Under the Heiress' Facade



Chapter 787

Back at the village entrance, although the call was cut short, Hera had already found the phone's location. She quickly checked the map and saw the signal was moving deeper into the mountains.

"Wayne, follow this red dot." She stepped out of the car and opened the map on the front passenger side for Wayne to see.

"Got it!" Wayne glanced at the map and immediately started the car.

Just then, Hera's phone chimed with a new message, "Come to Soul Cliff alone if you want to save her! You know what will happen if you call the cops!"

Hera opened the map on her phone and searched for Soul Cliff. It used to be a popular bungee jumping spot for adventurers. But after an accident, it was closed and abandoned. She compared the direction of the signal on her laptop to Soul Cliff and realized there was a few miles' difference between them.

What kind of trap was Everly setting for her?

Hera shared the phone's location with Douglas, instructing him to lead a team to rescue Catherine. She would head to Soul Cliff to confront Everly and see what she was planning.

Douglas agreed, "Got it! I'll also send a team your way. Stay safe and keep in touch."

Hera replied, "Okay."

Hera hadn't originally planned to contact Douglas, but both Thiago and Nicholas had left the city on business, and Nathan was on a mission elsewhere. The only person left was Douglas, whom Bernard had assigned to her.

Sure enough, Bernard's overseas call came in shortly after her conversation with Douglas. "Sweetie, where are you now? Are you okay?" Bernard asked worriedly.

Hera wasn't surprised by him getting word of the situation. "I'm fine. Just lend me your men. I can handle this."

"Don't go! Be good and go home. Douglas will handle everything and bring Mrs. Jones back safely!" Bernard urged.

He had just woken up from a nightmare when he read Douglas' message. Perhaps due to the unsettling dream, he had a bad feeling and didn't want Hera to put herself in danger.

"It's still dark where you are, right? Get some sleep and focus on your work. I'll be waiting for your return. Don't worry about me," Hera reassured him.

There was no way she could just wait idly at home!

"Okay." Bernard relented, knowing her stubborn nature. He knew she wouldn't be willing to sit this one out.

After hanging up, Bernard immediately turned on the lights and got out of bed. He called Samson as he got dressed.

Samson was in the room next door and woke up from the call. Seeing that it was from Bernard, he picked it up right away. "Bernard?"

"Get me a plane. I'm heading back to the country now," Bernard ordered.

Samson's sleepiness vanished. "Right now?"

"Yes," Bernard confirmed.

"But you have a meeting with the Second Elder at 10:00 am," Samson reminded him. "Postpone it," Bernard said without hesitation.

"I wouldn't recommend that. This trip is a surprise visit to address matters with him. Delaying it would give him more time to prepare and deal with things," Samson reminded again.

"Postpone it!" Bernard insisted. "You stay and handle him. I'll go back and return as soon as I've taken care of things."

Samson could only comply, "Understood."noveldrama