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?"

"I-I just heard the announcement. Roseanne's gone missing in the

could finish,

his bets to include two cars and two houses, felt a breeze as someone dashed past. Turning around, he was astonished, "Wait, was that Murray? Running faster than a

...

In the pitch-dark woods-

an injured foot, could only

night seemed to amplify every sound. Droplets trickling off leaves and

night. Luckily, Roseanne was calm and clear-headed- Firstly, she knew there

area was

pests, meaning if there

they'd likely be

non-venomous.

veget

importantly, she was lost in a man-made botanical garden, not the