It was almost her turn, but Natalie didn’t receive a single call from Sally. At that moment, she could sense that something had befallen her.

“Shane, I would be devastated if anything bad happened to Sally,” said Natalie anxiously as she grabbed Shane’s arm. She worried about Sally’s safety more than the competition.

“Don’t worry. I’m here for you.” He tried to assure her and patted her back lightly when he saw her body tremble with fear. Her sorrowful eyes overflowed with tears.

Sally, where are you?

Just when Natalie was feeling overwhelmed with emotions, Connor shouted, “I found her!”

Natalie pushed Shane away and rushed to her son. Instead of being offended or hurt by her action, the man found it fascinating and raised his brows in response.

Anxiously, Natalie asked, “Connor, where is she?”

His son immediately passed her the phone and pointed at the red pin shown on the screen. “She’s at the exit staircase of the building, but we can’t tell the exact level from this floor plan.”

The floor plan only showed a view from above, so it was impossible for them to indicate her specific location.

send a few more people to find her on each floor,”

 

Natalie nodded in acknowledgement.

the investors of the competition. I can assign

 

appreciate that, Shane.” She nodded as she

then took out

Sally was found unconscious in a trash bin located at an emergency stairway not far from

that they found her alive. Then, anger began rippling through her. She couldn’t believe Sally had been

o’clock that night when the janitors came to collect the trash. By that time, Sally’s life would have been

soon carried to the dressing room. Beside her was Natalie who couldn’t help feeling concerned. Natalie took Sally’s hands and asked with tears in her eyes, “Sal, are you

leaned back on the couch. After a while, she murmured,

nodded profusely as tears coursed down her cheeks

“It’s really you.”

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