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.”

road and retching. Charlie handed me some water and tissues, patting my back as he handed

long that we were already deep in some mountainous area. All

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

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,

off–road vehicle that Inch had prepared could handle

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

way.

back into the car after spending some time

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

and the road ahead became increasingly challenging. Many

Spending the Night in a Mountain

dangerous. Afraid of causing trouble for them, I could not help but say, “It’s too dangerous. Maybe we shouldn’t go any further. Let’s

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a hard time enduring it.. Moreover, it was nighttime, which made it even riskier;

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

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

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

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