Laurel made jokes while flashing the torch onto the ground. I chuckled without commenting on it. Judging from the landscape around us, Rachel couldn’t have found a secluded spot here, but I’m certain she wouldn’t go too far away. Did something happen to her?

Meanwhile, Tessa seemed to be in a foul mood tonight. “She has always been a loose woman. Why does she have to have a diarrhoea now? I’m sure she has an ulterior motive,” she said in a frigid tone.

Clueless about what Nora had done earlier, Laurel asked, “Tessa, I can tell that you dislike Ms. Zimmer too.”

Tessa snorted coldly. “Only men love a woman like her. I bet any other woman will hate her too.”

I stopped listening to their gossips. Afterward, I spotted a darker zone in the middle of the tea farm. Out of curiosity, I marched toward it.

“Ah!” Taking a few steps forward, I fell downward.

 

“Scarlett!” Laurel shouted in a panic.

I fell into a pit. Unable to judge my current situation, I said, “Laurel, call Nora now. This pit is quite deep.”

 

“Okay, don’t be afraid. I’m calling them now!” she consoled me.

phone. Perhaps it dropped out

to look for my phone, but all I could touch was the soil. It was pitch-black all around me, so I

I might accidentally touch a snake

look for them. I’ll be right back!” Laurel said from above. She then added, “Tessa, talk to Scarlett and keep her company. I’ll

for them. My stamina is better than yours, so I can

woman left. Sprawling beside the pit, she turned on the flashlight of her phone and shone it

hear you.

throw it down. What if I lose it too? I can’t see anything here. Just chat with

she said, “My phone is running out of battery. Hopefully Tessa will be back soon. We’re not familiar with this hill, so I’m afraid she might lose her way. That’ll make things

I felt troubled, I reassured her. “We’ll be fine. Don’t think too much. This place is near to the city. If worse

assurance, the woman was still anxious. “But didn’t Tabitha say that landslide will

I have no choice but to comfort her. “No, no, that won’t happen. Nora checked the weather forecast, and

in response for several times. Overwhelmed with anxiety, she chatted with me unceasingly. “Scarlett, won’t you regret giving up on an outstanding

thoughts, I answered solemnly, “Yes, I’ll regret it. But isn’t it inevitable to have regrets in

The woman nodded her head in agreement, letting out a

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