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.

through the earpiece, “Bring some searchlights,” before returning

and Nathan finally uncovered traces of Hera in a thicket half a mile away. There were freshly broken branches, snagged wool fibers, and

they found an opening with signs of something that slid

called out

laptop and joined Aaron at the

explained the clues he

Hera fell in here. No wonder

Hera’s Jacket with a stole face, betraying none of

the

quickly summoned a few men to clear away the obstructing

long. As it was hidden by the bushes,

edge and shone their flashlights down. However, the

they still couldn’t penetrate the depths, indicating the hole was

no idea what the situation is down there,”

of Hera falling