Chapter 446 Rescue Has Finally Arrived

To everyone’s surprise, Christopher remained silent on the other end.

As time passed, the silence began to feel suffocating, and Fanny felt as if she was in pure agony. Moreover, with the intense gazes of Jane and Florence fixed on her, she found it event more difficult to breathe.

“Chris?” she cautiously called out.

“Fanny, I’m here,” Christopher replied. However, as if he hadn’t heard her previous request, he continued, “I’m a little busy at the moment. I’ll get in touch with you later.”

Before Fanny could utter another word, he abruptly ended the call.

“Huh?” Fanny was left baffled.

She wasn’t the only one–even Jane was frozen in shock.

Florence let out a mocking laugh, her eyes scanning Jane as she remarked, “Is this what you meant when you said that he would definitely come back for her?”

At her words, Jane felt her knees going weak.

Fortunately, she managed to compose herself in time and stammered, “I–I don’t understand why Christopher is behaving like this…”

“Ha. Are you that cowardly?” Upon saying that, Florence waved her hand dismissively.

promptly heeded her

was left forgotten on the

Florence’s attention

“Can you

to Northland?” Florence

someone back from Riverdon, but the distance. was too great,

as she cautiously regarded Florence.

understood from Jane’s respectful behavior that she was not to be trifled with. In other

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446 Rescue Has Finally

her to discover a potential opportunity.

and somewhat simpering tone, “Miss Shelton, do you have

an eyebrow while she studied Fanny, as if trying to discern her

allowed herself to be scrutinized, meeting Florence’s gaze despite

some time, Florence grew disinterested and was about to speak when her subordinate

she departed. She mentioned she forgot to give it

it. However, upon noticing that it contained Fanny’s information, she then turned her attention back to Fanny, who

her question and instead moved her focus onto the document. Afraid to provoke Florence, she could only lower

papers grew more tedious, she suddenly noticed that there was a sister named Angela in Fanny’s relationships section.

Hmm?

Angela’s husband was Jonathan.

a small

help but smirk, finding it quite

her legs numb, but she dared not move. Instead, she gritted her teeth and endured the

after, “I am interested

at Florence with a conflicted expression, unsure of what to say. In fact,

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