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 the helicopter

traces of Hera in a thicket half a mile away. There were freshly broken

found an opening with signs of something that

Captain Ludden, over here!” Nathan called out

aside his laptop and joined Aaron

clues he

in here. No wonder we couldn’t find her.‘

held onto Hera’s Jacket with a stole face, betraying none of the turmoil he felt. Yet,

Bernard ordered after glancing at the bushes that were blocking the opening

quickly summoned a few men to clear away the obstructing foliage.

opening about six feet wide and 50 feet long. As it was hidden by the bushes, it was hard to spot even from aerial surveillance.

and shone their flashlights down. However, the bearn failed to reach the

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

no idea what the situation is down there,”

everyone’s expression nummed grave. The prospect of Hera falling from such a height loomed