Chapter 1175:

“Do I look like I need protection?” Eric snapped, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “Go! Find Brady!”

“But—”

“What’s holding you back? I said go!”

“Right away!”

The bodyguards hesitated for a mere moment before scattering to carry out Eric’s commands.

Having yelled, a sharp ache pierced Eric’s head. He brought a hand up to massage his temples as he took in his environment. The mountain lacked proper lights, and the paths were slick with mud from recent rains.

Delays only compounded the risks. Each minute that passed, each person added, brought a sliver more of hope. Clutching his flashlight, Eric plunged into the search effort.

As he moved forward, the voices behind him faded, the beam of his flashlight cutting through the darkness. Eric intermittently checked his phone, fearful of missing any crucial calls or messages.

the ground vanished beneath

isn’t happening,”

fleeting moment, Eric felt his balance

voice was lost as quickly as he was falling, swallowed

jolts of pain through his body. Eric winced and moaned in the pitch-black, his flashlight gone, engulfed by

flashed through his mind—was this how it

began to take a firmer hold, a piercing

body came to a jarring stop. The sharp sting compelled Eric to shut his eyes

offers tales worth

his palm slick with his own blood,

a sharp breath, nonchalantly wiping his bloody palm

pocket for his phone, intending to check the extent of his injury and call

dismay, the phone was

tongue in frustration, surmising it must have slipped

a dim glow around

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