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.

11

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.”

as he handed them. to me. He said, “These mountain roads are tough, and it’s getting dark soon. Take your time to recover, and we’ll have some food and rest

road all afternoon, and the drive had been so long that we were already

better. I took a few breaths and said, “How much

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 not be a road. We’ll have to hike into the mountains.”

many of the paths were not even proper roads. However, the off–road vehicle that Inch had prepared could handle most obstacles as long

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

way.

Charlie and I got back into the car after spending some time outside. I

The road was already difficult, full of bumps and holes, and with

and the road

Spending the Night in a Mountain Cave

visible due to the heavy rain, making it even more dangerous. Afraid of causing trouble for them, I could not help but say, “It’s too dangerous. Maybe we shouldn’t

2/2

time enduring it.. Moreover, it was nighttime, which made it even riskier; driving at night

spoke up, “Let’s find a

from the rain in a cave was much better than staying in the car. At least, in this cold weather, we could make

was worried about the safety of the cave, so he took a flashlight to check the situation inside. Luckily, there were no wild

dry grass 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 be too