Unexpected Fiancée
Chapter 146: Surviving The Disaste

Chapter 146: Surviving the Disaste

The faint fragrance from her lips was just like the memories of hischildhood. Patrick felt a bit dazed, only aware of the woman's lips infront of him, which seemed like a cool spring that was refreshing andcomfortable. He instinctively reached out and hugged Jane, pulling hercloser to him.

She was so soft, cool and comfortable. Patrick wanted more.Unexpectedly, he lost his balance and fell into Patrick's arms. Feelingthe strength in his hands, Jane felt happy inside. It seemed that givinghim water to drink, physical cooling down had some effect.

"Patrick, wake up,” Jane whispered softly into his ear while pressingher cheek against his face. "You promised me that you would pursueme and love me for life to protect me; you can't break your promise.”Her gentle voice entered Patrick's ears causing him to furrow his browsslightly.

Who is calling out to him?

That familiar yet gentle voice... was it Candy? Or Jane?

Candy... Jane...

The figures of both women gradually overlapped with each other inPatrick's mind.

Why did he always have this feeling that Jane was Candy?

Patrick slowly opened his eyes as the woman's face became clearerbefore him. He lifted the corner of his lips slightly as he said: "Jane...""Patrick! You're awake?" The joy in Jane's eyes sparkled brightly."Mm." It took some effort for Patrick to nod as he asked: "Whathappened?”

Why did he feel so weak all over again? Why did it hurt so much?"You were injured; your wound got infected and caused a fever,"explained Jane with concern etched on her face.

Taking several deep breaths helped bring back some memories forPatrick - yes - their plane crashed! They fell into the sea where theyencountered strong winds followed by vicious fish attacks!

He vaguely remembered telling Jane not to worry about him becausehe couldn't hold on any longer...

"Jane... you saved me?" Looking around at their surroundings revealedthey were lying on a sandy beach which made relief wash over Patricklike waves crashing onto shorelines after surviving such an ordeal!Jane smiled lightly: "You've saved my life many times already; I've onlyreturned one favor now but still owe you many more."

Holding onto her hand tightly while speaking lowly: "Then let us use ourbodies instead.”

As soon as those words left Patricks’ mouth warmth spread throughoutJanes’ body causing her breaths to hitch momentarily before sheglanced at him curiously once again.

This man, just when he was barely out of danger, started acting allcasual.

How did Jane not know that Patrick had such thick skin before?Seeing Jane remain silent, Patrick tightened his grip on her hand with alittle force. "Don't forget you promised me. You can't back out now."Jane's thin lips curved slightly. "Yes, I promised you and I won't backout. But for now, we need to replace a safe place first."

Patrick woke up from his daze and the situation seemed to haveimproved slightly. Jane's anxious heart also relaxed a bit.

Patrick's illness was mainly caused by an infected wound soaked inseawater which resulted in high fever. It was unrealistic to rely solely onphysical methods to bring down the fever and with the sun beatingdown mercilessly on the beach even normal people couldn't bear it letalone someone with high fever like Patrick.

To make matters worse, she didn't have any medicine at hand whichmade her worry even more.

After thinking for a while, she came up with an idea.

For now, her only option was to replace a safe place for Patrick first beforegoing around the island looking for Chinese herbs that could be usedas antipyretics.

Back when she lived in rural areas before coming here, she learnedmedical skills from a respected old Chinese doctor and thereforeunderstood traditional Chinese medicine as well as knew aboutChinese herbs.

"Patrick can you walk?" Jane looked into the distance; She wanted togo into the forest looking for herbs but didn't want Patrick lying therealone either.

Patrick tried standing up but found it difficult.

Jane quickly reached out and supported him; His entire body leanedagainst her shoulder while his right arm wrapped around her shoulderhanging loosely over her chest.

Unintentionally though Patricks big hand touched that soft area of herchest causing an electric shock-like feeling making Janes face turn redinstantly.

Jane paused mid-step then gave Patrick an annoyed look saying:"Can't you behave yourself?"

A hint of laughter appeared at one corner of Patricks mouth as heteased: "Are you shy?"

Jane pursed her lips changing topics: "Watch your step."

It took some effort but eventually Jane helped support Patrick under alarge tree where they were shielded from sunlight by its leaves makingtheir surroundings quiet too.

Carefully supporting him onto sitting position leaning against tree trunkallowing him time rest,

"Patrick rest here while I go nearby see if there are any herbs," saidJane opening up conversation again.

"Mm-hmm," replied Patrick faintly feeling much better than earlieralready.

Patrick was already in good physical shape, and now with Jane'sheartfelt care, he was feeling even better. Afraid of getting lost, Janehad marked their path all the way. As they walked briskly forward, Janesuddenly heard a faint rushing sound.

"What is that sound?" she wondered. "Could it be dangerous?"

Jane cautiously stopped in her tracks and listened carefully for a whilewith her head tilted to one side.

"It's the sound of water!" she exclaimed. "There must be a water sourcenearby!"

With joy in her heart, Jane followed the direction of the flowing wateruntil she came upon a small stream not long after.

"Fantastic!" she thought as she quickly approached the stream andsquatted down to drink from it using her hands like a cup.

After drinking copiously from it, Jane felt much more comfortable allover her body. She stood up again and saw several fruit trees on theother side of the stream bearing orange fruits that looked very muchlike oranges.

She hurriedly crossed over to them and picked one fruit before sniffingat it carefully.

“It must be an orange,” she concluded before peeling off its skin andtaking a bite out of its juicy flesh which tasted sour-sweet but deliciousnonetheless.

It seemed that fate was still smiling on her since replaceing both watersource and oranges meant surviving on this island would no longerpose any problem for them anymore!

Jane quickly picked several more oranges since Patrick's injuriesworried her greatly then retraced their steps following those markingsback towards where they had started earlier looking for herbs alongtheir way but unfortunately without success so far...

"Well then," thought Jane resignedly as they reached back under thatbig tree where they had rested earlier only to replace Patrick missing! Herheart sank immediately with worry: how could he disappear just likethat when his injuries were so severe?

"Could something have happened to him?" cried out Jane anxiouslywhile running around frantically calling out his name repeatedly:"Patrick! Patrick! Where are you?"