Chapter 218 He’s Still Breathing

Following the navigation, Charmaine arrived at the foot of Mount Viper.

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Dense trees stretched endlessly below, while the winding mountain road above seemed to disappear into the sky.

Rex, who had long since run out of complaints, stared at the steep incline and felt his legs tremble. “Boss, are we really going up there?”

Charmaine didn’t answer. Instead, she stepped on the gas and surged forward.

Rex let out a piercing scream and squeezed his eyes shut.

All he could hear was the howling wind and the deafening roar of the engine, making him feel as though he was on a never–ending roller coaster.

He had no idea how much time had passed before the car finally came to a stop.

Without hesitation, Rex bolted out of the car and vomited as if his soul was being expelled from his body.

Charmaine frowned slightly at the sight before tossing him a bottle of water. Then, she got out of the car to assess the situation.

The dirt road bore two deep, fresh skid marks.

“The color is still dark, and there’s no dust covering it,” Charmaine murmured to herself. “This happened today.”

She scanned the area and her eyes narrowed in an instant.

Further down a dangerously narrow curve in the road, a large section of rock was missing, with loose debris scattered around it.

Stepping forward, she leaned slightly over the edge–only to be met with a dizzying drop into a dense forest below.

Rex finally finished vomiting and looked up, only to see Charmaine half her body hanging over the cliff’s edge. He nearly had a heart attack. “Boss!”

straightened up and said calmly, “There’s a rope in the trunk. Get it.”

widened in horror. They were the only two people here.

going down?” His

arched an eyebrow.

around herself and, with practiced ease, began descending the

a thick tangle of branches. The once–luxurious car

hitched as she spotted a figure lying motionless in the mud. A gaping wound marred his forehead, and his face was as pale as

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shocked. She hurried over and put a finger below his

He’s still breathing!

no time to waste. She

remained shut and

her phone and

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the police had already cordoned off the

saw the wrecked Porsche being hoisted out of the trees by a

knees.

“Mom!”

but Olympia’s tears wouldn’t stop. She sobbed

slightly away. “Mom, please … Milo wouldn’t want to see you like

at the mangled remains

person inside? Milo is as good as dead now.

was a mask of grief and he was trying to hold

“I’m sorry. We weren’t able to

second, hope flickered across everyone’s faces–except Leah’s, whose

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