Facade of Love

Chapter 279 Spending the Night in a Mountain Cave

I instinctively glanced at the handsome man beside me, and my voice unconsciously lowered, Mr. Yates.”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. It was dead silent. I did not wait around for his next response, as I was not in the mood to say more to him. I simply said into the phone, “I’m hanging up now.”

Then I hung up the phone.

Charlie glanced at me and did not ask who I was talking to. He just said, “The mountain road will be bumpy later. Why don’t you close your eyes and rest for a while?”

I shook my head. I could not sleep. My muscles were all tense at this point.

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However, there was nothing much to do. After three or four hours, as Charlie had mentioned, the mountain road not only became rough but also winding. I did not know how long we had been driving, but I felt like my bones were being shaken apart, and my stomach was churning.

After enduring it for a while, I could not hold it anymore and quickly raised my hand to signal Inch to stop the car.

Charlie reacted more quickly. Seeing my pale face, he immediately said, “Stop the car.”

I hurriedly got out of the car, squatting on the side of the dirt road and retching. Charlie handed me some water and tissues, patting my back as he handed them. to me. He said, “These mountain roads are tough, and it’s getting dark soon. Take your time

not even realized it myself. We had been on the road all afternoon, and the drive had been so long that we were already deep in some mountainous area. All around us were hills, and the sky was gradually

my stomach emptied, I felt somewhat better. I took a few breaths and said, “How much longer until

had lost signal, but fortunately, he had prepared a map from somewhere. After a careful look, he said, “There are still three or four hills ahead, but if we go any further, there might

the off–road vehicle that Inch had prepared could handle most obstacles as long as they were

as the car could take us, and then we would hike the rest of

way.

car after spending some time outside. I was somewhat

car, but not long after, it started to rain heavily in the mountains. The road was already difficult, full of bumps and holes,

long, it was dark, and the road ahead became increasingly challenging.

Spending the Night

I could not help but say, “It’s too dangerous. Maybe we shouldn’t go

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would have a hard time enduring it.. Moreover, it was nighttime, which made it even riskier; driving at night on unfamiliar mountain roads was not safe at all.

concerns and spoke up, “Let’s find a

car to a nearby cave. When we saw the cave, I was somewhat surprised and also pleasantly surprised. Fortunately, taking shelter from the rain in a cave was much better than staying in the car. At least, in this cold weather, we could make a fire for warmth.

of the cave, so he took a flashlight to check the situation inside. Luckily, there

inside, and before long, a fire was blazing. Inch had prepared a lot of food in the town before, so he brought some in, handing it to Charlie and me. Concerned that he might