Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 688 She'd also heard that the top brass from headquarters were on-site, orchestrating the search and rescue themselves.

On her way back, she overheard two staff members whispering about higher-ups demanding

accountability, with serious consequences hanging over their heads. The directive was stark - find the missing person or pack your bags!

What kind of influence? How deep must one's connections run?

Hertha was livid, itching to burst out and yell at those two: What clout? What background? She was just someone her brother had tired of and tossed aside!

Now, with Murray calling, her gut reaction was that it had to do with Roseanne.

"Did you just say Roseanne's missing?! How could she vanish? Where are you right now?" The man straightened up abruptly, nearly shattering his whiskey glass in his grip.

Hertha was baffled, "... You didn't call about Roseanne?"

Murray's eyes were blazing as he enunciated every word, "Answer me! Why is Roseanne missing?! Where did she go missing? Where are you now?"

just heard the announcement. Roseanne's gone missing in the greenhouse's

she could finish,

include two cars and two houses, felt a breeze as someone dashed past. Turning

...

In the pitch-dark woods-

foot,

seemed to amplify every sound. Droplets trickling off leaves and plopping into puddles, nocturnal birds and insects sporadically breaking the

still night. Luckily, Roseanne was calm and clear-headed- Firstly, she knew there were no large predators in the

the area was

pests, meaning if there

they'd likely be

non-venomous.

veget

in a man-made botanical garden,