Chapter 540 The Cost of Misjudgment
Koen was shocked by Nathaniel's unexpected behavior and quickly followed him into the fountain.
The Saeville Artificial Island Project, overseen by Technologent Group, featured various structures designed by Freya.
Notably, the fountain in the garden of the exhibition center was a large musical fountain, about half the size of a football field.
The marble steps around the fountain were still wet, indicating recent use, which made searching for anything in the water even more challenging.
The fountain's design included flowing water at the bottom, making the pool deep but not deadly.
Nathaniel, who stood nearly six feet, three inches tall, found the water rising above his knees.
"Mr. Nathaniel, get out! Let me help you look. Are you searching for the gold chain from earlier?" Koen urged, his voice filled with urgency.
Nathaniel, nearly frantic, kept his head down and didn't respond. He repeatedly reached into the icy water, feeling around without any clear direction.
Koen, increasingly alarmed, was concerned about Nathaniel's worsening health due to the stress from his issues with Mrs. Morgan. Prolonged exposure to the cold water could be dangerous.
"Hey! What's going on?" Two security guards approached, bewildered by the sight of someone searching through the fountain in the middle of the night.
Their flashlights revealed Nathaniel and Koen. The guards recognized Koen, who often supervised the project for Technologent Group.
"Mr. Koen?"
The guards were stunned. Seeing Nathaniel, the company's top executive, in the fountain left them speechless. What on earth was happening?
"Why are you still just standing there?" Koen shouted, "Get more people to help look for the item!"
The two security guards hurried off to fetch additional help.
In no time, the area around the fountain was filled with people. They stood on temporary chairs, using powerful flashlights, searchlights, and even lighting drones.
The fountain was illuminated as brightly as day, and everyone was silent, careful not to make a sound.
The crowd watched in disbelief as their boss frantically searched the fountain.
Nathaniel refused to let the security guards enter the water to help find the gold chain. To him, the chain was more than just a costly piece of jewelry; it symbolized the love he had lost.
He bent over and searched with his hands, determined to find it himself despite the large size of the pool.
Fearing that the guards might accidentally damage the chain, those accompanying Nathaniel cautiously entered the pool to help him search.
Ozzy, Hudson, and several others, including Nathaniel's old friends Xavier and Kayden, quickly arrived at the scene.
They split into groups to help, but no one dared to tell Nathaniel to stop. Such a task was not normally undertaken by someone of his high status.
Nathaniel seemed to be in a frenzied state, and no one could dissuade him from his search.
This situation was especially distressing for Koen and his team, who were dressed in suits and awkwardly used metal detectors to scan the water, then waded in to search manually.
Koen felt utterly defeated, as if he and Nathaniel's predicament were a spectacle.
Nathaniel's face was ashen, and he began experiencing severe chest pains, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Despite this, he continued to search until he stumbled and fell into the water.
The others rushed to help him and pulled him out of the pool. Koen, nearly in tears, pleaded, "Mr. Nathaniel, if there's anoveldrama
Morgan, it can be resolved, vel
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worth risking your life."
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"We understand you love Mrs. Morgan deeply, but without your life, how can you continue to love her?"
"Please go back. We'll excavate the pool and find it for you," Koen insisted.
Nathaniel, however, was determined to continue and pushed Koen aside, swaying as he searched.
Ozzy, frustrated, threw his metal
detector into the pool. Meanwhile, people kept throwing coins into the fountain, causing the detector to beep with inconsequential finds.
The crowd began to murmur about Nathaniel's actions.
"What is the boss looking for?"
"Heard it's a gold necklace from over twenty years ago."
"Seems like a lot of fuss for just a necklace. With all this effort, he could have bought a hundred of them."
"Just the lighting drones alone cost a fortune."
"Look at him-doesn't he seem a bit off? Is he going mad?"
"Shh! Don't say such things!"
Ozzy stepped out of the cold water and called Freya.
After one ring, he hung up and slapped himself.
Ozzy realized that Nathaniel's actions were completely out of line.
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He had tried to snatch a meaningful piece of jewelry from Freya's parents and give it to Grace, only to find out later that Grace never received it because Nathaniel had discarded it.
He realized that Freya had already done enough.
Ozzy was perplexed at how a usually sharp Nathaniel could become so
disoriented over a personal issue.
Just as he put down the phone, excited cheers erupted from the pool area, with Koen's voice ringing out.
"We found it! Found it! It's in this notch!"
"Finally! We found it!"
Ozzy rushed over to see Nathaniel grabbing the gold chain from Koen's hands.
Soaked through, Nathaniel's hands were cut and bleeding from the search. His pale skin and bloodied hands made for a grim sight.
Nathaniel clutched the chain tightly, trembling and almost unable to stand. He suddenly collapsed.
The onlookers screamed in alarm as Ozzy and others helped the unconscious Nathaniel into a vehicle.
Even during the ride to the hospital, Nathaniel's hand remained tightly clenched around the chain, as if it were his very life.
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