After all, Ashton was the one who brought Rachel here. Without a word, he stood up and headed in the direction which Rachel had left.
Standing behind me, Nora poked fun at me. “To be honest, you’re the most magnanimous woman I’ve ever met, pushing your husband to another woman. You’re really a genius!”
Meanwhile, Armond had sauntered toward the tent. I tilted my head and stared at her. “Shouldn’t you go to bed now?”
Her brows drew together as she glanced at Armond. At the same time, the man was looking right back at us with a solemn gaze.
Nora’s face flushed scarlet immediately. “How about sleeping in the same tent? I’m sure you won’t be able to fall asleep alone. Let me keep you company, okay?”
I broke into a fit of giggles. Giving her a sideways glance, I said nothing.
Her cheeks turned beet red as I eyed her suspiciously. “Stop overthinking. We’ve never done it before. Our relationship is as pure as it can be,” she explained hurriedly.
“I didn’t say anything. Why are you in such a hurry to explain yourself? Besides, didn’t Armond end up bleeding the last time?” I shrugged and said with a grin.
Pausing briefly, I raised my voice. “Could it be that Armond couldn’t get it up?”
“Cut the nonsense and go to sleep.” With that, she ran into a tent.
I chuckled at her reaction. Looking in the direction which Ashton left, I became a little worried.
If anything happened to Rachel out in the wild, Ashton had to be responsible for it.
After standing there in silence for a moment, I heaved a sigh and went back to my tent. Nora had already arranged the sleeping bags and hid herself under a blanket. “Hey pretty, spend the night with me.”
Amused, I went speechless for a second. “In this state, you need Armond more than ever. It’ll be romantic and thrilling under such a beautiful night sky.”
The woman tried to hold back a laugh while looking at me. “Scarlett, you’re so dirty-minded.”
With an innocent look, I asked, “How am I dirty-minded? I did nothing at all.”
The woman under the blanket stopped bantering with me and asked, “Honestly, aren’t you worried about Ashton now?”
I froze for a second before asking, “Why should I be worried?”
Blinking her eyes a few times, she added, “Right now, Rachel and Ashton are alone in the wild. The man is dashing, while the woman looks charming. Aren’t you worried that they might give in to the temptation?”
I laughed. “I think I should worry about their safety instead.”
“Hmph!” She nestled in the sleeping bag to find a comfortable spot to sleep.
Just then, Armond’s voice sounded outside the tent. “Scarlett! Nora!”
“What’s the matter?” Hearing his voice, Nora sat up and unzipped the tent instantly.
Armond glanced at me and said with a stern face. “Ashton and Rachel have left for a very long time. They might be in trouble.”
“How is that possible?” Nora’s brows knitted together. “We’re surrounded by grasslands. How dangerous could it be? There are no wild animals around.”
“It’s not because of the wild animals. Beyond this field, there’s a tea farm. Landslides could happen during rainy season,” Tabitha said.
“That’s right. If they’re unlucky and get caught in a landslide, they might lose their lives,” Laurel added.
Appalled, I put on my jacket and scrambled out of the tent. “Let’s go and look for them.”
“Sure.” Nora came out of the tent as well. “The two are quite troublesome.”
All of us headed out to look for Ashton and Rachel. Just as Tabitha said, a tea farm came into view as we strode toward the end of the field.
Luckily, the moonlight was bright enough for us to see the way. After walking for some time, there were no signs of the two or a landslide.
“Could it be that they’ve left?” Nora asked.
“I don’t think so,” Laurel said.
I checked out the area once more, but I didn’t see Rachel and Ashton. “Shall we split up?”
“What? I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Nora’s forehead creased. “There’re only a few of us. What should we do if anyone of us lost the way? I’ve suffered once on a mountain in Venria. I don’t want to go through the same thing again.”
“Don’t worry. We won’t go too far. This hill isn’t that big. We have our phones with us, so call someone right away if you ever get lost. Is that okay?” Only then I thought of calling Ashton. However, the call didn’t get through even after a long while.
Staring at me, Armond said, “He left his phone in the tent.”
I froze at his words. “How do you know that?”
“I went to his tent just now.”
Fine.
Later, we split up and continued searching for them. Laurel and Tessa were with me, while the others went away together.
The search wasn’t as frightening as expected. It wasn’t difficult to move about when the moonlight was shining brightly on our path.
“Do you think that Ms. Zimmer did this on purpose? Why did she run so far away? It’s just a diarrhoea. Is she trying to get Mr. Fuller to spend time with her in the wild and seduce him?”
