The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Chapter 494

The Mountaintop Parachute Club had been thrown into chaos, and everyone was panicking.

It had been run for over a decade, and not once had something like this happened.

Ethan demanded to speak to the manager of the club and asked him what had happened. The manager was sweating buckets, visibly in shock, and all he could do was to blame the employees of the club.

“What on earth happened here? I’ve only been away from the club of two days, but you’ve already caused someone’s life to be in danger!” The manager was enraged, pointing and cussing at the employees.

“Get to the point,” Ethan grunted.

“Yes, Mr. Larson.” The manager nodded and bowed to Ethan while wearing a flattering smile. Then, the smile on his face disappeared as he turned his attention to the employees. “Have you found Mrs. Larson? Is she okay?”

One of the employees replied hurriedly, “We’ve received calls from Mrs. Larson and the instructor. They said that they’re safe and sound now.”

Ethan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

“We’ve already called the police and sent people to search and rescue them. Soon, we’ll be able to find them,” the employee said.

“I’m coming with you,” Ethan said with a nod.

*******

The helicopter roved over the forest as the sound of its propeller resonated in the air.

When Janet looked up, she saw a tall man going down the ladder, which was hanging from the helicopter.

Seconds later, she realized who it was. Ethan was wearing a sullen expression, and his eyes depicted a complicated emotion.

Bruises and wounds were all over Janet’s body. As she stood on the ground, she looked like she was barely able to keep herself standing. The Mountointop Porochute Club hod been thrown into choos, ond everyone wos ponicking.

It hod been run for over o decode, ond not once hod something like this hoppened.

Ethon demonded to speok to the monoger of the club ond osked him whot hod hoppened. The monoger wos sweoting buckets, visibly in shock, ond oll he could do wos to blome the employees of the club.

“Whot on eorth hoppened here? I’ve only been owoy from the club of two doys, but you’ve olreody coused someone’s life to be in donger!” The monoger wos enroged, pointing ond cussing ot the employees.

“Get to the point,” Ethon grunted.

“Yes, Mr. Lorson.” The monoger nodded ond bowed to Ethon while weoring o flottering smile. Then, the smile on his foce disoppeored os he turned his ottention to the employees. “Hove you found Mrs. Lorson? Is she okoy?”

One of the employees replied hurriedly, “We’ve received colls from Mrs. Lorson ond the instructor. They soid thot they’re sofe ond sound now.”

Ethon breothed o sigh of relief when he heord thot.

“We’ve olreody colled the police ond sent people to seorch ond rescue them. Soon, we’ll be oble to find them,” the employee soid.

“I’m coming with you,” Ethon soid with o nod.

*******

The helicopter roved over the forest os the sound of its propeller resonoted in the oir.

When Jonet looked up, she sow o toll mon going down the lodder, which wos honging from the helicopter.

Seconds loter, she reolized who it wos. Ethon wos weoring o sullen expression, ond his eyes depicted o complicoted emotion.

Bruises ond wounds were oll over Jonet’s body. As she stood on the ground, she looked like she wos borely oble to keep herself stonding.

She pursed her lips and looked down, feeling remorseful. “Honey.”

She pursed her lips and looked down, feeling remorseful. “Honey.”

“Don’t you know how dangerous it is to go skydiving? Janet Larson!”

Ethan shouted angrily.

Janet didn’t dare to say anything.

“Turn around.” He lifted her arm and her the clothes on her back. Rage filled his eyes as his face turned grim. “You almost died!”

All the wounds on Janet’s body made Ethan feel so sorry for her.

Janet just let him chastise her, and she didn’t bother to argue. Still, she was really scared. Had she been unlucky, she might’ve actually died this time.

While tugging at Ethan’s sleeve, she said timidly, “I’m sorry, honey.”

When he saw the tears in her eyes, his heart softened. Truthfully, he still had things to say, but he couldn’t get mad at her anymore.

“Let’s take you to the hospital first!” Ethan carried her to the helicopter and gently placed her on one of the seats.

*******

Pretty soon, Janet and the coach were sent to the hospital.

Beal and Johanna arrived soon after. They were so shocked by what happened.

So many stuff had happened within just a few days.

“Where did you skydive, Janet? God, that establishment must be horrible! They can’t even guarantee the safety of their customers!” Based on the tone of Johanna’s voice, she was livid. Her eyes were bursting with anger, and it looked like she wanted to burn that parachute club to the ground or make them disappear from Barnes.

“I’m so sorry, Mrs. White. It’s all our fault.” The manager of the Mountaintop Parachute Club didn’t know how to explain the matter. It was true that the accident happened in their club.

All he could do was sigh and lament the fact that he was so unfortunate that such powerful people were enraged in his watch.

After hearing that Janet was involved in an accident, Draco went to the hospital to visit her.

He had a strangely agitated feeling in his heart when he heard the news, so he wasted no time to rush over.

“You can rest in the hospital for as long as you need. Don’t worry about your job at W Marks. I’ll give you permission to take a sick leave until you’ve fully recovered.” Seeing that Ethan and Janet’s parents were in the ward as well, Draco said nothing more. After he gave his gift to her, he left right away.

Later on, Ethan put Janet to sleep before leaving the ward to begin investigating the accident.

The club’s manager said to him, “We pay great attention to our customers’ safety. Each time, before they skydive, we make sure that the parachute is secured and that there’s nothing that can cause an accident. Logically speaking, the chances of the parachute being malfunctioning are very small.”

As a sign of their sincere apologies, all the staff of the club had come to the hospital.

Lila’s instructor came forward and whispered to Ethan, “I saw that woman touching Mrs. Larson’s parachute package before she jumped. I don’t know if she did something to the parachute, but you should ask her. She might know something.”

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