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Shane ordered the helicopter to land. Then, he headed straight for the edge of the cliff. As he looked down, his
heart ached to the point it felt like it was being ripped into pieces.
Once again, he could only watch as Natalie fell off the cliff.
He failed to catch her the other time and history repeated itself.
He clenched his fists harder as tears welled up in his eyes.
Silas came to his side and stunned by what he saw.
Mr. Shane... has cried! I mean, it makes sense. There's no ruling out the possibility of her death after that fall.
Silas felt pity for Shane.
However, he did not know how to comfort Shane and found himself at a loss for words. All he could do was stay by
his side silently.
After a period of time unbeknownst to everyone, the search and rescue team finally showed up.
Shane immediately gave orders to search for Natalie.
Unfortunately, the cliff stood at a towering height. Even if one jumped down with a parachute, it would be fraught
with danger. The chance of the parachute landing on a tree branch was high.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe search and rescue team dismissed the idea of diving. Instead, they decided on descending the mountain on
foot. That way, they would be able to do a more thorough job.
Shane changed into an outfit suitable for mountain climbing and followed the search and rescue team, much to
Silas' reluctance.
In the end, he tagged along as well.
As his assistant, he could not leave Shane alone. If anything undesirable happened to him, the consequences would
be unthinkable.
The cliff was extremely steep. By the time they reached the bottom, hours had passed. Everyone had exhausted all
their energy so they stopped to take a break.
Silas opened a bottle of water and passed it to Shane. “Mr. Shane, have some water.”
Shane disregarded his offer and continued marching on.
Heaving a deep sigh, Silas had no choice but to tail closely behind.
The others soon succumbed to the pressure and carried on with their search mission as well.
Even though the sun had already set, Natalie and Sean were still nowhere to be found. Not even a trace of their fall
was discovered.
To Shane, it meant good news. As long as there were no corpses, it could signify they were both alive.
“Mr. Shane, it's getting late and it's forecasted to rain later. Let's head back first,” Silas said to Shane in between
short, quick breaths. As he struggled to catch his breath, he lifted his hand to wipe away the dripping sweat on his
forehead.
Shane was in a worse state. Not only was he perspiring profusely, he even had gashes from thorny plants all over
his body. He was utterly disheveled, to say the least.
In spite of that, he shook his head and uttered, “Keep searching!”
“But...” Silas began to speak.
Shane instantly shot him an icy glare. “I said, keep searching!”
As his assistant, he could not leave Shane alone. If anything undesirable happened to him, the consequences would
be unthinkable.
“Understood,” Silas dejectedly responded.
He could tell that Shane had been driven hysterical.
“Understood,” Silas dejectedly responded.
He could tell that Shane had been driven hysterical.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmUntil he found Natalie, he was not going to call it a day.
Forget it. Let's keep searching!
Silas shook his head and beckoned the team to carry on with the search.
Just then, the satellite phone in his pocket rang.
He fished it out and checked the screen to learn that the call was from Joyce. “Mr. Shane, it's from Ms. Rivers. Do
you want to take that?”
Shane acted as if he had not heard him and mounted a large rock.
Helpless, Silas could only answer the call himself. “Hello, Ms. Rivers.”
“Mr. Campbell, it's been a whole day. Have you rescued Nat?” Joyce inquired with her tone on edge.
Silas gave Shane a look and sighed. “Not yet.”
He kept the news that Natalie had fallen off the cliff a secret from Joyce and the children, in fear that they would
get worked up like Shane.
“Why not? Didn't you already find the kidnappers' hideout?” Joyce stomped her feet in frustration.
Silas vaguely answered, “Yes, but there was a mishap.”
“What mishap? Did something happen to Nat?” Joyce cried out.
Silas forced a smile and replied, “No... Don't think too much. I've got to go. We need to save her!”
“Hello? Hello?” Joyce wanted to find out more about the situation but he hung up abruptly.
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