?Chapter 407


    Valerie soon exceeded Charles''s expectations.


    Just as Valerie had said, she grew up on the mountain. Walking on the mountain path was nothing to her. With one hand holding the hiking stick, Valerie bypassed those obstacles and the loose soil nimbly and smoothly. She went straight ahead, not in a hurry but steadily. She did not need others to look after her.


    Charles and the rescue team could not keep up with Valerie.


    Although Valerie walked fast, she was more nervous and careful than anyone else. The mountain road was slippery, and she was pregnant, so she could not fall.


    The temperature in the mountains was low. Valerie did not know when Matthew had lost contact with them. If Matthew fainted, he might encounter an ident in a low temperature.


    Unfortunately,st night''s rain was too heavy and washed away the traces Matthew and the others had left behind. The rescue teams could not judge the direction from the road. People could only shout as they walked. When they reached a remote area, Valerie suddenly turned into a small path and gestured for the others to follow her.


    Charles was surprised. "Mrs. Grant, the road here is spacious. Mr. Grant has taken many people with him. I don''t think they would go through such a small path, right?"


    The rescue team did not agree either. They spent years in the mountains and knew how dangerous it was to take such a small path.


    However, Valerie was insistent.


    Seeing no one was following her, she wiped the rainwater on her face away and said unhurriedly, "Do you still remember why Matthew entered the mountain?"


    ''He''s here to look for Katherine, of course!'' thought Charles. He did not dare to say it out loud, afraid Valerie would be angry.


    But Charles soon came to a realization. ''Since the kidnappers most likely kidnaped Angel, Mr. Grant would consider the kidnappers'' thinking when looking for her, so he would go to a deserted ce to search.


    If not for Valerie''s words, Charles would not have been able to think it through.


    Moreover, ording to the timeline, after Matthew entered the mountainst night, he could not reach far because of the weather. Since no one could find Matthew now, Matthew must have been covered by vegetation or andslide.


    Charles did not dare to be negligent. He ordered the others to listen to Valerie''smand and analyze where to go for searching.


    Unexpectedly, Valerie staggered and almost fell. Charles''s heart was in his throat. He quickly held her. "Mrs. Grant, are you alright?"


    "I''m fine. I just slipped. What''s this?" Valerie asked. She looked at the thing under her feet and saw a ck, shiny object embedded in hardened soil. She pulled it out. It was a watch.


    After washing it in muddy water, Valerie instantly recognized it. "It belongs to Matthew!"


    ''Good lord, there''s finally a clue.'' Charles sighed in his heart.


    They had been searching for so long and had not found anything from Matthew. This was the first.


    After looking around, they did not spot anyone or anyone''s footsteps. The worst news was that this ce was close to thendslide, which had caused two more small slopes.


    "I believe it shouldn''t be far. We haven''t been to this area before. Finding the watch is a good start. Let''s work harder. Likely, it''s ahead." This discovery made everyone excited.


    Valerie looked ahead. The mountain was steep. Due to thendslide, many ces had formed puddles. The height difference was huge, reaching nearly 10 feet. One second, it was t ground, and the next second, the soil suddenly loosened. ''If Matthew''s fine, he should be able to hear us calling him,'' Valerie pondered. ''Well, could it be...


    Valerie was horrified. Involuntarily, she looked at the small slopes around.


    When she noticed Matthew''s clothes exposed beside a mound, Valerie stuck her head out to check. She saw the familiar face, and her heart jumped to her throat.


    "Matthew!" shouted Valerie.


    Valerie was right. Matthew had fallen to the ground, and the slope pressed down upon him. He was unconscious.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    The good news was Matthew could still breathe smoothly. The surrounding stone piles were scattered around, forming a cave and cutting off his retreat, trapping him there.


    Valerie did not care about the wet mud. Shey and almost stuck herself to the ground.


    She shouted at the cave entrance. "Matthew, wake up! We''vee a long way to find you. You''re not allowed to sleep!"


    By "We," Valerie meant her and their baby.