Quinn''s eyelids drooped in agreement, her gaze softening. Abruptly, he rose to his feet, his face set in a stern expression. Without uttering a single word, he strode out of the room. Quinn, however, was quick to react. She sprang out of bed, catching up to him and seizing his arm.
He halted in his tracks, pausing for a moment before turning his head to regard her. After a few seconds of silence, Quinn released her grip on him, her hand gesturing towards Juliet. Her fingers, swathed in gauze, made her gestures less precise. She was uncertain if he wouldprehend her silent plea.
His previously rxed expression hardened slightly at her gestures. "I don''t understand," he spat out, his voiceced with anger. He mmed the door shut, the gust of wind rustling Quinn''s hair and whispering in her ears. She stood rooted to the spot, her mind reeling.
Did he truly notprehend? Or was it that he chose not to? She tugged at the corner of her mouth in self-deprecation. It didn''t matter. If he chose not to understand, he would remain oblivious.
He was a master at feigning ignorance.
As Alexander descended the stairs, his phone buzzed with an iing call from Kyle.
Before Kyle could utter a word, Alexander''s irate voice cut him off, "You better have a good reason."
"Alexander, it''s serious. Juliet is missing," Kyle blurted out.
"What did you say?"
"Juliet. The hospital called to inform me that she''s gone. She hasn''t returned all night."
Kyle''s voice was fraught with urgency, his breathsing out in short huffs as if he were on the move. "I''m searching for her with my bodyguards. I assumed she had gone for a stroll, but she hasn''t returned. I have no idea where she could be." Alexander''s brow furrowed in concern. He cast a nce upstairs before striding towards the exit, phone in hand. "Did you check Ariel''s house?"
"I did. Ariel was the first person I visited, but he ims Juliet didn''t go there. I don''t believe he''s lying, so I''m heading to the garbage dump."
"Alright, keep me updated," Alexander instructed before ending the call and tossing his phone onto the couch.
Soren, who had yet to leave, stood silently in a corner, hoping to go unnoticed by Alexander.
Unfortunately, Alexander''s sharp gaze found him instantly.
Soren tugged at the corner of his mouth, attempting to muster a polite smile despite his difort.
"If you dare to utter a word, I guarantee you won''t live to see another day," Alexander warned, his gaze scrutinizing Soren''s face, each nce seeming to contemte the best way to dispose of him. Soren felt a lump forming in his throat. He hadn''t heard anything.
Nevertheless, he stammered, "I, I didn''t hear anything, and I won''t say anything, I swear!"
Without wasting another moment, Alexander strode towards the door, leaving Soren to breathe a sigh of relief and pat his chest in reassurance.
Meanwhile, Kyle and his men drove through the pouring rain and arrived at the ce where Juliet used to live.
The ce was in a state of disrepair, the relentless rain had washed it into a mess. The curtains and everything within were reduced to a muddy heap.
Kyle pulled back the curtain, revealing a swarm of insects. The sudden light sent them scurrying into the garbage pile. He let the curtain fall back into ce, turning to his men with amand, "Split up and search."
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Kyle too began his search in the vicinity. The garbage dump was vast, a forest looming behind it and numerous hiding spots within.
He was at a loss as to how an elderly person with limited mobility could have vanished so quickly.
Before long, a panting bodyguard approached him, "Sir, I found her!"
"Where is she? Why didn''t you bring her here?" Kyle demanded.
The man pointed towards a spot not too far away. "Go take a look." Without wasting a moment, Kyle hurried in the direction indicated.