As if hit by sudden energy, Charles stood up instantly after hearing what Pedro said on the other line.
“Where is she? Is she ok?”
“Sir, please calm down,” the voice on the other line sound worried.
“Why? Did something happen to her?” Charles guessed.
“Y-yes…sir…” Pedro said with hesitance on his voice.
Charles remained silent for a while. “W-What happened to her? Tell me, please,” he pleaded. He felt weak.
“She got drowned in the diving island, but don’t worry, she’s alive.”
Charles gritted his teeth. “Where is she now?”
“She’s in a local hospital. She is being treated there now.”
“Pick me up on the island, Pedro.”
“Yes, boss.”
Charles slumped on the sand, his gaze fixed there but his mind is not working at all, as if rejecting the information it just received. He stayed in th
