Chapter 438

“Nancy, is everything okay? Your expression is disconcerting.”

Nancy quickly collected herself and turned around. “You misunderstood me. | just had a sudden facial twitch from the cold.”

Humphrey, trusting Nancy’s explanation, looked at the window, still wide open, and quickly wrapped his coat around Nancy’s

slender frame to ward off the chill.

“Put this on. Mrs. Thomas is missing, and I’m going to join the search party. An additional person might speed up the process of

finding her,” he said.

“You are not allowed to go,” Nancy immediately countered, her voice rising in sudden opposition.

Humphrey's desire to go and find Millie was clear, but Nancy’s intense detestation for her made the situation complicated. The

idea of him searching for Millie only added to her distress.

Millie had most likely succumbed to the cold, and they would discover her lifeless body. Still, Nancy's refusal to allow Humphrey

to go on such a mission was unwavering.

Humphrey's eyes widened, caught off guard by her intense response.

“| mean, I’m concermed that you might catch a cold if you venture out there. There’s already a large search team, and one more

person won't make a significant difference,” Nancy stammered, attempting to rationalize her reaction.

Seeing that Humphrey remained in a state of shock, unable to shake off her sudden outburst, she approached him and gently

held his arm.

Her voice softened as she said, “Why don’t you stay and watch TV with me for a while? We haven't done that together in ages.”

Humphrey, surprised to find Nancy in such an affectionate mood, couldn't resist her request and replied, “Okay, I’ll watch TV with

you.”

Meanwhile, the vicinity of the hotel had been exhaustively searched, but there was still no sign of Millie. Marcus’ face was grim,

his expression cold and fearsome, as if he were an avenging angel descended from a darker realm.

Even Derek, his usually unflappable personal secretary, dared not approach him at that moment.

Derek's anxiety grew. He had never seen Marcus like this before, and his heart was heavy with worry and uncertainty.

Suddenly, a beam of light from a flashlight caught everyone’s attention as someone cried out, “There’s something in this snow

pit. It might be something Madam dropped!”

Without hesitation, Marcus made his way to the snow pit, where another had already jumped in and retrieved the item.

The person struggled to climb back up, failing once, until others threw him a rope.

With their assistance, he managed to ascend, handing the item to Marcus with a look of expectation.

“Mr. Thomas, this is what we found in the snow pit,” he said, his voice filled with urgency.

Marcus took the package, brushing the snow off it. Inside was a box of wild mushrooms, a specialty of the Snow Mountain Villa.

The packaging was pristine, a clear indication that it had been dropped by Millie.

“| fear Madam must have fallen into this snow pit,” the person speculated, his voice tinged with dread.