CHAPTER 351: CHAPTER 351: SURVIVOR

The meteorological station issued a typhoon warning, and all the island’s residents evacuated in succession two days before the typhoon arrived.

Shannon Quinn sat on the plane returning home, feeling unwilling.

She should take good care of herself and the child, maybe on that day when she had not yet woken up in the morning, or when she was deeply asleep at night, he would have quietly returned to her side, telling her about his experiences during this time...

Nobody told Leo about what happened to Landon Sutton, so when Shannon Quinn returned home this time, Leo asked why Dad didn’t come back with her.

Shannon Quinn couldn’t bear to tell Leo the truth, she just said that Dad was away on a business trip.

But she didn’t know how long this lie could last, nor did she know whether Landon Sutton could come back or not...

Every day she waited for his news, yet she was also afraid of hearing his news.

After returning, she cooperated with the psychologist’s treatment, on one hand to eliminate some fear and anxiety after the accident, and on the other to soothe her depressed mood.

But no matter what, the missing Landon Sutton would always be a knot in her heart.

She always had trouble sleeping at night, either having nightmares recalling the moment of the ship’s sinking, or thinking of the possibility of Landon Sutton’s accident, crying alone in the dark.

The belongings of those who perished on the ship had been sorted out; Simon Rhodes brought back some of the luggage that she and Landon Sutton had left behind on the ship.

Shannon Quinn opened the notebook, which recorded their little moments, some photos inside were washed away by the water, fading away the images, but the handwriting was still clear, apart from some missing pages, the memories written inside could still be seen clearly.

And these memories were like a sharp dagger, piercing her heart.

Only a week after coming back, Shannon Quinn was admitted to the hospital for bed rest.

The doctor said that if she continued like this, it might affect the child in her womb.

She also wanted to try hard to adjust her mood, but it seemed she was somewhat powerless.

She always thought if Landon Sutton really had an accident and never came back, then what would she and the child do?

After Shannon Quinn was hospitalized, Susan Wilde often came to the hospital to accompany Shannon Quinn, trying to distract her and lighten her mood a little.

Simon Rhodes almost visited the hospital every day to check on Shannon Quinn, only to discover Susan Wilde there when he opened the ward door: "Why are you here?"

Susan Wilde glanced at him, stood up and said: "I came to see Shannon, I was just about to leave."

It was unclear if she was deliberately avoiding him; Simon Rhodes paused and said, "Let’s go, I’ll see you out."

Susan Wilde said, "No need, you stay with Shannon, having someone to talk to her might help distract her a bit."

Simon Rhodes nodded, but he still saw Susan Wilde to the elevator door.

Susan Wilde stood in the elevator, watching the elevator doors slowly close, cutting off the sight of Simon Rhodes walking away.

Life is short, nobody knows if an accident or tomorrow will come first.

Happiness may be fleeting, but it’s better than never having it.

Between her and Simon Rhodes, she wasn’t sure if she should take this brave step forward.

And she didn’t know if what she considered bravery was right.

When the elevator reached the first floor, as she walked through the lobby, she saw Shawn Rhodes at the payment window, turning her head only to see Rowan Alder sitting on a chair waiting.

He was probably accompanying Rowan Alder for a prenatal checkup.

Susan Wilde wanted to pretend she didn’t see them, but Shawn Rhodes had already finished the payment and came over, accidentally bumping into Susan Wilde who was leaving the hospital.

"What’re you doing here?" Shawn Rhodes asked.

Susan Wilde didn’t answer, and when Rowan Alder saw the two meeting, she immediately stood up from her chair, afraid that Shawn Rhodes and Susan Wilde would interact, she stood next to Shawn Rhodes, affectionately holding his arm.

Susan Wilde glanced at them, sidestepped around them, and left without a word.

Shawn Rhodes frowned and wanted to catch up to question her, but with Rowan Alder beside him, he didn’t want to upset her.

Simon Rhodes learned from the doctor about Shannon Quinn’s condition, and after seeing her asleep, retreated to the corridor and called Ronan Rhodes, to inquire about Vincent Rhodes’ news.

On the other end, Ronan Rhodes said: "We are now over here on Lunara, we’ve heard that local fishermen often fish near the accident area, so it’s possible that Master Nate was rescued by a fishing boat, we’re checking on the island for news, but with a lot of residents, it might take some time to investigate."

Simon Rhodes nodded: "Alright, leave some people on the island to search carefully, while others continue the search."

Lunara is quite far from the accident site, it’s impossible to reach the island by swimming alone, if he drifted with the current, it would likely just be a corpse washed ashore.

But if he was picked up by a fishing boat, then what seemed impossible becomes possible.

Ronan Rhodes inquired among the island’s locals, but since the island is large, saying there’s a stranger here isn’t something easy to learn about.

However, they had searched almost all the nearby islands, pinning all their hopes on this one. Even if it meant going house-to-house, they had to find Landon Sutton’s whereabouts.

After spending another three days, the team Ronan Rhodes dispatched finally found a useful clue provided by a local old man, speaking in the local dialect: "A few days ago, Layla returned from fishing and brought back a person, they said he wasn’t dead, but unresponsive. There was news before about a ship sinking, so we all suspected it was someone from that ship, but they have been sent to the town’s hospital, we don’t know what happened after that."

It takes some time from the island to the town’s hospital, needing to go by sea.

The town’s hospital isn’t big, but it is legitimate, and the patients’ identity information is registered upon admission.

Ronan Rhodes asked around, because the media had reported and interviewed another survivor from the shipwreck, so the hospital staff had an impression when questioned.

News came quickly, but disappointment followed just as fast, as it soon became clear that this survivor wasn’t Landon Sutton.

The person had since been taken home by their family.

Ronan Rhodes only informed Simon Rhodes of this news, and Simon Rhodes didn’t pass it on to Shannon Quinn.

Because such news would only cause Shannon Quinn’s emotions to fluctuate, and in the past few days, she had seemed much more stable on the outside.

Thankfully, the child in her womb prevented her from sinking into despair.

The thing Shannon Quinn did most every day was to touch the blue stone bead on the bracelet on her left wrist, praying in her heart for Landon Sutton’s safe return.

They promised to always be together, he wouldn’t leave her alone, he would definitely come back, even if he’s late.

She was willing to wait for him, no matter how long, as long as he could safely appear in front of her...