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Chapter 224 No One Survived
Dros Group.
When Orion stepped out of the conference room, the day was nearly over as dusk settled in.
The setting sun hung low on the branches outside his office window, casting a familiar glow-a scene like countless other ordinary evenings.
He had just forty minutes before his flight. He hadn't forgotten that Seraphina was waiting for him in Trara.
As he casually loosened his tie, he was about to instruct Ken to bring the signed documents. Ken rushed into the office, and his face paled with panic. Ken had been his assistant for many years. This man was always calm and composed, never before showing such distress.
""Mr... Mr. Dros..."
Orion frowned, and a deep crease formed between his brows as he waited for Ken to continue.
"An hour ago, we received news. The plane carrying Ms. Cross... it crashed. After a thorough search and confirmation... there were no survivors." Ken's voice grew quieter with each word. By the time he uttered those words, his lips were barely moving.
Behind Orion was a massive floor-to-ceiling window, the sunset stretching his tall, lean silhouette across the floor.
At that moment, the temperature in the office felt as cold as an ice cellar, frigid and oppressive.
Orion's expression slowly turned rigid. His expression darkened, and the storm brewing in his deep eyes was unmistakable. "What did you just say?"
His voice was hoarse. It was laced with a cold, sharp edge, and his eyes were bloodshot with disbelief.
He must have heard it wrong.
Ken couldn't muster the courage to repeat his words. His eyes reddened.
"It's true. Her name is on the list of the deceased. The Cross Group has been notified. Her father is so devastated that he's been hospitalized."
As Ken's words trailed off, the office fell into a deathly silence. It was thick with an overwhelming chill and the suffocating weight of grief.
Orion stood there, frozen. His gaze locked on Ken.
A blunt instrument had never before pierced his heart, its barbed edge tearing through his flesh. The pain was beyond words-only a numbing shock and trembling fear remained.
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him. His face paled, making him look lifeless.
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The next moment, he swept everything off his desk in a wild, furious motion. The sound of objects crashing to the floor mingled with his grief and anger.
"I don't believe it! She's not dead! She can't be dead!" He roared, his teeth clenched tightly.
Seraphina was a woman who loved life so much!
She was vibrant, optimistic, beautiful, and always wore her emotions on her sleeve.
Even when Jennifer had been kidnapped, she hadn't flinched.
For those three years, she had always looked at him with a gentle, hopeful gaze.
After the divorce, she had lived with such carefree confidence.
Whether she was playing the violin on stage, negotiating a business deal, or smoking with brazen defiance, every scene had been etched deeply into his mind. Without him realizing it, she had become intertwined with his world, embedded in his very soul, and impossible to extricate.
He hadn't even had the chance to ask for her forgiveness.
Orion couldn't imagine a life without her.
His expression was shattered, overwhelmed with sorrow. Orion was on the verge of breaking down.
When Ken saw Orion's state, he couldn't hold back his tears either.
The news of the plane crash was everywhere. Amidst the flood of information, the official statement from the authorities finally clarified the cause.
Due to improper operation of the internal control systems, the aircraft failed to respond promptly when passing through a lightning storm, resulting in the crash.
The plane hadn't even had time to send a distress signal before it plummeted into the sea, disappearing without a trace.
The crash site was in deep waters, and rescue planes found no signs of life on the surface.
No distress signals were detected.
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