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.”

as he handed them. to me. He said, “These

long that we were already deep in some mountainous area.

stomach emptied, I felt somewhat 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,

However, the off–road vehicle that Inch had prepared could handle most obstacles as

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

way.

into the car after spending some time outside. I was somewhat dazed, but fortunately, Inch had prepared thick clothes in advance.

mountains. The road was already difficult, full of bumps and

dark, and the road ahead became increasingly

279 Spending the Night in a Mountain Cave

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

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nearly ten hours, and anyone would have a hard time enduring it.. Moreover, it was nighttime, which made

share similar concerns and spoke up, “Let’s find a place to take shelter

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

was worried about the safety of the cave, so he took a

Fortunately, there was 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 tired, I told him to rest for a while