chapter 338

Chapter 338 Surviving Lucia felt like she had a long dream in which she was in an endless sea

without any signs of hope. Suddenly, a strong wind created big waves and she was instantly

submerged... "No!" Lucia screamed, opening her eyes. All she could see was the white ceiling. She

gasped like a beached fish

and her forehead and back were already wet with sweat. "Lucia!" said an anxious, familiar male

voice. Then Paul appeared with a glint of excitement in his eyes. "Lucia,

you're awake!"

Lucia took a deep breath and regained consciousness. "Where am 1?"

Paul answered immediately, "In the hospital. You've been kidnapped and frightened. You got a cold

and had a

high fever all night. It only broke this morning." Lucia looked around and came to her senses. The

whole room was white. It was indeed a ward. Lucia couldn't remember how she had been saved

yesterday. Her throat felt dry as soon as she opened her

mouth. She frowned and Paul handed her a glass of warm water. "Drink some water.” Lucia nodded

and felt better after finishing it in one gulp. What happened to me?"

Paul frowned. "You've been kidnapped. I got a message from the kidnappers and went to the beach

to look for

you yesterday. You were cold when I found you. I was so scared.” "Kidnapped?" "Yeah, they asked

for 200,000 dollars. I gave the money to them and they sent me your location, so I headed

there right away.” Lucia took a deep breath and recalled the face of the driver yesterday. If she had

really been kidnapped, how could the driver have known she was pregnant and told her to call

August for help? The kidnappers must have wanted something other than money. All the details

didn't add up. She took a deep breath, bit her lip, and asked Paul seriously, "Did you see anyone

else on the beach yesterday?" Paul shook his head and answered, "No." For some reason, Lucia was

a little disappointed. She had expected August to save her. To her surprise, it was Paul who ended

up saving her from the kidnappers. She looked up at Paul and suddenly felt warm. "Thank you,

Paul."

Paul said to her seriously with bright eyes, "It was the least I could do. Lucia, I'd love to take care of

you." He

stretched out his hand and held her hand gently. Feeling his warm hand, Lucia stiffened.

Embarrassed, she withdrew her hand slowly and changed the subject. "My parents...” Paul gave her a

gentle smile. "They don't know about it. Don't worry." Lucia breathed a sigh of relief. If Bill knew she

had been kidnapped, it would definitely have an effect on his recovery. She might as well keep it

from them for now. "Have the kidnappers been caught?" Paul shook his head and said with a

straight face, "Not yet. It's up to you to decide if you want to call the

police,"

Lucia tensed up. Alter a moment, she forced a smile. "I want to get out of Austos City soon.”

It was just too dangerous here. She had been in a car accident and kidnapped. The danger was all

around her

even if it had nothing to do with Jeanne. She was afraid to puess how many people knew her secret

and want

to hurt her. With this in mind. Lucia stroked her belly gently and said in a soft voice, "I just want me

and the baby to stay

safe." Paul hesitated for a moment and finally nodded approvingly. "You're right. I'll have my

assistant book a flight

this afternoon. You rest."

Lucia nodded obediently and breathed a sich of relief as Paul walked quickly out of the ward. She

felt lucky to

have survived. She was just disappointed in August. It seemed that she really was nothing in his

mind. She had pinned all her hopes on him but he hadn't even bothered to save her. How

disappointing! She wanted to leave

Austos City soon. She expected nothing of this city.

Meanwhile, in Cloud Apartment, August was lying unconscious in bed with pale lips. Next to him,

Josliua was frowning at him in confusion. August had suddenly gone to the beach last night. Joshua

had located his car after fixing his things and found

him dying on the beach. He had known August for so long and it was the first time he had seen him

so weak.

Then he had dragged August back from the beach. August had had a high lever all night and was

still

unconscious now. "Why would he ratlier go to the beach than stay on mission?" Before Joshua could

figure it out, August suddenly

coughed. Joshua immediately turned liis liead. He was surprised to see August's eyes slightly open.

"You're awake!"

August frowned, coughed for a moment, and asked in a weak voice, "Where's Lucia?" Joshua

frowned at once. "What?"

August propped himself up slowly with a grim face, looked up at Joshua, and asked again, "Where is

she?" Joshua said unhappily, "How should I know?"

August was confused and tried to recall what had hiappened before he passed out yesterday. He

remembered

that he and Lucia had collapsed together on the beach, but why had Joshua only brought him back?

He pulled

the needle out of the back of his hand and sat straight up. Where did you find me?" Joshua didn't

answer but asked, "Did you find Lucia at the beach yesterday? Don't you know how important

last night's mission was..." Before Joshua could finish, August got out of bed with a cold face and

headed out. He pushed open the door,

walked downstairs, and asked Bond, sitting in front of the monitor, in a cold voice, "How did the

mission go

last night?”

Pond hesitated and looked up at Joshua behind him.

Joshua caught up with August and said lielplessly, "You weren't there yesterday. We'd just

surrounded the dock

when we discovered that everything had been switched. Mr. Denko's men didn't even show up!"

August's face darkened. His eyes blazed with sury and he subconsciously clenched his fists. It was

strange that he had been on a mission when Lucia had been kidnapped. It was likely to be Mr.

Denko,

August took a deep breath, suddenly thought of somethint and ordered Joshua, "Give me your

phone.”

The most important thing now was to find Lucia and make sure she was safe.