Shane sat back on his sleeping bag, closed his eyes, and only opened them again after a long while.

As he reopened his eyes, there were no more rage and fury within them. He was composed, but it was so composed that it began to feel eerie.

“Give me the satellite phone.” Shane reached out his hand.

Silas handed it to him immediately.

Shane made a call to the villa.

It was Mrs. Wilson who answered the phone, “Hello, Mr. Shane, it's so late already; why haven't you come back? Have you found madam?”

Mrs. Wilson knew that Natalie had been kidnapped, too.

It was Joyce who relayed the news to her when she went to the police station to pick up the children.

“No.” Shane tightened his grip on the phone. There were tinges of weariness, hoarseness, and self-accusation in his voice.

He was beating himself for not being able to save her.

And it was him who promised that he would not let it happen a second time when she was kidnapped back then.

In spite of that, he failed to keep his promise. Not only did she experience it for a second time, but she even fell off the cliff the next day she was kidnapped.

had never felt as worthless as he

been rescued yet?” Mrs.

worried about Natalie, so they didn't sleep and stayed up all night, waiting for

Shane called home, the children naturally huddled over to Mrs. Wilson, hoping to catch a glimpse

they heard from Mrs. Wilson was Natalie still hadn't

clasped his hands tightly together. “Daddy, why hasn't

the call with Connor when Sean threatened to jump off

Connor didn't know what happened after

to tell

would be traumatized to learn that Natalie had plunged from the

mask the struggling emotions in his eyes and tried to make himself sound collected. “Connor, you try to

with

across Shane's eyes.

it right away.” With that, Connor returned the phone to Mrs. Wilson and ran upstairs in

hurriedly and almost bumped into her. A flash

been removed, and she could finally

that little boy knocked her down again, it would definitely

his mommy's safety. Thus, he

wasn't aware of Jacqueline's

Natalie still hadn't

tears in the living room, whereas Mrs. Wilson was busy comforting Sharon, Jacqueline

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