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.

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

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

found an opening with signs of

called

and joined Aaron

the clues

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

Jacket with a stole face, betraying none of the turmoil he felt. Yet, the tension around him was palpable.

Bernard ordered after glancing at the bushes that

quickly summoned a few men to clear away the

feet long. As it was hidden by the bushes, it was hard to spot

edge and shone their flashlights down. However, the bearn failed

they still couldn’t penetrate the depths,

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

The prospect of Hera falling from such a