At that moment, in the entrance of TC Mountain, a black Porsche rolled to a halt abruptly.
Joseph stared at the entrance which was now closed off, and his face gradually darkened.
One hour ago, John had confirmed that this was where Bertie currently was.
He made a conjecture that Kathy must be by his side.
Whenever he tried to call Kathy, he would fail to get through to her.
While ignoring the staff’s objection, Joseph entered the place directly by taking the stairs.
This was the only path if someone wanted to come down from this hill.
…
Halfway to the top of TC Mountain, there was minor landslide that occurred in the middle of the path,
which blocked the way to go further.
Kathy stopped in her tracks and her face had darkened.
If she couldn’t go past this point, then the only option left was to descend the hill.
However, it just rained earlier on, so the path down the hill was not a decent and safe path.
“Let’s go back to where we came from. We should wait for the construction team to remedy this area
before we proceed further.” Bertie suggested all of a sudden.
“Let’s take the hill path.” Kathy said while turning around.
She didn’t want to stay at this place any longer than she already had.
“It’s dangerous to take that path.” Bertie tried to stop her.
“It’s more dangerous to be near you.” Kathy snickered coldly.
After saying that, she proceeded to descend the hill anyway.
“If we get off the hill, I will send you back to City N.” Bertie followed her from behind.
He finally compromised.
Kathy was the type who wouldn’t budge or comply if someone were to force something on her. Her
personality had made him feel very dejected.
She was the only one he didn’t want to hurt at all.
He wanted to protect her using his own methods, but her reluctance was a major obstacle for him.
When she heard him making that promise, she paused in her tracks slightly but very soon continued to
walk forward.
She was very hesitant to believe Bertie’s words.
“Ah!”
All of a sudden, Kathy somehow slipped as she stared wide-eyed at the ground where she was
stepping just a moment ago. It had given away because the soil was loosening up and she was now
stepping on nothing. The next second, she started to roll down the hill frantically.
Bertie’s expression changed drastically as he fumbled around to grab Kathy, but she was plummeting
too fast.
Besides, since the ground in front of him had opened up into a cavity, there was a total of two meters
separating him and the next stable ground. A hole was gaping at him in front of him, and it was next to
impossible to clear that amount of distance.
“Kathy! Kathy!” Bertie shouted, but he could no longer see any sign of Kathy anymore.
He was plunged into major anxiety and when he finally came to his senses, he immediately called for
help.
…
After some indefinite time, with a throbbing pain coming from the top of her head, Kathy gradually
opened her eyes. She could smell a sickening and thick bloody scent, and the awkward sensation
transmitting from various parts of her body reminded her of what had happened just a moment ago.
She looked around but couldn’t see any signs of Bertie.
She was now lying on a small slope with lush foliage surrounding her. It was these vegetation that
prevented her from rolling downwards further. It would be hard to imagine what would happen to her if
she had fallen any further than she already had.
She mustered some strength to sit up and there was dirt and soil all over her body. It was moist and
sticky, which made her feel nauseous and uncomfortable.
She propped herself up against a tree truck while surveying this desolate environment before
inspecting her already swollen leg.
The pain was so intense that she couldn’t even gather any strength to stand up.
However, she somehow still felt relieved because Bertie was finally gone from her side.
Slowly, she shut her eyes while pangs of hunger and exhaustion were besieging her consciousness.
She wanted to keep her eyes open, but she was really too tired…
After some time, there was a familiar voice slowly becoming clear as if the source of that voice was
nearing her.
“Mrs. Joseph…”
Mrs. Joseph…
Kathy’s eyelids jerked slightly as she recognized this voice as one that belonged to Joseph.
She must be dreaming right now. She was no longer Mrs. Joseph, since she had already divorced him.
However, if this was just a dream, she was willing to continue her slumber.
“Mrs. Joseph, open your eyes.”
The voice was taking on a greater clarity, and Kathy responded by shaking her head, “Stop pestering
me, I want to sleep.”
“Don’t fall asleep, open your eyes now!” A man’s voice which was infused with anger suddenly
sounded right next to her ears.
After saying that, that man suddenly swooped in and pressed his lips on her bloody lips. He was going
deep into her sensuously.
