Always Been Yours

The men did as Edward instructed while he frantically searched for another rope and went after Nicholas instead of standing around.

Meanwhile, Nicholas carefully descended the cliff, looking for Tessa and shouting her name as he went.

"Tessa!"

Even though he knew that the likelihood of getting an answer wasn't high, he wasn't going to give up, and just like that, he searched for her by going down the cliff little by little until he discovered a clue on a big rock—two drops of blood.

Once he saw that, he quickly looked around.

At the same time, he instructed Edward to help him look around. "Tessa may have fallen from here because I found some blood here. Go and look over there. Let me know once you discover anything."

"Okay. Be careful, President Sawyer," Edward reminded and went in the other direction.

And so, both of them started searching along the trail of blood. Finally, Nicholas found Tessa lying motionless in the bushes and surrounded by blood stains. The sight was such a shock to him that he almost stopped breathing.

"Tessa…" he called out tremulously.

there was no answer from her, and he staggered over with his heart pounding in fear.

a run and shouted, "Edward, go up and get help

that the

team hastened their efforts as they made their way down with

later, they returned with the stretcher, Nicholas following closely behind.

Nicholas landed at the top, he swiftly undid the rope around him and dashed

of color as she lay on the stretcher, and he couldn't tell if her chest was still moving. Both of

and his extended hand

still warm. Thus, he let out a sigh of relief upon feeling

rescue team bolted to them, carrying

doctor, Nicholas grabbed the poor woman and ordered, "I want her

so she didn't protest at his manhandling and merely nodded. Then,

her examination, she couldn't help but gasp

was soft, Nicholas heard her clearly

Sawyer may have tumbled down the cliff, but she didn't suffer any fractures. Most of her wounds are grazes, showing that she tried her best to reduce the velocity as she went," the doctor answered and started checking her

were covered in injuries. They were an utter bloody mess. It

they made their way down

and he felt his heart throb