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

thicket half a mile away.

the bushes, they found an opening with signs of something that slid

over here!” Nathan called out to Bernard and the

laptop and joined

explained the clues

in here. No wonder we couldn’t find

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

the

quickly summoned a few men to

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

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

1,500 feet, they still couldn’t penetrate the depths, indicating the hole

have no idea what the situation is down there,” Nathan

everyone’s expression nummed grave. The prospect of Hera