Chapter 477: Chapter 477



“Not exactly. It’s just that I have certain standards, and you don’t quite meet them.”

Shawn’s eyes suddenly brightened with renewed hope.

There was still a chance!

“So, if I were to surpass you in success, would you consider me then?”

“Be careful and don’t act recklessly. You’ve worked hard to get where you are, so don’t throw it all away,” Katherine replied, trying not to discourage him.

“But if I were to achieve greater success than you, would you consider marrying me?”

Shawn’s words caught Katherine off guard. Marriage? She had never really thought about it. But on second thought, as Shawn wasn’t getting any younger, perhaps his thoughts on marriage should be considered.

“Marry you?” Katherine gave him an incredulous look, pointing to the cave. “What about Lily?”

“What about her? We’re just friends,” Shawn replied bluntly.

Katherine clenched her fists, a whirlwind of emotions stirring inside her. “She seems to like you a lot. I can tell.”

“Is that enough reason for her to be with me? Well, I like you. Why aren’t you with me, then?”

gⱯlnσν𝓮𝓁s﹒𝓬𝗈𝗺, the heart of fiction “I’m not the one for you.”

Shawn stared at her for a moment before sitting up and cupping her face in his hands. “Too bad. That’s not for you to decide.”

No one had ever spoken to Katherine like that before. Shawn’s open confession of his feelings sent a tremor through her resolve.

But letting herself be swayed was a mistake she couldn’t afford to make. Regaining her composure, she knocked his hands away.

“I know what I want, and it’s not you.”

After dinner, the group stayed outside, chatting for a while as if nothing had happened, before retreating to their tents for the night.

They had set up two tents: one for Shawn and Bobby, and the other for Katherine and Lily.

Around two in the morning, Lily’s panicked voice woke everyone up.

“Oh my gosh! Katherine’s missing!”

Without hesitation, the three of them split up to search.

Lily explained that Katherine had left the tent to use the restroom but hadn’t returned in over half an hour. When she tried to contact her through the walkie-talkie, all she caught were a few words before the connection abruptly cut off.

“What if something bad happened to her?” Lily’s voice trembled with worry.

Bobby and Shawn exchanged serious glances. Gritting his teeth, Shawn turned on his heel and headed back to the restroom area, searching again.

He took out his phone, but the signal was intermittent. The night was pitch black under the moonless sky, heightening his worry. Still, he hoped Katherine was safe and had just gone out for a walk nearby. He tried calling her, but the call wouldn’t go through. He sent a message, but it failed to deliver as well.

.

.

.