My Child and I Married a Billionaire novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Trapped There

Although there were no other vehicles on the prairie and no traffic rules to follow, the RV was massive, and the ground was riddled with potholes, so it couldn’t go very fast.

In over an hour, they had only checked three places, but there was no sign of Abel.

With the time to head back fast approaching, Albedo was so anxious she started to cry.

"Could he be at the next place? I have a feeling he’s waiting for me somewhere. Please, can you just spare a little more time? If we really run out of time, you can go back first. I’ll look for him on foot by myself. My heart is pounding... I just feel like I’m about to see my brother."

The sky grew gloomier and the wind outside howled louder. As she spoke, Albedo moved to jump out of the RV. How could Cecelia bear to let her?

’She’s just a little kid. Having her run around in this weather is no different from casting her out to wander alone.’

"I’ll take you. But you have to promise me, Albedo, this is the absolute last place."

Gratefully, Albedo bowed her head to her several times from her seat.

"Thank you! Don’t worry, I’ll listen to you!"

The two of them drove onward and soon reached a low-lying area.

Because the terrain was low and water collected here year-round, a long, narrow lake had formed, its surface frozen over.

Unsure how thick the ice was, Cecelia didn’t dare drive across. They had to stop here.

"How far is the place you mentioned from here?"

"It’s just a few hundred meters past this lake."

"Are you sure your brother pitched a tent here before?"

"I’m sure. Before he left a few days ago, my brother told me all the places he pitches his tent."

"All right, let’s go take a look."

Hand in hand, the two of them stepped onto the lake’s surface. After just a few careful steps, Albedo cried out in delight.

"Cow dung! I see cow dung! Look! My brother must be here!"

Cecelia followed her pointing finger and saw that, sure enough, there were several black clumps on the ice in the distance, frozen solid.

"Then let’s hurry. I’ll be able to relax once you’re reunited with your brother. I’m running out of time on my end."

The two of them quickened their pace, but the wind blew harder and harder, almost pushing them back one step for every step they took forward.

After walking for what felt like a very long time, they finally spotted the silhouette of a tent.

Albedo ran over, ecstatic. Tethered under a thatched shelter next to the tent was their family’s herd of cattle.

’My brother is definitely here!’

But when she burst into the tent, she found it cold and empty. Her brother wasn’t there.

Albedo quickly ran to the shelter to count the cattle. Three were missing.

"Something must have happened. The herd got separated, and three are gone. My brother must have gone looking for them."

"He’ll be back soon, then. Don’t run off. Start a fire and wait for him here."

"Okay." As Albedo spoke, she was about to go find firewood when her eyes darted to something, and she suddenly cried out again.

"Ah! Blood!"

Cecelia followed her gaze and saw them—by the firewood pile, a pair of blood-stained gloves, bright red and frozen into solid blocks of ice.

"Are these your brother’s gloves?"

"Yes." Albedo’s face turned deathly pale with fear. "I bought them for him in town. They have to be his. My brother’s hands are injured, and he’s still out there looking for the cattle. Something’s going to happen to him! No, I have to go find him!"

Normally, Cecelia should have stopped her, but as someone with medical training, her first reaction to this situation was:

’In extreme cold, wounds have difficulty healing. Judging by the amount of blood, he must have a serious injury. If the bleeding isn’t stopped in time, and he can’t stay warm...’

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