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Thea turned around and left resolutely.

"Emmalie, does it hurt?" Duncan's gaze was focused on Emmalie's swollen cheek. "I chose to spare her for the sake of kinship, but she didn't appreciate it all. So, just let her die!" His words were filled with ruthless coldness, instantly making Emmalie feel a chill run down

her spine.

This lunatic didn't consider the consequences and might really be a murderer.

"No." Emmalie held Duncan's hand timidly. "Thea is still Mrs. Hendrix in name. If something really happens to her, I'm afraid Nicolas won't let us go. I don't want to get you implicated.

Emmalie knew how to make use of her looks. When she lowered her eyes pitifully, her shoulders trembled. "Thea is a family member we grew up with. If she really dies, I'll feel terrible."

What was the point of letting Thea die? She wanted Thea to live in endless despair and torture. She would let Thea watch helplessly as she gained everything that belonged to her. She would make her life worse than hell.

Duncan's heart was burning. He pulled Emmalie into his arms. Ever since he tasted her, he could not bear to let go. "You're always so kind. Emmalie, I'll listen to you."

Upon hearing this, Emmalie gently buried her pretty face in his chest.

Joyce had already stepped into the

in police uniforms brushed

leader berated sternly. "What are you two women doing here? Don't you know how dangerous this

not afraid of danger." She was afraid that she

they left their footprints in the mud, their stamina was limited. In the end, there was a hint of despair in Joyce's eyes.

a huge amount of gunpowder that could cause a mountain to collapse. They searched all the way and almost searched the entire mountain, but all

ones in the mountain. It

flashed through Thea's mind. "Joyce, do you think it's possible that those people just now were not pólicemen? No

So the most important thing now was to leave here. There was no signal, so the two of them could only support each other to walk down carefully. They saw the footprints of that group of

they were adults, there were no particularly fat or strong people in the team. There shouldn't be such deep footprints unless they were carrying

was right. As long as they could find

turn.

journey to go down the mountain. When Thea saw that Joyce's fair arm was scratched by the branches, she was very guilty. "Sorry, I shouldn't have let you take this risk with me. We didn't find anything

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disgusting siblings. Thea, when you went to the Maddox family to save me, why didn't you say these polite words? We're friends. And friends means unconditional trust and help, right?" Joyce was glad that she had accompanied Thea. Otherwise, if Thea were to face such a dangerous situation alone, she would probably lose her

walked down the mountain, the two of

had the strength to speak. "How are the miners? Have they all been rescued?" She was so good at changing the topic. But right now, nothing was more important

night. The police almost issued an arrest warrant for Thea. Fortunately, Jamie turned the

was very calm. "I didn't want to run. But still, sorry for the trouble I caused." Her calves were sore. When she

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