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 to

finally uncovered traces of Hera in a thicket half a mile away. There were freshly broken branches,

the bushes, they found an opening with signs of something that slid down the grass

Nathan called out to Bernard and the

aside his laptop and

explained the clues he

like Hera fell in here. No wonder we couldn’t

face, betraying none of the turmoil

the bushes

to clear away the obstructing

six feet wide and 50 feet long. As it was hidden by the bushes, it was hard to spot even

down. However, the bearn failed to reach the

beams extending up to 1,500 feet, they still couldn’t penetrate the

We have no idea what the situation is

The prospect of Hera falling from such