CEO's Contract Obsession-Chapter 180: Worried About You
The gods might have heard his prayers Henry thought, when they reach the shore of the island that Amy saw at the break of dawn. The coastline of it is quite long and Henry hoped that there are people who could help them there.
They also noticed approximately five or six small islands near it, which made them hopeful that they can find some water or food in case those islands were uninhabited.
Amy swayed as soon as she stood and her feet touched the sand. Her head spun and felt light. Soon, her surroundings slowly turned blurry as she walk out of the water until everything went black.
Henry who was walking in front of her while carrying the floats and their backpacks stopped at the nearest tree with a shade that he spotted a while ago only to notice that Amy is no longer with him.
"Amy?" He looked around and dropped everything on the sand when he saw Amy lying on the sand unconscious with half her body still in the water.
"Oh, God, Amy!" Henry ran as fast as he could and pick her up as soon as he reached her. He checked her pulse and breathing which were fine but her temperature is not.
Henry brought her to the shaded area where he left their stuff and gently lay Amy’s back on the sand and supported her head with the floater. He quickly removed his shirt and ran back to the sea.
He dipped his shirt into the water and twist it a bit to squeeze out some water while running back to Amy. He folded it neatly and placed it on her forehead.
"Amy, can you hear me? Please wake up, love, please wake up," Henry’s voice trembled as he hold Amy’s hand and caressed her cheek. He noticed how pale her lips are, he looked around trying to see if there are people he could ask for help or something that he can use to help Amy.
Unfortunately, he only saw non-fruiting trees around them. He searched both their backpacks but found nothing useful except for some scarves that Amy bought from the village. He counted and found five pieces. Henry hung three pieces to the branches of the tree beside them and took the other two with him.
He ran back to the shore to also wet the two scarves and he used them to wipe Amy’s body hoping that it will lower her temperature. Henry paced around her, scratching his head and tousling his hair, not knowing what else he should do.
He is utterly fazed and really anxious. He remembered the night his father rescued him from his kidnappers, he remembered the feeling he had that night. He was helpless and hopeless, the exact feeling that he is having right now.
"No, no, no..." Henry sat beside Amy holding her hands, he saw her lips not only pale but also now dry, "You will not leave me! Did you hear that? Stay here, love. I will find some food and water. I am sure it’s just mild dehydration, heat, and hunger. You will be ok! I will make sure of it!" Henry shouted at Amy as if she can hear him.
Henry stood up, he straightened his back and shoulders before picking up one of the backpacks and with one more glance at Amy, he left her spot and walked further into the woods.
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Back at Welsh Holdings Building, Anton and Rei converted the boardroom on the CEO’s floor into their main area of operation for the search and rescue of Amy and Henry. The police, military, and private agencies came in and out of the room.
Mary, Sandra, and Maya stayed all night in Amy’s old office, while Rei, Anton, and Theo stayed in Henry’s office. No one slept that night including Uncle Trev who arrived there with his friends in the military.
Trevor made sure to contact every influential person that he knows of who can help them search for his nephew, his beloved son. He was hoping to find the couple alive since he made sure Henry was trained for moments like this.
His nephew will not easily die like that especially when they were informed that most probably the jet did not explode and just crashed into the water in one piece and undamaged. That gave them confidence that the two were able to get out of it before it completely submerged into the sea.
However, that is not the case for Robert and Alice. As much as Rei and Anton tried to hide it from the media, the incident still spilled out and is now all over the news. They already banned cameras and phones inside the CEO’s floor and only authorized a few people who can use their phones inside.
"Eat something at least, please. Just tell me what you want to eat, anything and I will get that for you," Sandra stood beside Rei who did not sleep all night, not even a second.
"Thank you. Coffee will be good," Rei said without giving Sandra a glance, he is closely watching the screen that shows the video from the air search and rescue unit.
"No!" Sandra snarled, finally getting the attention of Rei.
He was startled and so were the people near him. He cannot believe that his sweet, calm, and gentle Sandra shouted at him in front of so many people.
Rei stared at Sandra flabbergasted as she sigh, realizing what she had done. But what Rei is doing is bad for himself and Sandra is getting bothered by it.
"You had nothing but coffee and energy drinks for more than twenty-four hours now. I want you alive once we found my cousin and Henry. She’s my blood and I am dead worried too, so eat and don’t make me worry about you too! You won’t be useful to anyone especially to the people here if you collapse or get sick."
Rei nodded with mouth agape and Sandra sighed again looking at how stunned Rei looked.
"What are you waiting for? Move your @ss and let’s eat."
Rei meekly stood up and walked behind Sandra as they both leave the boardroom.
