NovelOnlineUnlock the content CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE "Hey, what did he say?" Ashton curiously asked.
"I asked him if he had been to the other side of the cliff valley and seen a young woman. He said no and mentioned that he's the only one around here. He hasn't seen anyone else for a while," Emmanuel relayed the information to her "Well, that proves he didn't rescue Claudette. We call the way here for nothing!" Ashton felt a bit frustrated. It seemed they had wasted these two days for nothing. However, as they turned to leave, the old man looked at their backs, his eyes revealing a gleam of cunning.
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"Well, that proves he didn't rescue Claudette. We call the way here for nothing!" Ashton felt a bit frustrated. It seemed they had wasted these two days for nothing. However, as they turned to leave, the old man looked at their backs, his eyes revealing a gleam of cunning.
When Emmanuel walked out of the garden's periphery, he suddenly stopped. It was because he noticed sfootprints that seemed to have been left in recent days. They were not his, and judging by the size, they didn't match the old man's.
"What's up?" Ashton curiously asked, thinking that this man was surprisingly attentive. It seemed like he had discovered sclues.
"That old man lied to me!" Emmanuel frowned. "There are clearly others coming in and out of here, but he claimed to be the only one." "Could it be that his hearing is not good, and he doesn't know that others have cin and out?" Ashton offered her speculation.
"Yeah, that's a possibility." Emmanuel nodded. "But something's odd here. Claudette might be hidden here!" Thinking of this, Emmanuel found it eerie, and a chill ran down his spine. If Claudette wasn't dead, he wondered what she was going through now.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Let's go back for now. Tomorrow, I'll lead a team to thoroughly search this place for you," Ashton suggested. Emmanuel sighed slightly. Now, it seemed like the only option! Carrying Ashton back up the mountain, Emmanuel pulled out his phone to check the time, only to realize it was dead long ago. He wondered if Mackenzie had tried calling him that day.
Growl.
Just then, a muffled growl cfrom behind. Ashton's face suddenly turned red; it was quiteembarrassing. She couldn't believe her stomach growled when she was still on his back.
"Hungry, huh?" Emmanuel made nothing of it. Everyone would get hungry after not eating for a day and night, including himself. Now, he just wanted to have a good meal.
"Yeah, I know a nice restaurant nearby called Willow. Get back to the car, and let's drive over there!" First Unlock 5 Chapters (After Login) PREVIOUS Bonus Reached NEXT 5 Bonus
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