After a fruitless search, they chose to retrace their steps, heading towards the direction of the private room. Their vision was limited by the small radius of light cast by their phone flashlights, the surrounding darkness looming ominously. Sarah nearly stumbled over the scattered debris multiple times.

"This is too risky. Ugh, it's my fault for not remembering to bring a flashlight when we left," Sarah expressed her frustration, grabbing Ariana to stop her after she nearly fell once more.

If she were to fall, it would be a minor issue. But Ariana was still recovering from injuries and was pregnant. Any mishap would not be a trivial matter.

After looking around, Sarah suggested, "The reception area on the first floor suffered the least damage, and there might be an emergency light there. Stay here while I go check."

Ariana nodded in agreement. Sarah steadied herself against the wall with one hand while carrying her phone in the other as she made her way downwards.

Once the light was gone, Ariana's surroundings plunged back into darkness.

After a few moments, Ariana's eyes began to adjust to the low light, and she could make out shapes under the pale moonlight.

She was about to reach for her own phone to use as a flashlight when she turned her head and spotted something small and shiny reflecting the moonlight near the private room where she and Theodore had dined.

Ariana was overjoyed and immediately hobbled closer on her crutches. She stumbled a few times on the way but did not stop.

When she finally arrived at the spot, she squatted down and took out her phone to use as a flashlight. She brushed off the debris on the floor and searched carefully for the pendant. After a while, she finally managed to uncover the pendant which was buried under a pile of dust.

Ariana's heart was brimming with excitement as she held the pendant in her slightly shaking hand. She checked several times to make sure it was indeed her pendant. She even turned it over to check the engraving on the back. Their names were still clearly visible and intact.

It wasn't until she saw the engraving on the back of the pendant that she was finally relieved after having inspected the pendant several times. She held the pendant tightly inher hand.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps from the stairs.

Ariana felt it was probably Sarah, and she didn't turn around. She just held the pendant tightly against her chest and shouted happily, "Sarah, guess what! I found it. I didn't lose it."

Her voice was trembling with joy. She eventually calmed down a little, but was puzzled when Sarah didn't respond after a long time.

"Sarah?" Ariana called in confusion, but there was still no response. She however knew for sure that there was someone at the stairs.

Abad feeling suddenly rose in her heart. She fumbled for her cell phone on the floor and suddenly shone the light in the direction of the stairs.

Alas, her phone's flashlight wasn't strong enough for the light to reach too far.

However, even with the dim light, she could still make out a silhouette at the staircase.

Ariana's face changed abruptly.