The Woman From Hell

Chapter 2274

Marius was right. The road ahead was getting steeper and steeper. One would fall if one did not pay attention. "Give me your hand."

He stretched his hand toward me with a look of seriousness in his eyes that was not usually seen.

This place seemed very dangerous.

I was a little hesitant but still put my hand in his palm so as to not waste time.

Marius held my hand tightly, and we were careful with each step.

I suddenly felt a little apologetic to him. He should not be here in the middle of the night.

Thinking about this, I actually stopped.

"What's wrong?" Marius turned to look at me, doubt coloring his expression and tone.

His eyes were extraordinarily bright under the moonlight, and I froze for a moment. "I wanna say sorry to you. You should be resting in your room tonight."

Hearing this, Marius smiled. "What are you talking about? Why are you still so courteous to me as far as our relationship is concerned?"

I looked at him and chuckled. "What are you saying? You make our relationship sound so ambiguous."

"Of course, we're... like sister and brother. Or could it be, Sis Wan, that you want to go further with me—"

"Surely not," I interrupted him.

Marius laughed. "Isn't the mood better now? Do you want to continue?"

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I was still restless since we had not located Theo and Harriet.

We walked for some time, and sleepiness was starting to sweep over me. I yawned.

Marius pointed to a cave in front. "It's getting late. Let's rest here for tonight and leave tomorrow."

"But..."

"You need to rest to have the energy to keep searching, don't you?" Marius continued. He probably knew what I wanted to say.

I nodded, then followed him into the cave.

This was my first time experiencing this. I was on a barren mountain with another man.

Theo and Harriet were also probably resting like this.

The more thought about this, the more panicked I became. I was shaking my head when Marius' voice sounded in my ear. "Stop thinking about it. Go to sleep so that you

won't be tired tomorrow." Content

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"I understand."

I leaned against the wall of the cave and fell asleep unknowingly. In a daze, I felt someone put a coat over me.

Early the next morning, the sun was so bright that I almost could not open my eyes. I rubbed my eyes and looked around, but there was no one there. Where did Marius go?

His coat was on me. I took it off.

I walked out of the cave and looked around, but Marius was still nowhere to be seen.

He could not have left me alone now, could he?

How was this possible? Marius would not do this. My thoughts were just taking a dark turn.

Just when I was thinking this,

Marius' voice came from not far away. "You're up. I found some fruits, already washed them, so you can eat them." He handed me two fruits. Content belongs to noveldrama.org

"Thanks."

After satisfying our hunger with the fruits, we continued our search.

"You said yesterday that people would be able to make their way out of the mountain as long as they keep walking around it?" I asked. Marius nodded. "Yes. With how smart President Grant is, he should be familiar with the mountain."

"This is our first time here. How could he know?" I lowered my gaze and responded in a low voice. Suddenly, my eyes lit up.

"Wait."

I knelt down and looked at the arrow on the ground that seemed to have been carved out of stone. I reached out to touch it. "Do you think this is a marking Theo left?" Content belongs to noveldrama.org

Marius crouched down as well and looked at the imprints on the ground. "I'm not sure. It may be left by him or someone before him."