Unexpected Fiancée
Chapter 182: Will You Protect Me Again?

Chapter 182: Will You Protect Me Again?

Patrick took a long stride, boarding the helicopter.

The aircraft circled low in the sky, and Patrick, with binoculars in hand,looked down. All he could see was an expanse of white.

Everywhere was covered in snow, a vast white landscape obscuringeverything, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

"Slow down the flight," Patrick commanded coldly. He couldn't afford tomiss any clues!

The helicopter circled around and around, but all Patrick could see wasmore white snow.

"Paddy, we've searched several times, but it seems like we haven'tfound anything," Candice, sitting next to Patrick, held a telescope andpretended to look for Jane's traces.

Candice inwardly rejoiced. The snow covered everything on themountain; not even a small animal could be seen, let alone Jane, sucha large person.

Jane must have been buried by the heavy snow!

"Keep searching!" Patrick's harsh voice echoed.

It was impossible not to replace anything!

Jane must be there, waiting for him to rescue her!

As time passed by, with every minute ticking away, Patrick's browsfurrowed tighter.

This wasn't working. They couldn't replace anything, just wasting time.Perhaps being too high in the air hindered their visibility. If they couldconduct a ground search, they might discover some clues.

"Morton, bring the parachute," Patrick suddenly said expressionlessly.Morton hesitated. "Sir..."

Candice's heart jumped suddenly. She quickly interrupted Morton andasked, pursing her lips, "Paddy, what do you need the parachute for?"“I'm going down to replace Jane," Patrick said decisively, his eyesnarrowed.

“No, it's too dangerous!" Candice's eyes flashed with concern. Shereached out and tightly grabbed Patrick's hand. "Paddy, don't go."

“I have to." Patrick said calmly.

"Candy, I know you're worried, but what I've decided, no one canchange." Patrick pushed away from Candice with a solemn expression.Seeing Candice's eyes dim, Patrick added, "Don't worry, Candy, Ipromise you, I'll be fine."

"Mr. Pansy, are you really going to parachute down to replace Jane?"Nana, seeing Patrick skillfully undoing the parachute, asked with someemotion, speaking up. "I'l go with you."

Morton hesitated, glancing at Patrick.

Patrick frowned. "Miss Nana, this is very dangerous."

“I'm not afraid of danger, as long as I can replace Jane.” Nana's expressionwas determined. "Mr. Pansy, I share the same concern for Jane'ssafety as you do. You should understand my feelings."

For a brief moment, Patrick was stunned.

Who was Nana?

She was the renowned head of Leo Studio.

Why did she care so much about Jane?

Undoubtedly, Nana had a deep relationship with Jane, but for her torisk herself for Jane went beyond ordinary friendship.

Jane... What else did he not know?

Now was not the time to think about these things. Patrick pondered fora few seconds and nodded. "Be careful.”

He then instructed Morton, "Bring another parachute for Miss Nana."“Yes, sir,” Morton responded promptly.

Candice looked down through the window, "Paddy, are you really goingto parachute down?"

"Yes." Patrick's expression was slightly solemn.

At this moment, the wind gradually subsided, and the snowstormshowed signs of stopping.

Morton handed the parachute to Nana and said to Patrick, "Sir, thesnowstorm is about to stop. We can descend directly when it does.Moreover, once the snowstorm stops, the search and rescue team andthe people we brought can enter the mountains for a thorough search.”"I'm going down first; you come as soon as the snowstorm stops!"Patrick couldn't wait a moment longer.

He had to go down immediately; Jane couldn't wait!

The earlier he went down to replace Jane, the greater her chance ofsurvival.

With these words, Patrick turned around and jumped directly from thecabin, opening the parachute in one fluid motion.

Nana followed Patrick and jumped down.

"Paddy, you must be careful!" Candice shouted, tightly clasping herhands.

She watched Patrick's determined figure jumping down, and her heartsank bit by bit.

Did Jane hold such an important place in Patrick's heart?

Patrick could risk his life, venture alone into the snow-coveredmountains, just to replace Jane.

Candice wished she could follow, but she lacked the courage to jumpfrom such a high place.

Inside the cave.

Jane sat on a large rock, hungry and thirsty.

She looked at her phone and realized she had been trapped here for afull thirty-six hours.

Jane tried calling Nana but, as expected, there was no signal.

The necklace her grandfather had given her for seeking help had alsofallen into the sea during the plane crash.

Otherwise, she could have used the necklace to signal her grandfatherfor help.

But now, trapped in the pitch-dark cave, she could do nothing but wait.Jane felt anxious. Would Nana notice the distress signal she left?

In such a heavy snowstorm, if the red scarf were blown away by thewind or covered by snow, it would be disastrous.

If no one found her distress signal...

Jane rubbed her forehead. She took out a bag of biscuits from herbackpack and ate a few pieces.

There wasn't much food left, not enough to last for many days.

If no one came to rescue her... she might not make it.

Jane decided not to sit and wait for death. After finishing the biscuits toreplenish some energy, she walked toward the entrance of the cave.The thick snow blocked the cave entrance.

Jane pushed hard but to no avail!

In such low temperatures, the snow had long turned into ice, and shecouldn't move it by herself.

Jane smiled bitterly.

With such thick snow, if she waited for it to melt, it might take until nextspring.

By then, she probably wouldn't be able to hold on.

Thinking of this, Jane's mood became extremely heavy. She could onlyreturn to the cave and look around, hoping to replace another exit.Unfortunately, her search in the cave revealed no other way out.

Now, all she could do was wait...

Hope that Nana would discover the distress signal she left as soon aspossible.

She wouldn't give up until the last moment.

In her mind, Patrick's handsome face appeared again.

“Jane, don't worry, I will protect you."

"Jane, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you."

Those words he had said to her echoed in Jane's ears again, lingeringfor a long time.

She closed her eyes.

A stifling and uneasy feeling lingered in her heart.

Patrick, I'm in danger now, do you know?

Where are you?

Will you protect me again?