That was the only way left.
Luca closed her eyes andy down on the bed as she listened to the footsteps of the two men leaving.
She did not see how many ropes he carried in his hands. However, she knew there were at least six
ropes tied around her hands just from looking at the man''s gestures earlier.
It had be even more difficult for her to break free now.
Luca thought she would not be able to save herself anymore. It was too difficult for her, and she did not
have much energy left. She could only rest up and wait for another chance.
The next day.
Jason realized Luca did not check in at her new office. Thus, he went downstairs to look for her. It was
then he found out that Luca was not in the office downstairs either.
She did note to the office at all.
Jason knew she was not someone who would not skip work without giving notice. Hence, he called her
and noticed that he could not get through to her phone.
He immediately informed Luke about this.
Luke frowned and kept silent when he heard what Jason told him.
This morning, Tommy was whining to him that Luca did not call him back after she rejected his video
call requestst night. She did not reply to his messages either.
Hence, the child thought she did not like him anymore andined to him about it.
Luke took no notice as he thought Luca must be in the middle of something and that was why she did
not reply to the child''s messages. However, she did not ask for leave nor inform anyone that she was
noting to the office today.
Luca was fine when she leftst night. Could it be that something had happened to her when she was
on her way back home?
Luke rose immediately when he thought of the possibility. He said, “Call the police."
Jason was startled. "Call the police? Boss, even though I can''t get through to Luca''s phone, the police
won''t make a case out of this even if we call them. Maybe she overslept and is at home?"
What he said made sense too, but Luke was certain that Luca was not that kind of person.
He grabbed his coat and walked out.
Jason instantly followed behind him. "Boss, where are you going?"
"I''m heading to the apartment," said Luke.
“You have to attend an important meetingter." Jason thought his boss must have fallen for her since
he was so worried about Luca.
Otherwise, why would he do that for apany employee?
Luke left without looking back. “Postpone it."
“Alright." Jason sighed. He had no choice but to follow his boss'' instructions. He picked up his phone
immediately and ordered them to postpone the meeting.
Luke drove to the apartment.
He ran into a few workers who were carrying things. They were moving things into the unit, and they
knew the passcode to the door.
Luke asked, “Is there anyone in there?"
A worker looked at Luke, puzzled, “Sir, there''s no one inside."
Luke opened the door and walked into the apartment. He headed to the bedroom, which was clean and
tidy. Then, he nced at the bathroom. It was neat too.
He walked around the ce and saw no sign of Luca.
“Sir, what''s wrong?" A worker looked at him with confusion.
Luke replied, “Did you see her when you were moving things here?"
“No. No one was here when we came in." The worker shook his head.
Something was wrong...
There was a thought in Luke''s mind. He trotted out of the apartment and nced at the surveince
camera at the entrance of the apartment. Then, he headed to the property''s office.
The employees in the office were informed that he would being before he arrived. All of them
gathered together and waited for him in the office.
Luke entered the property''s office. They had already retrieved the surveince video of the entrance of
the apartment.
The manager asked respectfully, "Mr. Crawford, we''ve pulled up the surveince footage. What date
and time do you wish to check the footage of?"
Luke only wanted to see if Luca hade backst night. She cared about hygiene a lot, so she
always kept the house clean and tidy after getting influenced by him.
Since the house was too tidy, that meant she had note back at all. He had to watch the
surveince footage to be assured.
“Last night around seven o''clock until this morning. y it at double the normal speed." Luke stood
there with his eyes on theputer screen.
Double the normal speed?
The manager was startled. Luke would not be able to see anything if he yed it at double the normal
speed.
However, he followed Luke''s instructions.
Luke stared at theputer screen without blinking. He only wanted to make sure if Luca hade
home the night before.
However, there was no sign of Luca after he finished watching the footage.
Luke nodded and walked out of the office right away.
The employees exchanged nces with each other. “What just happened?"
After Luke left, he came to the apartment where Luca used to stay in before. He realized he was
unable to walk into the neighborhood when he wanted to get in.
They had tightened the security measures after what had happenedst time. Strangers were not
allowed to enter without the tenant''s permission.
Luke could only park his car at the roadside. He stood at the entrance and called the chief of police.
The chief of police immediately sent two policemen after Luke asked for his help. Luke got immediately
into the neighborhood with the police''s assistance.
He took the elevator and went upstairs. Then, he knocked on the door when he reached the door.
There was no answer.
Luke knocked on the door again. "Luca, are you in there?"
The policeman recognized that it was the unit where the ident took ce. He asked Luke, "Mr.
Crawford, do you need our help?"
"Open the door." Luke nodded and took a step back.
After he gave them the order, the two policemen tried to unlock the door aggressively. They would not
be held responsible if something happened.
It was because it was a unit where a murder case had urred. All they had to do was shift the
responsibility to the murderer.
Luke pushed the door open. He looked around the apartment covered with dust covers. He was deep
in thought.
The two policemen looked around. There was no sign of anyone living here.
"My subordinate is missing," Luke turned around and said to the two policemen.
"A missing person? Do you know that person''s ID number? How long has that person been missing?"
The policemen heard him and became serious.
Luke replied, "I have a copy of her ID card in the office. As for the time, she went missingst night."
"Last night... It''s not time to file a case yet. Are you sure that she''s missing and she''s not taking a leave
of absence? Or did she leave because yourpany''s human resources wouldn''t allow her to resign?"
The policeman hesitated and suggested a wide range of possibilities.
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Luke listened to the possibilities he mentioned. He got anxious. He knew Luca was not that kind of
person and she had no intention of leaving.
"She''s missing."