The crowd was stunned, their jaws dropping as they stared in disbelief at the miraculous Elyndor girl before them.
Their gazes transformed from initial doubt and disdain into sheer awe and shock.
The security guard, still collapsed on the floor and speechless from the pain, froze completely.
"Cough... cough, cough!"
After taking several deep breaths of fresh air, the elderly woman gradually regained her full consciousness.
"Young lady..."
She grabbed the young girl's hand, her eyes brightening a fraction when she saw the girl was also from Elyndor. She immediately switched to the Elyndor language. "Good child... thank you. You saved my life..."
Serena glanced down at the hand holding hers; the skin felt slightly cool to the touch.
Her gaze settled on the elderly woman's elegant and dignified face.
Perhaps it was because they were fellow Elyndor citizens in a foreign country, but Serena felt... there was something faintly familiar about the woman's features.
"You're welcome," she replied, her tone softening. "Ma'am, you have a severe, chronic heart condition. You need to avoid extreme excitement."
"I'm fine, I'm absolutely fine now!" The elderly woman's face shone with the profound gratitude of a survivor. "I never expected to be saved by a fellow Elyndor citizen out here. It's truly a twist of fate!"
The more she looked at Serena, the more an undeniable fondness bloomed in her chest. "Child, what's your name? You saved me. I live in the nursing home just down the road. Come back with me, and I'll have my family properly reward you!"
Serena glanced at the approaching ambulance in the distance and offered a faint smile. "There's no need. It was no trouble at all."
"I won't accept that! You saved my life, so I have to thank you somehow!" As she spoke, the elderly woman slipped a stunning, flawless emerald bracelet off her wrist and pressed it into Serena's hand. "Child, consider this a token of my gratitude. You absolutely must take it!"
Anyone could tell the bracelet was worth an absolute fortune.
The surrounding crowd even let out low gasps of envy.
However, Serena gently pushed the bracelet back. Disengaging her hand from the elderly woman's grasp, she methodically packed her needle pouch back into her canvas bag.
"I really don't need it," Serena said, zipping her bag shut and slinging it over her shoulder. "I only saved you because you're from Elyndor."
The elderly woman froze.
She stared at this unshakeable, poised young girl, the adoration in her eyes practically overflowing. "What a wonderful reason Spoken like the best of our Elyndor youth!"
"But we Elyndor people believe in repaying our debts. You saved me, and I will find
a way to thank you!"
As she spoke, the paramedics finally rushed over.
Hearing the crowd's frantic explanations, they immediately surrounded the elderly woman to run a preliminary check.
The lead doctor was from the
nearby nursing home and clearly recognized her. "Mrs. Montrose, that was an acute heart attack, but you're stable now Whoever performed the first aid did an incredible job Still, you really shouldn't be wandering out of the facility alone like this.
The elderly woman touched her chest, feeling the profound reality that she had just skirted death.
She smiled warmly at Serena, just about to introduce the girl to her doctor.
But the girl, bag already secured, simply gave her a polite smile. "I'm here to visit family, and it's getting late. Perhaps we'll meet again."
"Wait... young lady..."
Before the elderly woman could finish, Serena gave a slight nod and turned to walk away.
"That child." the elderly woman
sighed, a hint of regret in her voice.
"What a remarkable girl. I can't help
but like her. She's a bit young
but
otherwise, I'd make her my daughter-in-law in a heartbeat..."