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.

some searchlights,” before returning to

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

the bushes, they found an opening with signs of something

Killian, Captain Ludden, over here!” Nathan called

and

explained the clues he found.

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

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

it,” Bernard ordered after glancing at the

quickly summoned a few men to

foliage revealed an opening about six feet wide and 50 feet long. As it was hidden by the bushes, it was hard

their flashlights down.

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

grave. The prospect of Hera falling