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.

the earpiece, “Bring some searchlights,” before returning to the helicopter to resume

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

pushing through the bushes, they found an opening with

Ludden, over here!” Nathan called

aside his laptop and joined Aaron at the scene.

the clues he found.

here. No

face, betraying none of the turmoil he felt. Yet, the tension around

ordered after glancing at the bushes that were

few men to clear away the

it was hidden

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

extending up to 1,500 feet, they still

We have no idea what

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