Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2489

As Lexie spoke, she huffed and stood on her toes to sling an arm over Mike's shoulders. "Don't be fooled by his looks—he's got mad skills."

Mike stiffened under her touch, the tips of his ears reddening a little. He muttered under his breath, "I have mad skills, regardless of my looks… Now, why do you have to get all handsy—"

"Ugh, you're such a drama queen!" She scoffed, letting go and striding ahead.

Mike hurried to catch up, still grumbling, "I'm just saying, you're a lady—people might get the wrong idea if they see you all over me like that…"

The group of four hit the road shortly after.

On the way, Mike pulled out his phone and looked up local news. Sure enough, there had been coverage. The story had even trended online for a while, and the discourse was all over the place.

Some sent their well wishes, while some were critical, telling them not to make things harder for the search and rescue teams.

Of course, there were also conspiracy theories.

"Five people went, and four came back. Now, even the body has disappeared. Are you telling me this isn't a cover-up for cannibalism?"

"Don't be naive. When you're starving and trapped in the wilderness, human nature breaks down fast."

"Search teams can't find the body, huh? I bet those four gave the wrong coordinates on purpose. If they recover it, whatever they did to him will come to light."

"This is exactly why you don't go on wilderness adventures with strangers. Terrifying."

Online, the conspiracy theories had taken over. Of the five people who had gone into the woods, someone had already dug up the social media accounts of the surviving four.

Their comment sections were flooded with accusations and hate. Yet, despite the public outcry, the police remained silent.

As Mike scrolled through the endless comments on the ride over, the tension only grew. Eventually, they arrived at the base of the forested mountain where Colton had gone missing.

Thanks to Mike's credentials with the Special Security Agency, they had secured the coordinates of the incident from local law enforcement ahead of time.

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