bring herself to say the selfish words of asking her family and loved ones to come back.
If she weren't pregnant, she would definitely have gone too.
At this time, at least she had to do her part.
She added, "When the post-disaster reconstruction starts, let's donate together."
Stuart said, "Alright, I won't talk to you for now, stay home and wait for me to come back, okay?"
After hanging up the phone, Stuart quickly got back to rescuing people.
They were busy until the evening, and some places had already started to restore power.
Although the earthquake was not of a low magnitude, the number of collapsed buildings was not as many as imagined.
But even so, the number of casualties was still shocking.
Especially in some old neighborhoods, where all the buildings had collapsed, the difficulty of rescuing people from the rubble was imaginable.
Stuart was fully focused on his work, with all kinds of calls around him.
But he suddenly heard Gerald calling Kathy.
He turned around abruptly, seeing Kathy lying on the ground.
Gerald had already run over quickly and was struggling to move the large stone that had fallen on her.
"Kathy!" Gerald's eyes were filled with tears as he saw blood oozing from her shoulder.
The large stone had fallen from above them, possibly dislodged by someone searching above.
Gerald hadn't noticed, but Kathy had pushed him away at the first moment, only to be hit by the stone herself.
The ambulance and medical personnel were on standby, but Kathy's condition required an examination to see if her internal organs were injured.
Stuart said to Gerald, "You take her for an examination, I'll handle things here."
Gerald was worried about Kathy, but he was also concerned about the people being rescued.
Stuart said, "The rescue team can still work without you. Besides, you need to rest too."
Kathy knew Gerald was torn; he was a good official, always thinking about serving the people.
She said, "I'm fine..."
Before she could finish, Gerald held her hand, "I'll go with you."
The earthquake had also affected the surrounding hospitals, and the well-equipped hospitals were receiving post-disaster patients, all of them overcrowded.
Gerald took Kathy, anxious and worried, and after a simple bandage, they could only wait in line for an examination.
Kathy was in a lot of pain, but she didn't dare to show it, afraid that Gerald would be even more worried.
At this time, it seemed like time was passing very slowly.
Gerald held her half in his arms, carefully avoiding her wound.
It was a long time before it was their turn for the examination.
Gerald kept praying, although he never believed in such things, he started making wishes at this moment.
Hoping that God would protect Kathy, keep her safe and sound.
Whether it was because his prayers were heard or not, Kathy's internal organs were fine, but only her scapula was fractured.
Fortunately, it wasn't serious, and conservative treatment would suffice.
But obviously, Kathy's future movements would be limited.
The doctor re-bandaged her and restricted her activities, putting her arm in a sling.
At this time, the rescue work had also come to an end.
Except for those buried very deep, the others, whether alive or dead, had been accounted for.
And those few who couldn't be found were basically unlikely to have survived.
But as long as they hadn't seen the people, they wouldn't give up the last bit of hope.
At this time, so many people were no longer needed.
Stuart and the others were also preparing to return.
After such an incident, Gerald's work here couldn't proceed for the time being, so he returned to Celestia Springs with Stuart and the others.
Kathy didn't let Gerald tell anyone about her injury.
Mainly because she didn't want Josephine and the others to worry.
So when Josephine found out that Kathy was injured, and it was to save Gerald, she was terrified.
She said to Gerald, "No, I have to go see Kathy!"
Gerald said, "Alright, you can help me ask her what kind of flowers she likes, never mind, roses are used for proposals, right? Red ones are better, right?"
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