Assistant Cooper's face turned ghostly pale, frozen in place as he considered calling the family doctor.
Henry Jefferson stepped toward him, his voice rough with urgency as he repeated his question, “Have you found her?”
“No, nothing yet.”
Cooper handed over the report. “We've expanded the search to include M country, but still no sign of her. The experts believe...”
He hesitated, searching for the right words.
“What do they believe?” Henry demanded, growing impatient.
“They haven't ruled out the possibility that Miss Lambert might have committed suicide by jumping into the sea. After this long without any clues, they fear... the odds are not in her favor.”
The room fell into a profound silence after Cooper's words; even the whistling of the wind outside seemed unusually clear.
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