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.

as worthless as he

been rescued yet?” Mrs. Wilson's jaw dropped in

were worried about Natalie, so they didn't sleep and

Mrs. Wilson, hoping to catch a

was Natalie still hadn't been saved. Devastated, Sharon broke out

his hands tightly together. “Daddy, why hasn't Mommy been saved?

ended the call with Connor when Sean threatened to jump

didn't know what happened

didn't plan to tell

to learn that Natalie had plunged from the cliff

gaze to mask the struggling emotions in his eyes and

away with Mommy again?” Connor

across Shane's

to it right away.” With that, Connor returned

come up hurriedly and almost bumped into her. A flash of vexation and resentment glowed in

been removed, and she could finally

little boy knocked her down again, it would definitely affect her

his mommy's safety. Thus, he totally didn't

he wasn't aware of Jacqueline's existence

Wilson was Natalie still

the study while Sharon burst into tears in the living room, whereas Mrs. Wilson was busy comforting Sharon,

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