The Billionaire's Maid Bride novel Chapter 229

Carl looked up at the sky and said, "Once the rain lets up a bit, I'll get a chopper to do a satellite search. It's all on you guys now. Ian, we gotta find Mr Lindberg."

If the future heir to the Lindberg Corporation really kicked the bucket here, the fallout would be unpredictable.

Ian frowned and nodded, "Gotcha."

Once they were in the forest, Ian whipped out his phone and dialled a number right before he lost signal, "Aidan Crane, Lucian's in the forest too, been MIA for five hours now."

A deep male voice came from the other side, "I'm already on it."

The news of Lucian and Allison going missing was spreading like wildfire in the hotel. If they weren't found by sunrise, it would be all over the place.

By then, the Lindberg Corporation would be in one hell of a shitstorm.

Rain was coming down like cats and dogs. Ian looked at the dark forest and muttered, "If Lucian's gone, that's one less player in your game. George isn't a match for you. Without Lucian, the Lindberg Corporation is all yours."

He believed that only Lucian could stand up to Aidan. George didn't have what it takes to take on Aidan, neither in tactics nor capability.

After a long pause on the other side of the phone, "Ian, I wouldn't do that."

"I heard Lucian went into the forest to save a lady. Is she his fiancé?"

"No, her name's Allison, she's" Aidan's voice softened, "a pretty interesting character."

"Interesting, that's a first for you to describe a girl like that."

Lucian opened his eyes.

He saw a faint light of fire and heard the sound of dripping water. He tried to sit up, but he felt weak.

The snakebite was worse than he thought. His lips and tongue were dry, and his face flushed.

There was no one around him.

He forced himself to sit up and looked around. He seemed to be in a cave that wasn't completely closed. Apart from the entrance, there were a few places where rain was leaking in.