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.

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

of Hera in a thicket half a mile away. There were freshly broken branches, snagged wool fibers, and bloodstains on

with signs of something that slid

Killian, Captain Ludden, over here!” Nathan called out

his laptop and joined Aaron at the scene.

the clues he

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

still held onto Hera’s Jacket with a stole face, betraying none of the turmoil he felt. Yet, the tension around him was palpable.

it,” Bernard ordered after glancing at the bushes that

men to clear

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

shone their flashlights down. However, the

powerful beams extending up to 1,500 feet, they still couldn’t penetrate the depths, indicating the hole was deeper than expected.

more than 1,500 feet deep. We have no idea what the situation is down there,” Nathan said.

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