After saying that coldly, Horace took the bucket to the ground, and returned to get the water to fill another bucket. Then he took it back, and never looked at the Harper again from beginning to end.
Seeing Horace leave like this without caring about her, Harper squatted down and cried bitterly, holding her knees.
He said she couldn’t even compare with Clara’s toes. She didn’t accept it, she couldn’t! Besides, did she really have to leave Stratmont like this after going back?
Thinking of Horace’s sentence “Don’t force me to take extreme measures”, Harper couldn’t help shivering. If Horace did so, she was afraid the whole media industry would ban her, let alone just in Stratmont.
Thinking of this, she cried much sadder. She just wanted to strive for a Mr. Right for herself. Why did she get to be this way?
Ignoring the louder cry behind him, Horace returned to the camping place along the way with a cold face.
Seeing Horace coming back from afar, the colleagues who stayed breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Mr. Kirkland, what took you so long? Where is Harper?”
“Yeah, Mr. Kirkland, since you haven’t come back for so long, we thought there may be something wrong. But we couldn’t find you. Everyone is worried.”
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Listening to everyone’s concerns, Horace felt a little guilty for a moment, “Sorry, water spilled on the way, which delayed us and made you worried.”
“We’re glad you’re okay.” Seeing their boss explain these apologetically, everyone felt a little flattered, waving their hands repeatedly, “By the way, Mr. Kirkland, where is Harper? Didn’t you go together. Why isn’t she with you?”
“She’s in the back. She’ll probably be back in a while.” Hearing the name Harper, Horace’s expression instantly turned cola, and replied with these words.
Seeing Horace’s changing expression, everyone was a bit puzzled. Did they have contradictions? But what contradiction would there be between them? They shouldn’t be like this.
Although everyone thought so, no one dared to ask Horace what happened because he was the boss.
“What about Clara?” Looking around, Horace asked because he didn’t see Clara.
“Not long after you left, Sarah went to find firewood, but she hasn’t come back until now. We didn’t find her. Clara was afraid that she would encounter any danger, so she and Diane went to find her.” Stephanie who was on the side explained to Horace.
“Just her and Diane?” Horace looked a little nervous.
“Yeah.” Stephanie nodded. “Clara was afraid we would encounter a danger, so she let us stay and only went with Diane.”
After hearing these words, Horace was a little angry. She was afraid that others would be in danger. Why was she not afraid of herself? Could she make herself less worried?
Horace waited for about ten minutes with worry. Since Clara hadn’t come back, Horace couldn’t stay here anymore. When he was just about to tell everyone and to find her, he saw Stephanie ran to somewhere with excitement.
“Sarah, where have you been and why did you come back so late?” Running to Sarah, Stephanie asked anxiously with concern, as well as a bit of berating. She was worried about her badly.
“I originally wanted to go nearby to find firewood, but I got lost accidentally. I wanted to come back, but I got in the wrong direction. I went farther and farther, and it took a lot of effort to find a way back.” Sarah dragged the firewood back in her hand while explaining to Stephanie why she hadn’t come back for a long time.
“Are you in danger? Are you injured?” Remembering what Diane said about Sarah’s cry for help before, Stephanie checked her quickly by looking her up and down.
“No.” Sarah was moved and felt a little funny for seeing Stephanie’s worry action, “I just tried to find the way back, and I didn’t get hurt at all.”
“How did Diane say she heard your cry for help?” Stephanie asked a little puzzled, “Clara was afraid you were in danger, so she went to find you with Diane. Didn’t you see them?”
“What cry for help?” Sarah was confused by the question, “I didn’t ask for help at all.”
At this time, they had also walked to the place where everyone was. Everyone was relieved by seeing Sarah was back. They came to her to ask questions.
“Sarah, why did you come back so late? Where are Clara and Diane?”
“Diane said you were in danger. Aren’t you hurt?”
“Why did you come back alone? Miss Hutchinson came to you. Didn’t you see them when you came back?”
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Listening to everyone’s questions, Sarah couldn’t turn her mind for a moment. “I didn’t encounter any danger, I just got lost. I didn’t meet Clara and Diane when I came back. Did they come to find me?”
“Yes, did they get lost on the way?” Everyone was worried about the safety of Clara and Diane now, and they were inevitably unhappy.
They just came to play. But it hadn’t been long since they came here, people disappeared one by one, which made people worry. What were all these?
Hearing what Sarah and everyone said, Horace was even more nervous. Although it was said that the island had been developed long ago, after all, few people came at ordinary times, and there were intricate terrains. What if Clara encountered any danger?
“Everyone, please wait here first. Be careful. I’ll find Clara. Does anyone know which direction they left before?”
“Over there,” Stephanie pointed in a direction, “Clara and Diane went there.”
“Thank you. If I haven’t come back after two hours, please call the police and let the police go to us. Remember, you must be careful and don’t move alone.”
After ordering, Horace quickly walked forward in that direction, praying constantly in his heart: Clara, you must not meet with an accident.
Hearing Horace’s words, everyone suddenly became more worried and nervous. God bless, please make everyone come back safely.
After walking for about half an hour, Horace still didn’t find Clara and Diane. He couldn’t help worrying more. Where did they go?
“Clara, Clara!” He shouted her name, but he didn’t get any response.
Then he walked deep into the forest. Horace paid more attention to the ground and the surroundings as he walked, hoping to find some clues about Clara and Diane.
There were footprints! Looking at the marks on the ground, Horace was overjoyed. The footprints seemed to belong to girls. Maybe it was left by them.
Following the intermittent footprints, Horace finally saw a woman sitting on a stone not far away. It was Diane!