bChapter /bb234 /b

    Barely managing to prop herself up against a tree, Maxine watched as Brian knelt on the ground, desperately sending a message. Atst, she could bhold /bon no longer and slipped into unconsciousness.

    Night had already fallen, but fortunately, Sebastian had arge search party with him. With shlights in hand, they followed the footprints onto the mountain trail, tracking the intermittent traces all the way down.

    As time dragged on, Sebastian couldn’t help but feel a growing sense of despair. In this vast wilderness, if they went missing here, even a full–scale search could take days.

    Just then, Sebastian’s phone buzzed. He quickly pulled it out, it was a message from Maxine’s number. [Dad,e help us quickly! We’re on the mountain trail halfway up Southview.]

    It was Brian.

    Sebastian let out a sigh of relief and immediately dialed the number. The signal was terrible here, but after what felt like an eternity of ringingb, /bthe call finally connected.

    “Dad… we’re at Southview… Mom, she…” Brian’s choked voice crackled intermittently from the other end of the line.

    Sebastian took a deep breath and said firmly, “Brian, don’t be scared. Turn on your shlight, we’re almost there.”

    ‘I’ll find them as long as they’re on the mountain trail,’ he thought.

    By now, the rescue team should already be making their way up the mountain. If all went well, it wouldn’t be long before they would be found.

    The call dropped due to poor signal. Sebastian took a deep breath, forcing himself to stayposed.

    Thankfully, after about ten minutes, he finally caught sight of a faint, flickering light up ahead.

    “Over here!” Sebastian shouted.

    With those words, he sprinted toward the faint light. Under a tree, Brian was clutching the unconscious Maxine tightly in his arms, while holding up his phone with its shlight on high.

    Seeing Sebastian, Brian could no longer hold back his tears and cried out, “Dad! Quick, look at Mom, she’s passed out!”

    After all, Brian was just a teenager. Seeing his father, the pir of strength he’d been desperately clinging bto/bb, /ball his pent–up emotions finally came pouring out.

    Sebastian stepped forward and touched Maxine’s cheek, it was burning hot.

    Brian clung desperately to Maxine’s clothes, sobbing, “Mom identally twisted her ankle when we were leaving. She can’t walk anymore… It’s all my fault…”

    Sebastian bent down and scooped Maxine up from the ground. “We need to get down the mountain now, her sprained ankle’s infected and she’s burning up with fever. We must get her to the hospital immediately.”

    The others nodded quickly as another police officer hoisted the exhausted Brian onto his back and started down the mountain.

    In fact, they were already close to where Maxine had parked her car. But given her current condition, feverish and weak, even if she made bit /bbto /bbthe /bbcar/b, there was no way she could drive down the mountain.

    He ced Maxine in the back seat, his chest tightening at the sight of her feverish, flushed cheeks. A surge of anger and helplessness washed over bhim/b, He thought bitterly, ‘She knew her limits, yet still took such risks, Does she even realize she could’ve died out there bin /bbthe /bcold?‘

    After helping Brian into the bcar/bb, /bba /bpolice officer turned to Sebastian and said, “We’ll continue the investigation up the mountainb. /bWhen Ms. bHudson /bbwakes /b

    b1/2 /b

    Chapter 234.

    bup/bb, /bwe’ll need bto /btake her statement againb, /bwe’d appreciate your cooperation then.”

    “Will do,” Sebastian nodded as he climbed into the driver’s seat.

    The car sped down the mountain, Sebastian rushed the two to the local hospital, only to be told they needed to be transferred to ba /bbbigger /bfacility.

    After administering basic first aid, the doctor quickly arranged for their emergency

    ransfer to a city hospital.

    Brian had never witnessed such a chaotic scene before. Tearfully clinging to Sebastian, he sobbed, “Dad… is Mom going to be okay?”

    iAD /i

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