Chapter 218 Nowhere To Be
Found
“Yes, Rachel also-”
Before Tracy could even finish speaking, Brian launched himself into the pool.
He plunged into the cold water, paddling frantically as he turned this way and that in search of Rachel.
But no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find a single trace of her.
He decided to swim around the pool–one lap, then two, then three… Until he eventually lost track of the number of times he had scoured the entire pool.
Ultimately, hi stamina waned. When he next broke the surface, he took a deep breath and yelled out desperately, “Rachel, where are you? Come out, now! Stop hiding. Please, just come out.”
He called out over and over, but never received a single response.
“I’m begging you, please come out! You can yell at me or hit me, you can do whatever you want! Just
please, show yourself…”
Toward the end, his voice had dropped to a whisper.
Droplets of dripped from his chin, though no one could tell for sure whether they were water or tears.
Brian was desolate, and it showed.
“Brian!” Tracy beckoned at him from the poolside, feeling terrified for his well–being. “Please get out of the water. That’s enough, okay? I’m the one begging you now–please stop this!”
But Brian was oblivious to her pleas. He didn’t even turn in her direction, and continued to drift in a daze
like he hadn’t heard anything.
Tracy’s expression was tight with worry. “Come on, Brian. You’ve been in the water for far too long. You can’t keep going like this! If you push yourself any further, you might actually die.”
That finally got his attention, though he merely gave her a brief, silent glance before closing his eyes and disappearing back into the water.
This time, he didn’t resurface for a long, long while.
The water was calm, with only the occasional, small ripples disturbing the surface.
Tracy was so frightened that she began to cry in earnest. “Brian, get out of the water! Stop scaring me!
Come out now! Don’t leave me alone…”
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Tracy cried until her voice turned hoarse and she collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, she still possessed a shred of rationality, and she managed to hell at the security. “What are
you just standing there for? Go and save him! I’m telling you, if anything happens to him, you will all face serious consequences!”
And just like that, a dozen people jumped into the pool.
They were able to grab hold of Brian in no time, but they were no match for him, even in the water.
They couldn’t stop him.
“Brian, I’m begging you!” Tracy screamed again. “Just get out of the water.”
“I won’t rest until I find her, whether she’s dead or alive.”
Brian kept telling himself that he needed to find Rachel, no matter what. He wasn’t going to leave the
water without her.
Meanwhile, through the haze of Tracy’s fear, she felt quite bewildered as well. How could Rachel just
vanish without a trace?
More than ten minutes had passed. She refused to believe that Rachel was still alive at that point.
And yet, Rachel’s body was nowhere to be found. Where in the world could she be?
Tracy grabbed the arm of the nearest security guard and demanded, “Where is she? The woman who just fell into the pool?”
Thinking that she meant Natalia, the guard promptly pointed over at the latter.
“Not her, the other woman!”
But the guard merely scratched the back of his head. “I… I don’t know. The surveillance footage is still being checked.”
“Useless! Tell your men to hurry it up!”
No sooner had Tracy finished speaking than she sensed a presence beside her. A figure with pale skin and disheveled hair had appeared, seemingly from out of nowhere.
“What woman?” came a chilling voice. “You’d better explain yourself.”
Tracy shuddered, her arms were now covered with goosebumps.
Natalia seized the opportunity and continued, “You vicious woman. You wanted to kill me, didn’t you? You owe me your life! I want a life for a life!”
Tracy stumbled back, shaking her head in frantic terror.
“No, don’t! I didn’t mean it, I… You’ve got the wrong person! I’m begging you, spare me!”
She wasn’t in the right state of mind to evaluate her situation. She acted on the fear that overcame her, and gave in to her first instinct–pleas and escape.
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That was, until Natalia’s face was accidentally revealed through the gap of her long, messy hair.
“Natalia?” Tracy blurted out in disbelief. “It’s you? You almost scared me to death! You might be
privileged, but there’s a limit to the things you can do to others!”
Natalia straightened and placed her hands on her hips, sneering “Speak for yourself! Shouldn’t you be
held accountable for murder?”
“What? What are you even saying? I’m the one who had a knife to my neck. I’m the one who got threatened! Think before you speak, would you?”
“Stubborn to the very end, I see. Just wait until I call Rachel.” Natalia suddenly stopped short.
The mention of Rachel’s name made her realize too late that something was wrong
Oddly enough, she hadn’t seen Rachel anywhere after she opened her eyes. Given how worried Rachel
was about her earlier, Rachel should have been by her side.
Then Natalia’s eyes drifted over to the silhouette of Brian’s figure underwater, and she recalled Tracy’s
words from a while ago. Understanding hit her like a freight train.
Natalia lunged and grabbed Tracy by the collar. “So the other woman in the pool you were talking about
was Rachel?” she demanded through gritted teeth.
Tracy said nothing, but her expression said it all.
Furious, Natalia shoved Tracy, causing her to slip back across the wet ground.
Not far behind her was a few steps. It wasn’t high–just five steps or so.
But tumbling down those steps was enough to injure Tracy.
A sharp crack was heard as she fell, followed by Tracy’s wails of pain.
Natalia figured that she had broken a bone somewhere.
The security team and nearby hotel staff instantly rushed over, and Natalia followed suit.
But before anyone else could assist Tracy, Natalia stood before her and declared, “Everyone, listen
carefully. Whoever dares to help this woman will be an enemy of the Carpenter family from now on.”
If anyone had been in doubt of Natalia’s identity before, they were definitely certain now.
Everyone knew right there and then that she was Wilson Carpenter’s cherished daughter.
As expected, no one made a move to help Tracy.
Tracy writhed on the ground, groaning in agony, her face twisted into an ugly expression.
She reached for the hem of Natalia’s dress. “Miss Carpenter, I was wrong. It was all my fault. I shouldn’t have provoked you. I know I deserve what’s coming or me. But I’m begging you, save me, just this once.
Please… The pain… I can’t take it.”
Natalia scoffed and swatted her hand away without a second’s hesitation.
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Just then, the guard in charge of checking the surveillance footage rushed over. “The woman from earlier is no longer in the pool!”
