Chapter 1522

Seeing this, Shawn quickly calmed the kids down and got them settled, then started organizing a broader search.

But by the time the sun was coming up, there was still no sign of Ariana.

Everyone stayed by the wrecked car, including Rodney, who hadn’t bothered going back to rest.

They made a temporary camp and stayed up all night.

The mood was grim, and everyone felt weighed down by it.

Extra search teams combed through the nearby hills and woods, their flashlights cutting through the dark, but they found nothing.

Then, it started to rain, which just made things worse, adding to the heavy feeling that weighed down on everyone.

As the sky began to lighten, someone shouted from nearby.

A breathless person from Holden’s team came out of the woods, saying, “We found one of Miss Edwards’ shoes and her bag by the lake down the cliff.

Holden ran like a flash when he heard the news, sprinting to the spot.

By the edge of the lake, there was a high heel on a rock, with a white handbag sprawled in the dirt beside it.

Holden’s expression turned as white as a ghost when he saw Ariana’s stuff.

rescue team and all the divers from the Fredrick Group here,

in all our people-the boats, the divers,

both families’ rescue teams showed

scouring the water over and over, but they still couldn’t

with the first twenty-four hours ticking by after the accident and the rain washing away any clues, the harsh truth started to hit-if Ariana had fallen into the lake, the odds of finding

what this meant, yet nobody wanted

stayed by the

keeping a close watch

coming up

Devin and Shawn saw through Holden’s calm

was just an

by his side because they could tell Holden

side for a second, afraid he would crumble the minute they

eaten or drunk

when he tried, he

a full day and night without sleep, he was running on fumes, and it was starting to

and felt a sinking sense

by the lake, Holden had

and if Ariana had fallen into the lake, she

wonder if things would have been different if he hadn’t been so wrapped

with Ariana to the

saw Devin’s somber

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