Under the heiress facade

Chapter 259

As evening approached, Bernard used satellite surveillance to scan half

alf the mos

mountain. Eventually, he found Hera’s jacket deep in the forest.

Bernard descended from the helicopter and notified Aaron of its location. The group then swiftly mobilized, combing the area surrounding where the jacket was found

As darkness fell, Bernard’s expression grew increasingly grim. He was clutching Hera’s jacket so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

Aaron, who had been on more than a dozen 5–class missions with Bernard, had never seen him this tense.

He tried reassuring Bernard, saying, “Don’t worry too much. Hera will be fine. She grew up in the mountains and knows how to handle herself out here.”

“Yeah,” Bernard replied.

before returning to the

a thicket half a mile away. There were freshly broken branches, snagged wool fibers, and bloodstains on the leaves

bushes, they found an opening with signs of something that

Nathan called out

set aside his laptop and joined Aaron at the

the clues

in here.

of the turmoil he felt. Yet, the tension around

ordered after glancing at the bushes that were blocking the

to clear away

revealed an opening about six feet wide and 50 feet long. As it was hidden by the bushes, it was hard to spot

group approached the edge and shone their flashlights down. However, the bearn failed to reach the bottom

extending up to 1,500 feet, they still

more than 1,500 feet deep. We have no idea what the situation is down

everyone’s expression nummed grave. The prospect of Hera