Chapter 62 Something Happened To Fiona

"Why did you come back from abroad?" Spencer asked casually as they ate.

Celine paused to look at him before answering, "Because I missed you."

Her frankness made him feel as if there was a lump in his throat. "Then why didn't you return two years ago? You could've come home as soon as you graduated. But you didn't."

"I..." Celine looked defensive. She pouted her lips and groaned, "I just graduated. I didn't have anything, not even a job. But the situation's different now! Now that I have my own career, I can finally take my place beside you. This time, no one can separate us, Spencer..." She put her chopsticks down and reached out to take his hand in hers. "Do you blame me?"

Spencer felt the warmth of her hand on his. He found himself not pulling away, but he dared not meet her gaze. "I blame myself," he gently replied. He thought it was his fault that he couldn't protect the woman he loved.

"We'll be fine, won't we?" Celine pleaded. "We're still the same as before, right?"

'Still the same as before?' Her words rang in his head.

There was a long pause before Spencer pulled away. Coldly, he explained, "A lot of things have changed in the last six years, Celine. I'm afraid we can't go back to the way we were."

"But why?" Celine asked with tears brimming in her eyes. "Is it because of Fiona? Just because you married her?"

Spencer's brows furrowed as he felt his heart sinking. He only married Fiona for his grandpa's sake, but...

"Why won't you answer me?" The puzzled expression on his face frustrated Celine. "Or is it because... you've fallen in love with her? Do you actually want to spend the rest of your life with her? Is that what you really want? Will you divorce her?"

"Divorce?" Spencer repeated the word unconsciously. Since getting married, he had never entertained the thought of leaving his wife. Did that mean he really wanted to stay with Fiona?

He was deep in his thoughts when a phone rang and diverted his attention.

It came from Celine's bag.

"I have to take this," she excused. Celine sighed when she saw that it was Sophia calling. She hesitated for a second, but stood up and told Spencer, "It'll just take a second."

"No worries." Spencer nodded.

Celine quickly stepped out of the restaurant and answered, "Hello?"

"Hello, Miss Cheng." The caller sounded anxious. "This is Sophia! Something happened to Fiona!"

"What happened?" Celine asked in shock.

"We were hiking the mountain and she just disappeared. We've been looking for her but we can't find her. I think it's been three hours since we last saw her." Sophia was crying from the other end of the line. "Can you please tell Mr. Cheng? Please ask him to come as soon as possible. We've called the police!"

"Mr. Cheng?" Celine asked confused.

"Spencer!" Sophia almost shouted in desperation. "You're his sister, aren't you? Can you pass the message to him? Please tell him to come quickly!"

'Something happened to Fiona..." The words kept repeating in Celine's head.

Her grip on the phone tightened as she said flatly, "I'm not with Spencer right now, and I don't know where he is. I'm sorry, I don't know h

Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

gh.

"Spencer, don't worry..."

"How can I not worry? Fiona's missing!" he shouted at Celine. "Do you know what that means? I shouldn't have allowed her to go sketching!"

His rage startled Celine, who had to take a step back from him. After dialing Eric's number again, Spencer thundered, "Where the hell are you?"

"On the way, sir! We'll be arriving soon!" Eric said as he climbed up the helicopter. It had only been five minutes since Spencer's initial call. 'What could've happened?' Eric wondered. 'It's unlike him to be giving orders like this.'

Just then, Fiona opened her eyes to nothing but darkness.

She let out a painful groan.

"Is anyone here?" Hello?" she called out in a hoarse voice as she struggled to sit up.

But her words only sent the startled forest creatures running and a flock of birds flew up to the sky.

Fiona's body felt sore, and there was a terrible pain coming from her ankle. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she saw the maple trees clustered tightly together around her. The foliage was too thick that it almost obliterated her view of the sky. Even the ground was covered with red maple leaves. Under other circumstances, she would have thought the surroundings particularly beautiful. But at that moment, she only felt scared. Night time was fast approaching. Through the branches, she saw pink clouds, which only meant that the sun was setting soon. It was a short matter of minutes before total darkness.

Just then, a loud howl broke the silence.

'Is that a wild animal somewhere here in the valley?' Fiona thought as she scanned the area around her.

Another howl rang through the trees,

quickly followed by more roars.

There seemed to be more than one wild beast, and the noises they made sounded quite close.

She tried to push herself up. As soon as she did, her eyes caught movement in a nearby bush. Upon closer look, she saw a pair of green eyes staring straight at her.

'Oh, no!'

From where she was sitting, Fiona couldn't tell whether it was a dog or a wolf. She could only clutch at her chest as she feared for the worst.