The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 1257

Chapter 1257: Chapter 1257: Extra: The Obsession of the Roving Corpse

Mountains have spirit, waters have veins.

Mountain dwellers seek corpses, finding guidance naturally.

Stella Gibson leads the way ahead, the trio traversing through dense forests and thickets, walking for nearly two hours until finally reaching an open scenery.

Fayella spots the basin filled with flowers below the cliff, initially stunned, quickly recalling something.

The scene before them was originally her and Declan Dixon’s destination for this jungle expedition.

She had stumbled upon a photo online, specifically asked about the location, prompting her to explore this area together.

But in reality, not only did they fail to find this spot, they actually got lost deeper within the mountains.

Her heart ached sharply for a moment; she looked away, not wanting to see anymore, hoarsely telling Stella leading ahead,

"There’s no path ahead, we better take another route."

As she spoke about retreating, she saw ahead that Stella Gibson and Ashton Todd had already simultaneously stopped.

Stella said,

"Found it."

Fayella hadn’t yet understood what Stella meant by finding it, when she saw Stella suddenly raise her hand, pointing to a place obscured by the shrubbery ahead,

"He’s over there."

An instant of blankness overtook Fayella’s mind, clueless about who "he" referred to.

But soon, following Stella’s pointed direction, through the gaps in the thickets, she saw the spot appearing to have a person sitting.

Her pupils shrank suddenly, realization dawned upon Fayella, and she swiftly bypassed the two, waving her hiking stick, directly through the shrubbery to the back of that "person."

Seeing that familiar silhouette and seated posture, her eyes suddenly sparkled with immense joy.

"Declan Dixon!!!"

He’s not dead!

Wonderful, he’s actually alive!

Fayella couldn’t wait to dart towards him.

...

Stella Gibson stood in place, watching her excited figure with a rare solemnity on her baby face.

She turned her head, signaling to Ashton Todd,

"Prepare the recorder."

They had brought portable cameras when departing, and although Ashton was puzzled, he obediently complied.

After activating the recording function, the duo followed the route Fayella had just taken, passing through the shrubs.

However, midway through, they heard Fayella’s frightened cry.

"Ah ah ah!"

Stepping quickly forward, Stella Gibson and Ashton Todd saw Fayella sitting on the ground, looking at the seated Declan Dixon, tearfully distressed,

"Why, why is it like this??"

Before them, though Declan Dixon sat, his entire being was clearly stiff.

The icy temperature, grayish skin, all unmistakably revealing this person had died.

And had been dead for several days.

Hope had initially blossomed in Fayella, only to plunge into despair upon seeing Declan Dixon’s dead body.

Earlier on, she had already confirmed his death.

Yet, just moments ago she thought he had come back to life.

Otherwise, how could he have moved from the cave they’d placed him in, to this place?

Or perhaps, he hadn’t been entirely dead at that moment, somehow reviving after being abandoned, yet unable to exit the mountain on his own, eventually perishing here.

Fayella dared not imagine the latter, because if so, how desperate must Declan have felt then?

If it were the latter, they might have rescued him together...

Under the strain of days, compounded by doubts and interrogations online and from those around, Fayella had been holding on by sheer willpower. Now that Declan’s body had truly been found, it left her on the brink of a breakdown.

Seeing this, Stella Gibson frowned, single-handedly chanting as she quickly approached,

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