Chapter 456 Gone Without a Trace

Ethan stayed silent.

He stood off to the side, eyes fixed on Tessa.

At this point, she was his last hope.

He wasn’t the type to give up until the very end.

Simon stood by too, at a loss for what else he could do.

If Ethan and Tessa hadn’t given up, how could he?

“Tessa, is there anything I can do to help?” he asked. At the very least, he was a trained professional–maybe his help could make a difference.

But Tessa only shook her head.

“You can’t help with this.”

She wasn’t trying to be rude–it was simply the truth.

Simon opened his mouth, then shut it again.

The feeling of helplessness stung more than he expected.

He’d always been someone who tried his hardest. But sometimes, effort alone wasn’t enough.

He had done everything he could.

And it still wasn’t enough.

“Simon, maybe take a break. Step outside for a bit,” Ethan suggested. Simon had been cooped up in this room since the incident began.

a shift in environment could

stay,”

wanted to

using techniques he’d

opportunity–he wasn’t about

Tessa didn’t respond.

was already deep

of the operation, everyone inside

been powered off when

Apartment, Landon came home to find she was

Gone

calling her,

expression

threw his phone onto the

tell you where she was going?” he asked, voice low

immediately shook her

she didn’t

just

back any minute,” she offered weakly. But the

onto

tried

here and watch over Tessa. This is what you call looking after her?

bent her knees when his words

silently backed

did you ever say I had to watch her? And she doesn’t even

could finish, Landon shot her a glare so sharp she

quickly lowered her head and started fiddling with her

heart is broken, she thought. But I’m not

Tessa came back, she was

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