She Became Rich After Divorce

Chapter 482: Burning of the Island

"Run!" Kelvin shouted, grabbing her slender wrist and running towards the cave... but it was too late.

Dozens of black-robed judges and strangely dressed international pirates descended from the ship, each holding various weapons. As they ran, bullets rained down on them from behind or to the side, forcing innocent fish and shrimp out of the water as their bodies were pierced by bullets and blood splattered everywhere.

Cheyenne was wearing a long chiffon dress that made it difficult for her to run; she almost tripped several times on her hem. In his desperation, Kelvin suddenly crouched down, pressing one hand against her knee while using his other hand to tear off the lower half of her skirt.

Snap! The sound of fabric tearing rang in Cheyenne's ears as she looked down in shock at the brightly colored red chiffon floating away like a flag in the wind. Her legs below her knees suddenly felt cold as he long dress turned into a mid-length dress.

But now she had no time to admire it because bullets were flying past them again and again. Master Charlie stood on this deserted island's beach with an excited look in his eyes peering out from beneath his mask - he looked like a hunter watching prey struggle helplessly in its trap.

One henchman walked up with more than twenty people standing two abreast with an imposing presence.

"Master Charlie, our men are ready."

The tall man with green with a green mask smiled wickedly before raising his hand and commanding, "Set fire!"

He didn't believe that they could escape.

Even Marr, the head pirate, was frightened by Master Charlie's decision; this small island was known for its dense vegetation which earned it its nickname "the Eye of the Ocean." There were tens of thousands of lives here including many rare species not found elsewhere which would be destroyed if everything burned down now.

The flames rose several meters tall, causing birds and beasts to flee frantically.

Kelvin had planned to take Cheyenne into hiding inside the cave since it was relatively secluded there. Besides, they had stored dried fish meat, which was enough for them to consume for three days. But he never expected their enemies would go so far as setting fires.

The cave was no longer safe, and Kelvin looked out at the endless sea of green trees.

Suddenly, a bold idea came to his mind. He frantically grabbed a bed sheet from his suitcase and wrapped it around Cheyenne's body while instructing the tiger to follow them. "Cheyenne, listen to me. We only have one option now. We need to escape to the top of the mountain! I found a damaged lifeboat there last time, it's our only hope."

Cheyenne was shocked when she heard about the lifeboat. Her eyes widened with anger as she questioned him.

"You bastard! If you knew there was a way out all along, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Kelvin received a slap across his face but he didn't regret what he did. With a bitter smile on his face, he replied in a soft voice, "There's no time for arguement now; we need to hurry!" Cheyenne looked at Kelvin's cheeks which had turned slightly red from her slap. She realized that she may have acted impulsively.

Outside of the cave came sounds of flames burning and exploding gasoline mixed with smoke from burning trees soon engulfed the entire island in its thick haze.

Underneath this toxic cloud of smoke and dust particles were dangerous fumes that could cause dizziness or even death if inhaled for too long.

Kelvin handed Cheyenne a damp cloth which she used as protection against inhaling these harmful gases while they made their way through the burning forest together. Occasionally, falling branches or rocks almost hit Cheyenne but Kelvin would quickly pull her close whenever danger approached them both.

"Come on, Dumb Cat; keep up!"

The pregnant tiger struggled with exhaustion as they ran through this dense forest filled with moisture-laden air.

At this moment, they found themselves deep within this forest where humidity and toxicity levels were the highest.

Cheyenne felt sorry seeing painful welts all over Kelvin's body. He got badly injured just because he was trying hard to protect her.

She reached up to take off the bedsheet wrapped around her shoulders, but his large, powerful hand held onto her hand. As he met his deep gaze, it was filled with unspoken love and concern. Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

"Don't do it, Cheyenne, you can't undo this," he said.

"But you..." she started to protest.

"I'm fine. I am tough and don't feel pain. It's just the tiger... what are we going to do about it?" he asked.

Cheyenne turned to look at the tiger lying on the ground. It was barely alive but its brown eyes still held a glimmer of hope, implying that it didn't want to die.

Taking a deep breath, Cheyenne made a bold decision. "Let's go up to the mountaintop where the fire won't reach us for a while. I'll try to save it."

"Okay," Kelvin agreed as he lifted up the heavy tiger that weighed almost 200 pounds. His steps slowed down as he carried its weight on his back.

The tiger rubbed against his neck and tears streamed down from its wet eyes that were filled with gratitude and sadness...

As they finally reached the mountaintop, the scorching heat from direct sunlight and hot winds blowing in their faces from below made them feel like they were in an oven. The tiger was covered in fresh red bloodstains, making it look even more pitiful than before.

It weakly let out one last whimper

before collapsing onto all fours

again while staring intently at

Cheyenne who stood there... Its furry

paws clung tightly onto her O

shoulder.

Cheyenne trembled uncontrollably at hearing such heart-wrenching sounds but knew she couldn't afford any mistakes during this moment!

With trembling hands holding onto a

sharp blade, she sliced open the

tiger's belly, took out the tiny

newborns, and cut off their umbilical cords one by one without hesitation.

There were four newborns in total but only one appeared healthy enough.