“Yasmine, what about you?”

Yasmine confirmed that the rope was tied tightly and wiped the rain off her face.

“Me? What about me? You have no idea how important you are around here. If

anything happened to you, Boyd would skin me alive. You can’t die on my

watch.”

Saying these words, Yasmine couldn’t help but shiver all over, feeling an

unexpected chill in her heart amidst such a situation.

“I’ll lead the way. You follow.”

Serana nodded vigorously, her earlier trepidation replaced by a semblance of

relief. “Okay, okay.”

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She glanced at the rope around her waist, then lifted her eyes to look towards

the mountain through the rain. Confirming that her rope was in their hands, she

finally breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the earlier nervousness and

caution, she now appeared much more relaxed.d2

A single rope brought about a profound psychological transformation in her. It

was precisely this change that caught her off guard when the unexpected

happened.

Serana’s movements, once cautious, had grown careless.

Since she refused to climb by herself, Jasmine had to move closer, bringing

them both near the precarious branch.

A sudden gust whipped through the trees, and the branch began to sway

violently.

Jasmine’s face turned a shade paler. Gripping the branch for dear life, she

bellowed, “Don’t move!”

the branch thrashing

“Yasmine…”

Yasmine’s body swayed violently, knowing

grab onto Yasmine. In an

balance and let out a

felt a sudden tug and, instinctively,

resounding crack split the air as

end of the rope

Serana remained.

still hanging there, but there was no figure upon

head, his body swaying as he

“Yasmine!!”

Bryson’s agonized cry, snapping

but the rain

disaster had cast a shadow over the day’s hopes.

would have it,

the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

and this being the most viable rescue method

circumstances, they had allowed a young girl to take a risk, and

disaster had struck.

to her family, their

weight of their failure

descended. The rain grew heavier, the sound

the

was rooted to the spot, her face ashen,

furious, brushed back his hair

orders, “You take her down the mountain. The rest of you, get

and find

sprang into action, Bryson dropping to the ground, supporting

stretching out his legs, inching

“Hey!”

about me. Please, I’m begging you, find

his strength. With a

down the slope.

was escorted down the mountain, Ava, uneasy and clad in a

flashlight in hand, was making

paused, stepping aside to let

but was intimidated by the uniformed figure carrying

they passed, she continued her ascent,

flashlight swept the area, landing on the

and the broken branch. Ava froze, then

hearing noises from below.

pale face flashed in her mind, and she gripped the flashlight

Something terrible had happened.

hesitation, she turned and

at the orphanage, Serana was settled in

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