Jasper stared at the unfamiliar phone number on the screen. He was stunned for a moment. Not many people knew his personal number.
Under ordinary circumstances, if unknown individuals had dialed his number by mistake, he would never have answered their calls.
However, for some strange reason, his heart was racing this time. He couldn't restrain himself.
Jasper selected the option to answer the call and raised his phone to his ear. "Who's this?"
On the other end of the call, the winds and rain made it sound extremely noisy.
"May I know who's calling?"
Typically, Jasper would have hung up a long time ago. But this was an exceptional time when he actually went along with it. He waited for a response from the other end.
"Jasper, it's me…"
He heard Alyssa's weak, soft voice choppily from the other end. The gusts of strong winds disrupted the sound of her voice. Yet, he felt like a sharp sword had just stabbed right through his chest!
"Lyse?"
Jasper's eyes beamed with surprise. He stood up instantly. Every breath he took trembled with excitement. He couldn't believe that he could still hear from her.
"Jasper, I want to see you. I'm really tired…" Alyssa's voice drifted away gradually until it was barely audible.
Jasper's eyes turned red in a flash. Waves of inexplicable pain tossed in his heart. "Where are you, Lyse? I'll go to you now!"
"I… I don't know where I am…"
Alyssa couldn't hold it in anymore. She began to weep softly. "I've been walking for such a long time. I can't walk anymore. My head is spinning… I just want to sleep…"
"Lyse! Don't sleep! Listen to me—don't fall asleep!"
Jasper's frantic heart tightened. "Don't hang up. I'll get your coordinates immediately! I'll go to you now!"
Newton overheard the conversation by the side. His expression was tense, and he became extremely worried, too.
"Grandpa, I'm sorry. I…"
"No need to explain, Jasper." Newton waved his hand, urging, "Go on! Nothing is more important than finding Alyssa right now!"
Jasper's eyes were bloodshot. His shoulders, although covered by his suit, were shaking uncontrollably from the terror that he was feeling.
"Every second I'm late means that Lyse is in an even more dangerous position! How could I possibly calm down?"
Xavier didn't dare to say anything else. He simply shut his eyes tight and said a prayer.
"Are you still getting the signal on Alyssa's location?" Jasper's voice was hoarse. It was as if his throat had been scalded. His forehead was dripping with sweat.
"Yes, I am! We're still about two miles away!"
Suddenly, the location indicator vanished from Xavier's tablet screen. Xavier was alarmed, and he shrieked, "Shit! Mr. Beckett! We lost the signal on Madam's location!"
Jasper's heart sank.
He could only pray now, hoping it was because her cell phone battery had gone flat and not because she had encountered any sort of frightening situation!
"Lyse, hang in there. I will find you soon!"
Soon enough, his sports car arrived at where her GPS signal last pinged.
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