Kathy couldn’t help but frown as she felt a jolting pain coming from her tongue. She immediately flicked
open her eyes.
What appeared in her field of vision was a huge handsome face. She was utterly shocked by this sight.
Joseph…
Was she still dreaming?
It didn’t feel like it…
“Mrs. Joseph, it’s me.”
She could detect a sigh of relief coming from him.
Did this mean that he was worrying about her?
“You’re… you’re really Joseph?” She muttered absentmindedly while raising her hands to touch
Joseph’s face.
This sense of touch felt so real… it totally didn’t feel like she was in a dream at all…
“It’s me. Have you become retarded from that fall?” Joseph inched loser.
Only then did Kathy came back to reality, “You’re the retarded one!”
Joseph smiled as he hugged Kathy with all his might. It was as if he was going to crush her with his
embrace.
Kathy felt almost out of breath…
She could clearly feel his fear and anxiety, so she slowly wrapped her arms around him.
“Joseph, I’m fine.”
However, why was he here?
She asked in a soft voice, “Why are you here?”
This was Country B. Joseph should be in City N at that moment.
“We have lost contact with each other.”
“We’ve divorced each other, no?” Kathy suddenly pushed him away.
Why would he be worried about her when he couldn’t get in touch with her?
When he heard that, Joseph’s face gradually darkened.
His hand which was holding Kathy’s hand remained unmoving.
“I am just worried about you.”
Kathy gawked at her nervously, “The reason you come here is because you’re worried about me?”
Joseph stayed silent without refuting her.
From the looks of the bruises on her body, she probably wouldn’t be able to descend the hill like this.
He abruptly swept her off her feet and this caused Kathy to let out a squeal. She subconsciously held
on to his neck tight.
“Joseph, put me down.” Kathy frowned with obvious dissatisfaction.
The paths here were pretty bumpy, so it was not easy for Joseph to carry her and walk at the same
time.
Despite that, he didn’t plan to let go as he took step after step on the slippery soil path.
The last ray of light got swallowed up by the sky and their surroundings took on a darker hue.
Kathy was slightly nervous as she detected that Joseph was slowly losing his strength. When he
stopped briefly for a rest, she took that chance to allow herself to come down from his embrace.
“Mrs. Joseph.” He called out.
Kathy stood behind her while rummaging around in her bag. She discovered that perhaps her phone
was dropped when she rolled down the hill earlier on.
She put on a dejected expression as she lamented her terribly unfortunate fate!
Joseph produced his phone but there was no signal at all.
He could only switched on his torchlight to observe and study his surroundings in an attempt to find a
way out of this place. His gaze stopped on a small beaten path just slightly to his right.
He cocked his head while staring at Kathy. She was squatting now while scratching her itchy ankles.
A faint bloody scent slowly attacked their noses, and this made Joseph frown. He grabbed her wrist,
“Stop scratching them now. We will be able to get out of here soon.” He said calmly.
“It’s already dark now, and there is a lump of soil and rocks which have blocked our path down the hill.
I’m afraid that we would only be able to leave earliest tomorrow morning.”
Furthermore, there weren’t any sightings of lamp posts at all as the electricity supply was probably cut
off.
“We don’t need to wait until tomorrow. Mrs. Joseph, pass me your hand.”
Joseph was tilting his head and boring a hole through her with his burning gaze.
Kathy could see that Joseph’s features were showing a determined look in the darkness thanks to the
illumination of the lighting from the screen of the phone.
Could they possibly leave this place tonight?
Nonetheless, she could believe Joseph’s words somehow.
He was a man of his words.
After biting her lips slightly, Kathy slowly reached out her hand.
However, when her hand almost reached him, she suddenly froze.
As she studied this handsome man in front of her eyes carefully, she had to make sure of one thing.
“If I didn’t encounter any danger, would you not look for me anymore?” She asked nervously.
She watched Joseph’s face while waiting for an answer.
“I have promised you that I won’t let anything happen to you.” Joseph didn’t really answer her.
However, he would fulfill what he had promise.
He turned around and drooped down in front of Kathy.
“Go on my back. After a short distance, we will start going down the stairs.”
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