Chapter 11: No Need to Explain to Her

They soon surfaced, and Damon, who was calling for reinforcements, spotted them. Damon quickly found a thick rope and used the dock's bollard as a pulley to rescue the three of them. Although he exercised regularly and was quite strong, he seldom had the chance to do heavy work, so the rope burned his palms painfully. Elin was the first to notice his discomfort. She looked at him with concern and wanted to blow on his hands, while Evelyn... she was entirely focused on the unconscious Brain, not giving Damon a second glance. Realizing this, Damon clenched his jaw and tightened his grip on his palm, saying, "I'm fine." Brain's eyes remained tightly shut, and no matter how Evelyn called him, he didn't respond. But when she leaned down and pressed her ear to his chest, she could still clearly hear his strong heartbeat. Was he choking on water? "Miss Evelyn, my brother seems to need CPR," Eric suggested, wringing out his wet clothes. She looked at Brain's face, shivering as the sea