Chapter 399 Am I Not Worthy of You?
Even if the car was pulling at its maximum power, it still couldn’t stop the tires from slipping at an alarming rate. Finally, the whole vehicle moved towards the jeep and was drawn toward the cliff.
Boom! The rear tire of the jeep slipped down again. Jolly’s face was ashen as she slammed the car doors. “Justin, come down right this instant!”
No matter how much she hated Justin, she certainly didn’t want him to die.
However, he simply turned a blind eye to all this, still stepping on the accelerator and adjusting the car’s direction.
She could only run to the cliff’s edge, crying and shouting after realizing she couldn’t persuade him, “Leroy!”
Amidst the engine’s roar, no one could no longer hear Leroy’s response, and the engine’s noise drowned out even Jolly’s cries.
The mountain fog became thicker and thicker while Rachel dialed the number repeatedly before finally seeing a glimmer of light approaching them.
“It’s a fire truck!”
The signal in the mountains wasn’t good. Although Rachel’s calls never got through, the fire truck had been following the mountain road to find them. At that moment, the red fire truck was like a magic soldier descending from the sky. The firefighters rushed over with a double-layer steel cable and buckled it to the jeep as soon as it stopped.
A firefighter gestured in the direction of the fire truck, which drove backward, pulling the jeep up from the edge of the cliff in two to three jerks.
Justin turned off his engine and stopped his car.
When Leroy was rescued, Jolly rushed into his arms, crying, “I thought you would die!”
Leroy patted her on the back. “How could I die so easily? You’re my lucky star. As long as you’re around, my bad fortune will turn into good fortune.”
As Rachel watched this, her heart finally stopped pounding out of her chest.
At this moment, the sound of a car door opening and closing sounded from behind as Justin got out of the car. Rachel looked back and saw him, then snorted.
When he followed her gaze, he glanced down and laughed as well.
Until now, he still hadn’t even taken off his apron yet.
Leroy’s car was severely damaged and could no longer be driven, so it was towed away by a tow truck.
“Thank you, all of you.”
“You’re welcome.” The firefighter then asked Leroy and the others to sign a document. “Do you need us to take you down the mountain?”
“It’s fine.” Rachel pointed to Justin’s car. “Our car is fine. We can drive it back.”
“Alright then.”
They watched as the fire truck left and disappeared into the mountain fog. Everything that happened in the past hour felt like a dream, and they were still in a state of disbelief.
Jolly hesitated for a while before saying to Justin, “Thank you for today.”
“It’s only right.”
“This has nothing to do with doing what’s right. From today onward, I owe you a favor.”
Jolly took the initiative to extend her hand to Justin. “We’ll be friends from now on.”
Justin reflexively glanced at Rachel, who smiled. “Don’t feel pressured. Miss Carter has plenty of friends.”
“Oh? This is different. Justin saved my boyfriend, which is equivalent to saving me. This is a life debt.”
“What? Are you going to pledge yourselves to each other?”
Rachel suddenly blurted out a question that stunned everyone present.
“There’s no need for that!” Justin immediately refused.
Jolly raised her eyebrows. “Could it be that I’m not worthy of you? I’m the daughter of the Carter Family—the owner of Enterprise. Even if you’re still the president of Burton Group, we’re well-matched in economic status. Besides, you’re in dire straits now!”
This was like a forced marriage.
Jolly forcing marriage unto Justin?
And she was even using her identity as the daughter of the Carter Family to pressure him?
If the media got footage of this and posted it on the Internet, it would set off another wave of gossip.
The main point was that Jolly’s attitude of wanting to kill Justin as soon as she saw him made it hard for people to imagine that they could be together. This was simply a pairing that would never happen.
Rachel couldn’t help but laugh when she saw how lost Justin was.
Immediately afterward, Leroy laughed too.
Justin burst into laughter as well when he saw the others laughing.
Only Jolly looked confused. “What are you laughing at? Is this funny? Or am I funny?”
Rachel waved her hand. “Let’s go. Let’s go home.”
Justin got into the car right away.
Only Leroy was left beside Jolly. “What are you guys laughing about?”
Leroy placed his arms around her shoulder and forced the bubbling laughter back down. “Baby, I’m hungry. Let’s hurry back and eat.”
“Hey, you guys better tell me right now! Is it that funny? Am I not worthy of Justin? What are you doing? Stop laughing! Leroy, stop laughing! I’ll be angry if you continue laughing!”
It was already late at night when the group returned to the old town.
Gloria and Victor were waiting and pacing like cats on hot bricks in the living room.
Gloria was the first to bounce up and rush into the yard when she heard the commotion outside. “You guys are back! What happened? Is everything alright?”
Rachel said, “We’re fine. But, unfortunately, the signal on the road wasn’t good. I was going to call you to report safety, but it never got through.”
“What the hell happened?”
“It’s a long story.”
Jolly looked around. “Where are the kids?”
“They’re asleep. By the way, have you seen Julian?” Gloria glanced behind them, looking puzzled.
Jolly shook her head. “No. Where did Julian go?”
Gloria answered, “As soon as Julian heard that you guys went out, he drove out to find you. I thought he found you!”
“We haven’t seen him. Maybe we missed him.”
Jolly said, “It’s okay. I’ll send him a message saying that we’re back.”
Just as she was about to send the message, a door being pushed open sounded behind them.
Julian was back, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Jolly told him, “We were looking for you.”
Julian politely showed concern when he saw Leroy. “You’re okay, right? That’s good.”
Then, his gaze landed on Rachel and Justin.
The two of them stood very close, their arms almost attached to one another.
Julian’s eyes darkened all of a sudden.
“Well, since there’s nothing wrong, let’s all go inside. We bought some snacks. Those who haven’t eaten should have some food. Those who are hungry can also have some…”
Jolly was about to pull Leroy in, but suddenly noticed Justin’s apron and joked, “Are you planning to live the rest of your days with this apron? I don’t think you need to take it off. You can keep it on for tomorrow and continue to wash the dishes after our meal.”
Gloria looked back and saw Justin’s apron, then laughed. “Why are you still wearing it?”
Jolly continued, “He wasn’t just wearing it now. He was wearing it when he stepped on the accelerator to save Leroy in the mountains just now. I didn’t feel that anything was odd at that time, but now that I think about it, it’s hilarious!”
Rachel helped Justin untie the apron. “Ignore them. They’re childish!”
Justin’s cold face turned a bit warm, and he said casually, “I’ll make some tea for everyone just to prevent any of us from catching a cold.”
Rachel followed behind him. “I’ll help you.”
The two of them went into the kitchen together, and the room was full of laughter as they all got together to listen to Jolly recounting the thrilling rescue process on the cliff.
Only Julian was left standing in the yard, his eyes becoming increasingly gloomy.
