My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)
Chapter 1039

For a moment, I was overwhelmed with emotion. Meanwhile, Hendrix started breaking the branches that Rainie threw down into several sections.

Then he shoved the broken branches into the wall of the cave.

"Climb using the braches!"

I suddenly understood his meaning and followed his lead in breaking the branches. He found some stones in the mud and used them to knock each of the short branches firmly onto the walls of the hole. It was backbreaking work yet Hendrix did it without complaint. He continued to climb and hammer the branches.

As the distance between us widened, I couldn't pass the branches to him anymore, so I passed him the unbroken branches and let him break them while hammering them against the wall.

The others had also understood Hendrix's method, so they didn't throw down the branches anymore. Instead, they broke the tree branches and put them into a bag. Then, they tied it with a rope and lowered the bag down for Hendrix to continue his tasks.

Everyone was united. It didn't take long for Hendrix to make a makeshift staircase out of the branches. Hendrix glanced down at me and said, "Try climbing up!"

I nodded. There was something where I could place my footing, so naturally, I felt safer. Although I had never experienced wall climbing, I still managed to climb up. My survival instincts had kicked into gear. It was raining heavily, everyone was soaking wet. Naomi looked at me and said worriedly, "Let's get out of here quickly!"

"It's easy for the land to collapse here, especially on rainy days. Let's leave!" Tina urged.

As we trudged back, deafening thunder rumbled around us. We didn't have time to think about it and went straight into our tents.

"The pit seems to have collapsed more!" Tina's boyfriend suddenly spoke.

True enough, when we looked back, we saw an even bigger area of erosion.

"This place used to be full of mines, and some pits were more than 10 meters deep. No one managed them all these years. As long as it rains, this kind of accident will happen easily." Tina's boyfriend said. Tina said in surprise, "I saw many tea trees on the mountain. Those tea farmers must be in great danger. It's easy for them to lose their lives in this kind of environment."

Rainie opened her mouth and said to Hendrix, "Mr. Roberts, where have you been? If it wasn't for us looking for you and Rowane, Arianna wouldn't have suffered so much, and we wouldn't have been caught in this dreadful rain."

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on Hendrix. Hendrix looked at everyone, but he was still quite calm and polite. He said, "I didn't expect my actions tonight would lead to so much trouble. I'll treat everyone to a good meal tomorrow as an apology."

Rainie grimaced. "We don't blame you. We know it's not your fault."

As we walked away from the dreadful pit, the reality of what could have happened rushed through me. I felt huge wave relief and exhaustion go through my bones.

My legs went limp, and I faltered.

Hendrix was quick to catch me in his arms, and he hugged me tightly.

"Arianna, what's wrong? Are you hurt? Let's have a look." Naomi was anxious and knelt down beside me to examine me.

Hendrix blocked Naomi. His voice was soft like he was restraining himself. "She's just tired and too stressed out. Now that she's safe, her body's relaxed. She's not injured. She'll be fine after a rest."