Chapter 160 Escaping the Ind


    Just as Hattie was on the brink of panic, a servant rushed up from the wine cer and said, "Miss Hattie, the water leak downstairs is getting worse. Do you know what happened?"


    "Getting worse?"


    After hearing this, Hattie''s heart skipped a beat.


    Could my brother have been right all along?


    She struggled to maintain herposure. "Have you moved all the wine upstairs?"


    The servant nodded. "Almost everything is upstairs now."


    Hattie said, "Then you guyse up and rest for a while. I''m heading upstairs."


    After saying that, Hattie hurriedly ran upstairs to discuss the situation with Benson.


    Benson finally contacted Hannah.


    On the film set, Hannah heard the news and immediately sent someone to contact the real estate manager who had originally sold her the ind. After some interrogation, the truth came out: the ind had been artificially expanded.


    Hannah was deceived. She felt a surge of regret.


    Since several years had passed, the real estate manager now showed his true colours and shrugged off the usations. "Ms. Leid, how can you say I deceived you? The price for the ind was already very low, with a 40% discount. You get what you pay for. I''m sure you understand that as an adult."


    Furious, Hannah retorted, "Just wait. I''m taking you to court!"


    "That''s your right, Ms. Leid, but let me remind you, you won''t win," the real estate manager replied.


    Hannah was about to explode with anger and ended the call abruptly because she didn''t want to speak more with him. She dialled Benson with urgency. "Benson, you all need to leave the ind immediately. I just found out from the real estate manager that the ind was artificially filled in. We got scammed. With the heavy rain causing leaks, your suspicions were spot on. The ind might copse. Get out now!"


    Then, she quickly called Benson.


    "Benson, hurry up! Leave the ind! I just asked the real estate manager, and he informed me that the ind had been artificially expanded! I was deceived. Now, it''s raining heavily on the sea and it''s already leaking. This shows that your guess is correct. The ind might be sinking. You must go!"


    Hannah''s findings matched with the information Benson had already learned from a geologist.


    The ind was in serious trouble.


    He pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Mum, where can we go now?


    "Hattie has already checked with the yachts, and no one is willing to sail in this weather."


    "What? Then what do we do?" Hannah started to panic.


    Benson didn''t know what to do either. The ocean surface''s weather was highly unstable, and the weather forecasts said it would take another week. The basement was already leaking, and if this continued, things would only get worse.


    The geologist had warned him over the phone to leave the ind as soon as possible. It was estimated that the ind might copse within a day, or at most, three days.


    If it were possible, they would certainly want to leave immediately, but the problem was they couldn''t get away right now!


    Were they supposed to take a tiny


    speedboat? That wouldn''t be enough to save their lives; a single wave could capsize such a small vessel, leaving it to vanish into the ocean.


    Hannahmented, "If we had known this earlier, you would have left with me!"Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Just then, Hattie hurried upstairs


    and saw Benson on the phone with


    Hannah. She quickly stepped


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    forward and said, "Mum, Liam is on the neighbouring ind."


    "Liam? Isn''t the neighbouring ind owned by the White family?" Hannah asked.


    When she bought her ind, she''d inquired about the neighbouring properties, so she knew the owner was Niall White.


    Bensonmented, "Liam is vacationing there with Hayden and the others. They''re Niall''s friends."


    Hannah was silent for a moment.


    "Benson, Hattie, don''t worry. I''ll contact them and ask them toe and help you."


    Hannah hung up the call and urgently contacted Carl Ridge.


    Carl was the head of the Ridge family. He was also Benson and Hattie''s biological father.


    After hearing about the situation, Carl wasted no time. He immediately called Anton.


    Given the life-threatening circumstances and the families'' past ties, Anton quickly contacted Niall.


    After a series of calls, Niall''s phone finally connected.


    "Hello, Dad?"


    Upon hearing Anton''s words, Niall got up from his seat.


    "Got it, I''ll handle it."


    He hung up and instructed his crew to take the White Sunset to the neighbouring ind to pick up Hattie and Benson. Once everything was set in motion, Niall walked into the esports room, knocked on the door, and then pushed it open.


    "Guys, get ready. We''re expecting two guests."


    "Who?"


    "Your younger brother and sister, Liam."


    Liam was taken aback. "What?"


    Niall exined what happened just now.


    "Their father called my father directly. We have to help them."


    Violeta asked, "Have they been picked up yet?"


    Niall nodded. "Yes, the White Sunset is on its way. It should only take about half an hour for the round trip."


    Zoren talked to himself, "So our earlier predictions turned out to be true. Their ind is sinking."


    Jasper let out a shortugh.


    "Imagine that,ing for a vacation and the ind starts sinking. This,


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    their personal experience. After all these years without any issues, they stay for a month and everything falls apart. Talk about bad luck.