Nina was so stubborn that she did not even bother to look at the breakfast on the coffee table.


    The maid did not say anything. She did not think that she needed to worry because Nina would


    certainly eat when she got extremely hungry. If Nina refused to eat, she would just report it to Pierre.


    After the maid left, Nina put on her shoes and opened the bedroom door.


    There was no one at the entrance. She walked to the end of the corridor and arrived at the stairs. She


    went down the stairs without a second thought.


    After she arrived at the living room on the first floor, she found that there was still no one around.


    Nina did not wander around. Her goal was clear, so she walked directly to the door.


    She walked out of the door and saw the garden. It was not big. Nina turned around and nced at the


    vi. She had been in the architectural design industry for so long, so she knew at a nce that she


    was in a small vi in the suburbs. It was not luxurious, but it was perfect as a vacation home.


    It was away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Others might not find out where she was being held


    hostage. As for the neighbors...


    This kind of suburban vi was mostly busy only during the holiday season. As such, Pierre allowed her


    to walk around the vi because he knew that no matter how much she tried to ask for help, no one


    would find her.


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    Nina was desperate. She saw someone when she arrived at the gate of the vi.


    When the security guard saw her approaching, he said with a straight face, "Ms. Nina, please go back


    in."


    "Who are you to imprison me? I want to leave! Open the door!" Nina tried to fool him with her tough


    tone.


    However, the other party was hired by Pierre, who had given him a set of instructions. "Ms. Nina,


    please don''t make things hard for us. Mr. Pierre has instructed that you''re not to leave the vi."


    Nina clenched her fists. Two security guards were standing at the gate. If she went rampant, she would


    not be able to get out and it would only alert Pierre.


    She thought that it was not worth it to do so.


    The most important thing for her was to escape, but she could not risk alerting Pierre. She was afraid


    that if the man got angry, she would not even have the right to walk around freely.


    "Bastard." Nina cursed softly and walked to the garden beside the gate.


    When he saw that, the security guard reminded her not to mess around. "Ms. Nina, we have men


    guarding the surroundings. Don''t bother trying. You can''t escape."


    Nina turned around and red at him. These security guards were as annoying as Pierre.


    She had thought about going over the wall but it was just a thought. She knew that she would not be


    able to do so without some equipment. After all, she was not nimble


    Nina walked around and could not find a way to escape. With no other options, she returned to the


    bedroom and locked herself in.


    At noon, the maid opened the door and came in with her lunch.


    Nina sat up when she saw her. "How did youe in?"


    "I have a set of keys so that the door can be opened in the event of an ident," the maid exined.


    Nina nced at the bunch of keys in the maid''s hand and suddenly felt hopeless.


    The maid put the te down, nced at the breakfast that was not touched, frowned, and persuaded


    her. "Ms. Nina, sooner orter, you''ll find out that the boss is doing this to show his love for you. I don''t


    want you to suffer, so please have a bite of something."


    "Get out!" Nina screamed. She would not usually treat others like this but her personality had


    undergone a 360 change because of Pierre.


    The maid knew she was angry and said nothing. She picked up the breakfast tray and left.


    Nina heard the sound of the bedroom door closing. Shey back down on the bed and did not even


    bother to look at what the maid had brought in for lunch. She just stared at the ceiling dumbly.


    After learning that Pierre had not touched her, she felt like she survived a disaster.


    That disgusting, hopeless feeling was instantly swept away.


    She suddenly thought of Percy. She did not feel the same way after he touched her.


    Her heart was full of helplessness...


    The huge psychological difference had Nina deep in thought.


    ...


    On the other hand.


    Luca was worried about Nina''s situation and worked absent-mindedly all morning. However, she still


    did not hear from Nina.


    Luke had promised that if there was news on Nina, he would notify her as soon as possible. However,


    she still had not gotten any updates.


    It seemed that Nina''s whereabouts had not been found...


    Luca was worried but could not ask Luke what was going on, so she had to endure the anxiousness


    she felt.


    When it was lunch break, Luke walked into her office. She anxiously stood up and asked, "Mr.


    Crawford, is there any news regarding Nina?"


    "Gale and Rain are still investigating," Luke said.


    Gale and Rain were his right-hand men who he brought back from the Ind of Despair. Luca knew


    that he was trying his best to track down Nina''s whereabouts, but he could not find her yet as the


    person hiding her was too cunning.


    As they spoke, Percy walked in.


    "Is there any news from your men?" he asked, his expression worried and his tone hurried.


    "No, I haven''t found her yet." Luke was quite surprised by his appearance. However, after he thought


    about it, he knew that Percy''s feelings for Nina were no different than his feelings for Bianca.


    "No news from my end either." Percy frowned.


    Luke analyzed the situation, saying, "If it''s Pierre who kidnapped her, after what happened thest


    time, he''ll probably be more cautious this time. If he''s hiding her, he''ll likely hide her in one of his


    properties. You can steer the investigation in this direction.”


    "He has secretly done a lot of things behind my back over the years. Our family doesn''t know much,


    including how many properties he has," Percy said. When he realized that Pierre was problematic, he


    also found that it was difficult for him to control Pierre now.


    Luke patted him on the shoulder reassuringly. "It''ll take some time but we''ll find her."


    Luca listened to their conversation and roughly understood the situation. If they found all the properties


    under Pierre''s name and checked ce by ce, they would find out if there was any abnormality.


    "He''s working at the office as if nothing has happened. I''m worried that Nina won''t be able to stand it,"


    Percy said. He was worried that Nina was not in the best condition.


    "I think in addition to investigating Pierre, perhaps we can find out something from Jean too." Luca put


    forward her idea. "If Pierre wants to imprison Nina, he only has a handful of people he can threaten. Mr.


    Mallory, you went to Anna''s house today. Did you find anything?"


    "I only saw Jean with a hooker," Percy said.


    "Jean wasn''t acting abnormally?" Luca continued to ask.


    "His face was swollen and bruised as if he had been beaten up." Percy recalled.


    "I''m guessing that Pierre did that to threaten Nina. I think we can start from Jean," Luca said. Her


    intuition told her that this matter had something to do with Jean.