Sheldon was a bundle of jangled nerves.
Because Tremaine had not been found yet.
That day, Tremaine had decided to leave without an escort. Sheldon had felt that there was something wrong with this, and he'd tried to dissuade Tremaine, who, of course, had not obliged.
It was his duty to obey Tremaine's orders.
Sheldon had known that it was dangerous, but Tremaine had been adamant, so Sheldon had no choice but to agree.
Originally, Sheldon had wanted to go back with Tremaine, but Tremaine had insisted that Sheldon get off the plane.
He'd asked Sheldon to wait for the army.
The next day, he'd heard about Tremaine's accident.
Sheldon had already hazarded who the perpetrator was.
But now there was no concrete evidence and Tremaine had not been found, so this matter could only be put aside. Now finding Tremaine's whereabouts was the most important thing.
Their people had found out that Tremaine had plunged into the sea.
Everyone unanimously assumed that Tremaine was dead.
There was also the talk of arrangement for the election of a new president.
However, Sheldon felt that Tremaine was not dead.
Although it was impossible for him to survive after being shot from such a high altitude, Sheldon didn't know why, but his instinct told him that Tremaine was still alive.
Besides, it wasn't as if some random character could just take over Tremaine's position.
Back then, he and Tremaine had experienced a rain of bullets, all kinds of hardships, and had been in countless dangers, but he had survived.
The remarkable resiliency of Tremaine's will to live was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Therefore, Sheldon ordered them to continue searching for him.
Unless he found Tremaine's body, he would never believe that he was dead!
At this time, Madam Quartley called again.
Ever since the accident happened, Madam Quartley had called him every day.
Sheldon took the call.
She still asked the same questions. These days, she would always repeat the question, asking whether Tremaine had been found yet.
"Madam, we haven't found him yet," explained Sheldon sadly.
On the other end of the phone, Madam Quartley's mouth trembled.
"You haven't found him..." she mumbled. "Then continue looking."
After hanging up the phone, Madam Quartley slumped on the chair.
It had been so many days, but Tremaine had not been found. He was most likely dead.
She did not want to think about it any further.
She was afraid that she would not be able to take it.
Later, Yuliana arrived.
Yuliana also asked about Tremaine's whereabouts.
After knowing what had happened to Tremaine, she was constantly anxious.
"They haven't found him yet," explained Madam Quartley, unmoored.
Yuliana raised her voice. "Why haven't they found him? Those who work for Tremaine — are they useless? It's been so long!"
"Shut up, will you!" shouted Madam Quartley.
Yuliana was so frightened that she clamped her lips.
Madam Quartley was silent for a moment and said again, "Yuliana, I'm afraid the worst has happened. If something really happens to Tremaine, I might not be able to take it. You will have to take care of this household. You will be the matriarch of the family. Please look after Zorion, he is your husband. I want the both of you to be happy."
Upon hearing her words, Yuliana could sense a red flag.
In the beginning, she did not think that it would be a big deal because of Tremaine's accident. But now after a few days and he could still not be found, the gravity of the situation had finally hit Yuliana.
But she thought at most that Tremaine would only have been slightly injured.
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