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!"
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