Chapter 240 Richard's Call
"He is the director of my orphanage," Ivy eagerly answered. "Annabel, on the day you fell off the cliff, Richard had a car accident. Afterward, he stopped his archaeological work and became the director of a small orphanage in a county town. I grew up in that orphanage."
"That's great, he's still alive..."
Annabel's voice was filled with excitement and hope. "Where is he? Let's go find him. Once we find him, we'll know what happened later!"
"Annabel, the reason I came out today was to meet Richard at the Lewis Villa."
Just as Alexander finished speaking, Richard called.
Richard and Samantha, accompanied by Mandy, had reached the Lewis Villa and had been waiting for Alexander's arrival. Growing anxious with each passing moment, Richard couldn't resist the urge to call and find out what was taking so long.
Alexander picked up the phone and proceeded to explain the predicament. "Richard, I apologize for the delay. We took the path near the cliff, but there was an unexpected landslide. To make matters worse, a fierce storm hit us, leaving us trapped in the mountains.
"But don't worry, we're all safe and sound. Not only that, but we also encountered..."
Alexander was about to mention meeting Annabel, but she quickly stopped him, placing her index finger on her lips and softly shushing him.
It seemed that Annabel wanted to surprise Richard.
"What else did you encounter?" Richard asked anxiously on the other end of the phone.
Alexander quickly changed his tone and said, "We also encountered a big tiger. But Ivy managed to kill the tiger, and now we're eating tiger meat."
"What? Ivy killed the tiger! Is Ivy with you too? And what about the children? Is Maria with you all?"
"Yes, we're all in a cave now," Alexander looked at the sky outside the cave, which had completely cleared up.
"Richard, please wait a little longer. The weather is clear now, and I will arrange a helicopter to come over. It will definitely arrive within half an hour."
"Hold on..."
Just as Alexander was about to hang up the phone, Richard stopped him. "I have three people here, so save some tiger meat for us to taste."
"Got it, we'll bring it over once it's grilled!" Alexander hung up the phone and quickly arranged for the helicopter to come.
Then, together with Ethan and Ben, they cut and grilled the remaining tiger meat.
When the helicopter arrived, everyone's clothes were already dry, and all the tiger meat had been grilled.
The helicopter landed on the clearing at the mountaintop.
Everyone changed into their dry clothes and packed the tiger meat, getting ready to depart.
When they saw two employees from the lumberyard, Alexander said, "Your boss' mill is destroyed, and I'm sure your jobs are gone. How about coming with me to the Lewis Villa? When we come back, I'll arrange new jobs for you."
The two employees were overjoyed at the offer.
Just as they were about to board the plane, a chubby worker stumbled his way towards them.
"Take us with you! Please, take us with you..."
He was all wet and dirty, looking quite disheveled.
Alexander frowned and asked, "Where are the others?"
"They're following behind. Mr. Brown got injured when a rock struck his leg, and Tom and Lex are assisting him in walking. I'm relatively younger, so I managed to walk ahead faster. They asked me to come ahead and ensure the helicopter doesn't take off..."
Upon learning that others were on their way, they decided to wait.
Five minutes later, Tom and Lex, supporting the injured James, slowly made their way over.
"Ouch, it's so painful! The pain is unbearable..."
James complained as he walked, "Why is my life filled with such misery? The factory had just opened, and we were hit by a landslide and a storm. And now, I've injured my leg. How am I going to survive the coming days?"
When James saw the skinny employee and the employee with glasses, he mournfully said, "Calvin, Mark, I'm truly sorry for what happened. Look at my leg, I can't even walk anymore..."
Mark, the one with glasses, and Calvin, the skinny one, exchanged glances, puzzled by why James was apologizing.
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