Chapter 711

“Unless… you personally gather Baby’s Breath from the summit of Colorado Mountain for me.” Eleanor paused slightly before adding, “Then I might reconsider.” With that, she hung up. Yet her heart refused to calm down. It pounded wildly against her ribs, as if it might leap straight out of her throat. Colorado Mountain stood on the outskirts of Chicago—a notoriously dangerous peak filled with steep cliffs and treacherous drops. Very few people dared to venture there, except for professional expedition teams. Rumor had it that a patch of Baby’s Breath bloomed on the most dangerous cliff of the mountain. People had only ever seen it through aerial footage. The location was simply too dangerous for anyone to approach closely enough to photograph it. Eleanor had only wanted Robert to back down. She had deliberately given him an impossible task, hoping he would understand the message and stop pursuing her. But deep down— Only Eleanor herself knew the truth. A tiny, secret hope lingered in her