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.

in environment could bring new

rather stay,” Simon said

to

using techniques he’d never even seen

a rare opportunity–he wasn’t about

Tessa didn’t respond.

already deep in

the operation, everyone inside the control zone had to shut

powered off

at Wisteria Apartment, Landon came home

456 Gone

tried calling her, he got the same message: phone

her uncle’s icy expression and

his phone onto the

was going?” he asked, voice low

immediately shook

course she

was just as

offered

onto the

then tried to sit down

to stay here and watch over Tessa. This is what you call looking after her? What makes you think you deserve to

bent her knees when

silently backed away, eyes

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

shot her a glare so sharp she froze

head and started fiddling with her fingers, pretending she hadn’t seen

thought. But I’m not saying

she was

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