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 was

rescued yet?” Mrs. Wilson's jaw

sleep and stayed up all night, waiting

huddled over to Mrs. Wilson, hoping to catch a

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

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

Connor when Sean threatened to

didn't know what happened after

to

to learn that Natalie had plunged from

just some minor accident.” Shane lowered his gaze to mask the struggling emotions in his

with Mommy again?” Connor frowned

gleam flashed across Shane's

Connor returned the phone to Mrs. Wilson and ran upstairs in a

saw Connor come up hurriedly and almost bumped into her. A flash

eyes had just been

down again, it would definitely affect her eyes

all Connor could think about was his mommy's safety. Thus, he totally didn't notice that he almost stumbled into someone

wasn't aware

still

Sharon burst into tears in the

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