When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Laurel made jokes while flashing the torch onto the ground. I chuckled without commenting on it. Judging from the landscape around us, Rachel couldn’t have found a secluded spot here, but I’m certain she wouldn’t go too far away. Did something happen to her?

Meanwhile, Tessa seemed to be in a foul mood tonight. “She has always been a loose woman. Why does she have to have a diarrhoea now? I’m sure she has an ulterior motive,” she said in a frigid tone.

Clueless about what Nora had done earlier, Laurel asked, “Tessa, I can tell that you dislike Ms. Zimmer too.”

Tessa snorted coldly. “Only men love a woman like her. I bet any other woman will hate her too.”

I stopped listening to their gossips. Afterward, I spotted a darker zone in the middle of the tea farm. Out of curiosity, I marched toward it.

“Ah!” Taking a few steps forward, I fell downward.

“Scarlett!” Laurel shouted in a panic.

I fell into a pit. Unable to judge my current situation, I said, “Laurel, call Nora now. This pit is quite deep.”

“Okay, don’t be afraid. I’m calling them now!” she consoled me.

I couldn’t find my phone. Perhaps it dropped out of my

around, trying to look for my phone, but all I could touch was the soil. It was pitch-black all around me, so I

I might accidentally touch a snake or an insect, I

on, I’ll look for them. I’ll be right back!” Laurel said from

remained silent for a while. “Let me look for them.

beside the pit, she turned on the flashlight of her phone and shone it downward.

a glimpse of light over my head. “Yes, I can hear you. Don’t worry, I’m fine. It’s just that it’s too

stopped her promptly. “Don’t throw it down. What if I lose it too? I can’t see anything here.

is running out of battery. Hopefully Tessa will be back soon. We’re not familiar

troubled, I reassured her. “We’ll be fine. Don’t think too much. This place is near to the city. If worse comes to worst, we’ll have to

was still anxious. “But didn’t Tabitha say that landslide will probably happen? What if

won’t happen. Nora checked the weather forecast, and it’s not

anxiety, she chatted with me unceasingly. “Scarlett,

some thoughts, I answered solemnly, “Yes, I’ll regret

nodded her head in agreement,