The bag in Avery's hand fell onto the ground.
Hayden's voice grew even louder than before. "Is Layla there?! Layla should be with him!"
The rescue team carefully moved Eric out of the way and found Layla further inside.
"We found her! Mr. Tate, we found your sister!" One of the members of the rescue team shouted excitedly and stretched his arm out to see if Layla was breathing.
The temperature on the mountain was below zero, and though Layla's cheeks were cold, her neck remained warm, but since the rescuer's hand was trembling, he could not tell with certainty if Layla was breathing.
Even if she was breathing, her breath was extremely weak.
"Mr. Tate... I am not sure if she's still alive!"
"Get them down first!" Hayden shouted, desperately wishing that he could climb up the mountain himself, but he could not.
He did not love outdoor activities and was never good at them, so he simply grabbed a pair of binoculars from his assistant to monitor the situation. After a few moments, Elliot took the binoculars to have a look before passing them to Avery.
"Our daughter is alive... Avery, she has to be alive..." Elliot sounded both nervous and hopeful.
Avery was far more devastated compared to Elliot because the rescue team had reported back that Eric was not breathing, which meant that he could be dead.
She could bear the thought of either her daughter or Eric dying.
"If they went up together, why can't they just survive this together?" she thought to herself. "How am I supposed to face Eric's parents? How am I supposed to face my own conscience? Eric had given up so much looking after my children and I throughout the years. He had long repaid his debt to me. He didn't owe me or anyone else anything, yet he died just like this...'
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