Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2495

As the mist slowly thinned, the shapes ahead grew clearer.

Lexie and the group were the first to come into view, but Gordon and Melissa's eyes weren't on them. Their gazes were locked onto the fourth figure following behind.

His steps were slow and stiff as he walked right behind Lexie. When he finally emerged from the fog, the familiar face and frame appeared clearly in the morning light.

Gordon and Melissa froze, stunned in incredulity. The next second, tears burst from their eyes, and they stumbled forward, almost tripping in their rush.

"Son!"

"Colton!"

Their son was still alive!

Joy and disbelief crashed over them like a wave. For a moment, they didn't see anything else. All they knew was that he was here.

As they got closer, however, the joy on their faces faltered. Colton's face was pale, cold, and stiff, his eyes tightly shut.

The smile faded from their faces, and their tears only rushed out even heavier now.

Despite knowing full well that the figure before them was lifeless, Gordon and Melissa didn't hesitate to throw their arms around him.

"Colton, my boy…"

"Son… Oh, my son…"

Their cries tore through the quiet morning.

Felicia, who had only just managed to stop crying, broke down again at the sight of the two clinging to their son's lifeless form.

Lexie stood to the side with Mike, silent. She allowed them to grieve without being interrupted.

When the sun rose high and bright, Brady finally arrived, driving a hearse and bringing a coffin with him.

Now that Colton's body had been recovered, there was no time to waste. He would be taken back to his family home for proper rites and cremation.

They glanced at Felicia with new complexity in their eyes.

"Truly, thank you both," they turned to Lexie and Mike. "Without you, we might've never brought our son home."

Who would've imagined that even in death, their son had moved again due to his lingering attachment?

As eerie as it sounded, his only goal had been to guide his teammates out of the forest. That kind of goodness was enough to prove it was their son, through and through.

Now, with the truth laid bare, it wasn't just the dead but the living who found peace and closure.

Lexie's gaze bypassed the Day couple and landed on the quiet Felicia standing not far behind. After some thought, she asked them, "There's one more thing we'd like to ask for your consent."

They looked puzzled, to which Lexie explained, "We want to release the footage of the recovery—the video of us finding your son."

The online speculation had gone too far. Whether it was the survivors or the public, they deserved to know the truth.

Besides, it was time to put an end to those vicious conspiracies.