Shane sat back on his sleeping bag, closed his eyes, and only opened them again after a long while.

As he reopened his eyes, there were no more rage and fury within them. He was composed, but it was so composed that it began to feel eerie.

“Give me the satellite phone.” Shane reached out his hand.

Silas handed it to him immediately.

Shane made a call to the villa.

It was Mrs. Wilson who answered the phone, “Hello, Mr. Shane, it’s so late already; why haven’t you come back? Have you found madam?”

Mrs. Wilson knew that Natalie had been kidnapped, too.

It was Joyce who relayed the news to her when she went to the police station to pick up the children.

“No.” Shane tightened his grip on the phone. There were tinges of weariness, hoarseness, and self-accusation in his voice.

He was beating himself for not being able to save her.

 

And it was him who promised that he would not let it happen a second time when she was kidnapped back then.

In spite of that, he failed to keep his promise. Not only did she experience it for a second time, but she even fell off the cliff the next day she was kidnapped.

 

as worthless as he was

rescued yet?” Mrs. Wilson’s

were worried about Natalie, so they didn’t sleep and stayed up all

Mrs. Wilson, hoping to catch a glimpse of

was Natalie still hadn’t been saved. Devastated, Sharon broke

hands tightly together. “Daddy, why hasn’t

Connor when Sean threatened

Connor didn’t know

to tell the kids about it

traumatized to learn that Natalie had

in his eyes and tried to make himself sound collected. “Connor, you try to locate

kidnapper run away with

across Shane’s eyes.

returned the phone to Mrs. Wilson

come up hurriedly and almost bumped into her. A flash of vexation and resentment glowed in her

around her eyes had just been removed, and she could finally

down again, it would definitely affect her eyes

was his mommy’s safety.

he wasn’t aware of Jacqueline’s existence at

tears in the living room, whereas Mrs.

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