shuhaige
Chapter 108
Chapter 108
The villa sat halfway up the hill.
There was a pretty smooth road from the bottom to the halfway mark, perfect for driving right up to the
villa.
But anything above that, there was no road.
By the time Elijah started his climb, night had already fallen.
He turned on the flashlight on his phone and began to climb quickly.
He was worried about Violette.
Derek was up to no good and he feared he might be late to save her.
If he had known Derek was this sneaky, he would never have let her come alone.
After about half an hour, he was gasping for breath and his legs began to give him hell.
He had been warned by the doctor not to engage in any strenuous activities for the next six months.
His legs could barely handle a simple walk, let alone a long one.
And a mountain climb that would wear out his knees? That was a big no-no. It was way too risky.
In the dark, with the chilly wind howling and the trees rustling, he stopped because of the intense pain
in his legs.
He tried to call his bodyguards from his contact list, b
ut there was no signal on his phone.
Technically, he could descend the mountain. His strength would allow for that.
But not once did he entertain that thought.
He endured the discomfort and continued his climb.
He had to find Violette and get her safely down the mountain.
However, disaster struck when he missed a step.
His legs hurt so bad that he missed a step, lost his balance and fell backward.
As he fell, the image that flashed in his mind wasn’t fear, wasn’t death, but Violette’s face.
Violette in all her moods.
Only then did fear grip him.
He was scared that Derek could harm Violette!
As he fell into the limitless darkness, t
he sharp, grating sound of his body scraping against rocks and tree branches filled his ears.
He had no idea where he would land or if he would survive.
...
"Elijah! Can you hear me! Elijah!" Violette screamed into the silent mountainside, "I didn’t go up the
mountain! Elijah! I didn’t go up the mountain!"
Bodyguard: "Boss! We’re coming for you! If you hear us, respond! I’m here to get you!"
The wind was chilly, and the cold was bone-piercing.
The higher Violette climbed, the more scared she became.
The path was way too steep!
She had to hold on to the bodyguard’s arm to climb.
Elijah’s legs were bad, how could he come to such a place?!
Hot tears welled up in Violette’s eyes.
"Elijah!"
Her voice was choked with emotion.
The bodyguard, annoyed by her slowing him down, let her go: "Stay here and don’t move! I’ll go find
him!"
After he left, Violette quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes.
She took one step at a time and struggled to climb. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
She couldn’t just stand there and do nothing!
No way!
She had to find Elijah!
She had to tell him in person that she didn’t go up the mountain! And even if she did, he shouldn’t have
taken such a risk to find her!
Wasn’t he supposed to be a genius?
Where was his high IQ?!
Where was his rationality!
Was it all gone?!
Violette’s vision blurred.