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.

answer from her, and he staggered over with his heart pounding in fear.

"Edward, go up and get help down here!

a single second as he had already started his way up the cliff. Once he was there, he was so relieved to see that the rescue team had arrived. Nonetheless, he knew that now wasn't the time as he scampered over, urging, "Hurry! Get down

hastened their efforts as they made their way down with a

later, they returned with the stretcher, Nicholas following

undid the rope around

couldn't tell if her chest was still moving.

extended hand hung mid-air as he hesitated

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

rescue team bolted to them,

poor woman and ordered, "I want her to be fine

gravity of the situation, so she didn't protest at his manhandling and merely nodded. Then, she placed the medical box down, planning to attend to

she couldn't help

her clearly and asked in

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

injuries. They were an utter bloody mess.

their efforts as they made their way down with a stretcher.

as well, and he felt his heart throb in pain as