Chapter 1296Chapter 1296 Livelihood
The most crucial first aid for someone who had drowned was to expel the water from their system.
Ashlyn knelt before Sienna, first checking her breath. Although it was very weak, there was still hope.
Ashlyn began pressing on the other person's chest. After a while, Sienna coughed.
Sienna tilted her head, violently coughing up several mouthfuls of river water.
She vomited violently, drenching the riverbank. Only then did she slowly open her eyes.
Am I still alive? Sienna gazed dizzily at the blue above her head. Am I not dead? Am I still breathing
smoothly?
“How are you feeling?” The familiar cool tone of Ashlyn echoed in Sienna's ears.
Sienna looked over and saw a face so beautiful it was unforgettable. She froze. Could the voice I heard
when I was drowning really belong to Ashlyn? How is Ashlyn here?
Sienna's eyes were filled with shock. She struggled to sit up but lacked the strength to do so. She
wanted to speak, but water painfully choked her throat as if being rubbed raw by sand and gravel.
“Berry....”
“Sienna, it's been a long time.” Ashlyn looked at her indifferently, her eyes devoid of any emotion.
Tears streamed down Sienna's cheeks. Unexpectedly, she ran into her old nemesis, Ashlyn, there. Yet,
it was this very nemesis who extended a helping hand when she was on the brink of death.
She broke down in tears, somewhat disheartened.After a long while, her voice hoarse, she finally asked, “If you knew it was me you were saving, would
you still have helped?”
“Yes.” Ashlyn's voice was decisive.
Sienna was momentarily lost in thought. “Why?”
“Because I can't bear to see a baby about to be born vanish before my eyes,” Ashlyn said, a smirk
playing on her lips. “So, give me your right hand now. I need to check on your baby's condition.”
Ashlyn knew how to take the pulse. Traditional medicine practitioners could all detect the baby's pulse.
Moreover, since Sienna had fallen into the water, Ashlyn needed to urgently check her pulse.
This village was remote and underdeveloped. There was simply no time to get to the city hospital for
check-ups.
Upon hearing Ashlyn talk about the child, Sienna quickly extended her right hand obediently.
Ashlyn's fingers rested on her pulse for a moment before withdrawing. “The baby is safe for now.”
Everyone in the village was staring in shock at that scene. Does the big boss from the city know
Sienna? They seem to know each other very well.
Afterward, they heard the village chief nodding and bowing with a respectful face, saying, “Ms. Berry,
it's great that everyone is fine now. How did you come to know Sienna?”
“Oh. We've known each other for quite some time.” Ashlyn didn't elaborate further.
Lucas' stern and icy gaze swept over everyone. “The development of the resort was originally intended
to be financed at a high price, but now...”Sienna was completely drenched, her wet clothes clinging uncomfortably to her body.
As a result, she couldn't help but sneeze.
The village chief was heard pleading with a sorrowful expression, “Mr. Nolan, please, don't lower the
price! They may not understand, they may have made mistakes, but we've all relied on the water for
our livelihood. If this continues, we won't be able to survive. The compensation needs to be higher...”
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“We won't be like this anymore in the future.”
These villagers never imagined that these strangers would actually turn out to be big bosses,
contemplating the change that was about to come to their fate.
One by one, they couldn't help but start to feel sad. At the same time, they felt the fear of the future and
the uncertainty of livelihood.
Ashlyn let out a sigh. “The patches will still be mended, and you don't have to worry about finding new
jobs. From the moment the foundation of the resort is laid, you can start working there, and you can
continue to work until the resort is fully built.”
“The village will be rebuilt. There's no need for demolition, and your homes will still be here,” Lucas
continued. “But I hope that similar incidents won't happen again in the future. Otherwise, you might not
be so lucky next time.”
Originally, that was the plan he and Ashlyn had in mind. They just didn't expect the incident with the
cage to occur.