Chapter 1205 A Restless Night
Joyce looked at Shane and pleaded, “You have to save Nat, Mr. Shane!”
Shane clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked. There was only one decision he could ever make.
Natalie’s my wife. I’ll do anything to rescue her. Anything!
He took out his phone to dial someone. When the line connected, he barked, “Get in touch with the local government! I need access to their satellite footage.”
Realization dawned upon Joyce as she exclaimed, “Satellite footage! Of course! We’ll be able to find Nat in no time.”
Shane fell into thoughtful silence once more.
He had always been reluctant to broach the topic of satellite imagery, a technology that indebted him to governments.
Still, he was left with no choice but to bow down to the local government’s requests as long as he could access the precious satellite footage and be reunited with his wife.
While Shane was busy getting in touch with the local government, Silas was in the process of escorting Connor to his father.
Shane needed his son’s hacker skills to decode the satellite footage for useful information.
Sleep would not come to him that night, no matter how hard he tried.
Natalie’s missing. I can’t sleep until I know where she is.
Joyce, Sally, and Lina were equally restless.
To distract themselves from wallowing in shock over Natalie’s kidnapping, they threw themselves into aiding the rescue operation.
Natalie was their friend, and they fervently wished for her safe return.
The next morning arrived sooner than expected.
The salvage crew under Sally’s purview had sent news about finding Natalie’s purse in the river. Her phone and jewelry were tucked in the purse.
Shane tensed even more at the sight of Natalie’s purse.
Joyce sighed and uttered, “We should be glad Sean only threw Nat’s things in the river. What would happen if he threw Nat—”
“He could never bear to throw my wife in the river,” Shane interrupted gruffly.
He had no appetite to eat or drink, and worrying about Natalie’s safety the entire night had turned his throat scratchy.
Joyce was initially shocked by Shane’s words. Her eyes soon widened in understanding, and she muttered, “I almost forgot that Sean’s, erm, intentions toward Nat. I thought he kidnapped Nat to seek revenge on you, and I assumed the letter from last night was merely to rile you up.”
She smacked her forehead, cursing her naivety.
How could I forget such an important thing? When Sean jumped off that cliff with Natalie, he broke his limbs while she was unscathed.
When Natalie mentioned the incident to Joyce, the latter had begun suspecting Sean’s romantic feelings for her friend.
Her suspicions were confirmed when Natalie mentioned seeing posters of Lindsay in Sean’s study.
Joyce had silently disagreed with Natalie’s opinion that Sean viewed her merely as Lindsay’s replacement.
If Sean merely viewed Nat as a replacement, he wouldn’t have risked his life to cushion her fall. Replacement or not, Sean definitely has romantic feelings for Nat. He didn’t just kidnap Nat to take revenge on Shane; he’s intent on making Nat his partner. Oh dear God, has he already taken advantage of her? Will Shane still love Nat after that?
Joyce regarded Shane with trepidation.
She doubted Shane would continue to love and cherish Natalie like before if Sean had indeed taken advantage of Natalie.
If push comes to shove, Nat won’t be able to defend herself against Sean’s advances.
