恶霸鲁尼 奖学金

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"What? My son?" Nathan asked her with disbelief. There was no way his son would go missing.

"He went to our room to rest," he said, his eyebrow furrowing in a deep frown. He doubted Jane\'s words for a moment. He thought she was just trying to ruin his moment with Abigail.

Meanwhile, Jane narrowed her eyes at Nathan when she sensed that he was doubting her. She would never use Ethan as an excuse. This was a serious matter. She would never lie about this.

Just a few minutes ago, Jane received a call from Tatsumi. He informed her that one of his men saw a little boy leaving the resort. The young boy was carrying a backpack with him.

At first, they thought the young boy was following Aiden and Cherry who went to the view deck for the ziplining. But later on, they saw him through the telescope passing through a different trail. Then he suddenly disappeared from their line of sight.

The place where they last saw the young boy was the path where the danger zone warning was hung on the tree trunk.

"I just checked your cabin, but there was no sign of Ethan there. The cabin\'s door was locked. We need to find him!" Jane was worried about Ethan. 

Tatsumi and his men were already on the move to find the young boy. But Jane wouldn\'t feel at ease. She wanted to search for him herself.

"Mr. Sparks, I think we must inform others. This mountain is not safe for a five-year-old kid. He shouldn\'t roam around without an adult\'s supervision. We must find your son as soon as possible." Abigail spoke up, expressing her concern for the young boy.

Nathan turned to Abigail, holding her shoulders. "You should stay in your cabin and wait for us. We will search for Ethan. You can\'t go with us. Understand?"

Jane felt a pang of jealousy as she watched how kind and thoughtful Nathan was when treating Abigail. Even at this moment, he was thinking of Abigail\'s health and safety.

"I agree. You are still recuperating, sis. You should stay here. Wait for others to come." Jane supported Nathan.

Abigail could only sigh in defeat. "Okay. I understand. I will contact them. You should go now and find Ethan."

Nathan nodded his head. He was obedient when it came to Abigail. He listened to her, but not to Jane. "Go back to your cabin first. Don\'t stay here alone." Nathan paused for a moment and turned to Jane expressionlessly. "You should accompany your sister."

Nathan would like to make sure that Abigail would never be left alone for her own safety. Jane couldn\'t say no since her sister\'s safety was one of her priorities.

After making sure that Abigail and Jane went to their cabin, Nathan left the resort to find his son. Jane immediately called Cherry. Her phone call was answered right away.

"Cherry, where are you? Can you go back here to the resort? There is an emergency!" The sense of urgency could be heard in Jane\'s voice.

"What happened, sis?" Cherry asked her back. Cherry and Aiden halted on their steps as she listened to Jane.

"Just return asap. I need you here!" Jane didn\'t explain further. She just needed someone who would stay with Abigail so that she could go and help Nathan in finding Ethan.

After hanging up the phone, Cherry told Aiden that they had to go back to the resort. Because of this, Aiden\'s surprise for Cherry was ruined. He had to postpone it because Cherry insisted on returning to the resort. Between Aiden and Jane, Cherry would prioritize her sister, Jane.

Aiden had no choice but to follow Cherry back to the mountain resort. When they arrived, Jane ran into them.

"What is the emergency, sis?" Cherry asked her worriedly.

"Stay with Abigail while I\'m not around. I have to look for Ethan. He went missing! He traversed through the woods alone." Jane informed Cherry.

"What?! Ethan left and went to the forest alone?!" Aiden blurted out exasperatedly, his eyes getting wide.

"I don\'t have time for this. The two of you should stay here and accompany my sister. Keep her safe." Jane ordered in her authoritative voice.

Aiden could only shut his mouth while Cherry bobbed her head in agreement. "Okay, Sis. Leave this to me."

When she heard that, Jane didn\'t waste any more time. She started her journey into the woods, searching for Nathan and Ethan. She could no longer contact Tatsumi. They might be in a spot with low signal coverage, or worse, they were out of coverage area.

Jane was walking at a fast pace. She wanted to catch on to Nathan. Fifteen minutes had passed since he left the resort. As she traversed to the woods, the weather suddenly got bad. The rain started to pour down. Because of the thick clouds, the forest became darker than before.

\'Damn! I forgot to bring anything!\' Jane scolded herself. She was in a hurry to leave the resort a while ago. Despite the pouring rain, Jane continued exploring the forest going to the mountaintop.

"Where are they?" She mumbled. She ignored the cold wind and raindrops. She just focused on finding Nathan and Ethan. Her heart was pounding so hard against her chest. Her worry and concern for Ethan intensified when the rain became heavier than before.

\'Did he bring an umbrella? The path is slippery and the cliff is so steep. I\'m also worried about Nathan. His injured leg hasn\'t completely healed yet.\' With those thoughts in mind, Jane took her steps with urgency, searching the area. Her clothes were already soaked with rain. But the cold didn\'t bother her.

After a few minutes of walking in the rain, she finally found a familiar figure. Nathan\'s back was facing her. He was standing near the cliff and he was staring at something. Jane followed his line of sight and gasped!

She saw a wild boar just a few minutes away from Nathan. The wild boar was so big and it looked angry at him. The wild boar stepped back, getting ready to charge forward and attack Nathan.

This wild boar aimed to make Nathan trip and fall to the ground by hitting him with his sharp tusk. If Nathan would be hit by its sharp tusk, he would suffer serious injuries in his lower part. 

Jane didn\'t think twice. Just when the wild boar was about to attack Nathan, Jane stepped forward, pushing Nathan to the side. Nathan was caught off guard by her sudden appearance. Before he could even react, he just found himself being tossed to the ground as he watched the wild boar running in Jane\'s direction.

In that split of second, his heart jumped inside his chest and he called her name. "Jane! Watch out!"

But his warning was useless! He saw Jane lure the boar to the edge of the cliff. Nathan felt like his surroundings suddenly stopped when he witnessed Jane falling off the cliff together with the big wild boar.

"Noooo!" He shouted in horror. Things happened so fast that he wasn\'t able to move and stand quickly.