Chapter 2337

Dusk was setting in. A layer of snow had covered Bella’s black hair, giving it a silvery look as she stood alone at the foot of the tall mountain, looking small, fragile, and sad. “Ms. Thompson, it’s snowing now, and the forecast says there’ll be heavy snowfall tonight,” Xavier said as he approached her. He saw Bella’s face was flushed from the cold with dull, lifeless eyes. Realizing something, a pang of sorrow tugged at him. “It’s already this late. I think Mr. Salvador might have had an emergency, so he probably won’t be coming.” Bella whispered, gazing into the pitch-black distance, “Why didn’t he let me know?” Her voice held a faint strain, tinged with a hint of disappointment. Xavier slapped his forehead. “Oh! Maybe he tried to contact you, but you didn’t receive the message. Sometimes, there is no signal here at the base of the mountain, so you might have missed it! Why don’t you come to my office? There is signal there.” “Even if something urgent came up, how could he no