Nina nodded, reluctant to discuss anything about Pierre.


    However, she was still the one who brought up the topic. Nina nodded after Scarlett asked her that


    question, hoping it was enough of a reply.


    "It''s been so many days sincet he''s been kidnapped. There''s still no news from the kidnappers?" asked


    Scarlett. Normally, if the kidnappers were after money, they would have contacted the victim''s family to


    negotiate the terms for a ransom.


    It was unusual for someone like Pierre to be kidnapped without anyone contacting his family.


    "No," Nina understood Scarlett''s doubt. Kidnappers would usually either ask for ransom or proceed to


    traffick them.


    It was unlikely for someone as recognizable as Pierre to be trafficked.


    When they first heard of Pierre''s kidnapping, everyone thought the kidnappers were after the money.


    Therefore, they were investigating the case while waiting for the kidnappers'' phone call.


    However, they have yet to receive any news despite it having been such a long time.


    Some people were specting that Pierre might have offended someone and got kidnapped because


    of that. If that was the case, the kidnappers would not be after money, and his life would be in danger.


    No one dared to voice such an idea since it was the Mallory family who was involved in this.


    Luca flipped through the photo album samples silently.


    Abel would contact the Mallory family to ask for the ransom tomorrow. There was finally some


    progress.


    Luca''s hand could not help but tremble with fear at the thought of Amur personally getting the cash


    from them himself. She was worried about Amur''s safety.


    "Luca, why are your hands shaking?" Nina raised an eyebrow as she noticed Luca''s hands were


    slightly trembling.


    "Huh? No," Luca pretended to nce at her hands. Then she smiled. "You must be mistaken. I''m just


    stretching my fingers."


    Nina was confused. Were her eyes failing her?


    She clearly saw Luca''s hands shaking earlier. Also, the look on her face showed that she was worried


    about something.


    Nina felt that Luca could not possibly be worried about Pierre''s situation. Hence, she eventually


    concluded that she must''ve misunderstood.


    The three of them helped Nina pick her photoshoot style. Nina eventually selected five photo albums


    that matched her preferred style.


    "Finally, it''s done. Thank you, girls." smiled Nina before she nced at the door of the other private


    room. "I wonder how they''re doing over there."


    "They''re probably not done yet. Why don''t we sing some karaoke while waiting for them?" winked


    Scarlett. Since the soundproofing in the private room was good, the threedies could sing as loud as


    they wanted without disturbing anyone in the other rooms.


    So, they started to sing, waiting for the others to finish their discussion.


    The moment Nina picked up the microphone, there was a knock at the private room door.


    "Have they finished their business?" Nina looked at the two, "Come in."


    A waitress pushed in a food cart, "Ladies, I brought you some fruit and drinks.”


    The waitress then served two tes of seasonal fruits, “Enjoy the fruits. Just ring the bell if you need


    anything else."


    There was a phone in the private room. They couldmunicate with the waitress if they needed


    anything through the phone.


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    After the waitress left, Nina walked toward the karaoke machine and turned to Luca and Scarlett. "What


    songs would you like to sing?"


    "I''m not a good singer. You should sing with Ms. Craw." smiled Scarlett gently. Then, she nced at


    luca.


    Luca seemed preupied all night. She remained silent most of the time.


    "Luca, what songs would you like to sing?" Nina''s gaze fell on Luca.


    Luca shook her head, "I can''t sing either."


    "Both of you can''t sing? I don''t believe it. Your voices are good. Don''t be so shy," said Nina. Luca and


    Scarlett''s voices were gentle and pleasing to the ears.


    Their voices were so melodious that it was enough to soften even the toughest of men.


    "I''m tone-deaf," smiled Luca helplessly. She wasn''t actually tone-deaf, but everyone had their own


    unique style when singing.


    Nina was too familiar with her singing habits. The way she sang vibrato, high notes, and falsetto...


    They had known each other for a long time. Luca was reluctant to sing in front of her as she was


    worried that it would remind Nina of Bianca.


    Scarlett shrugged, "Me too. Hmm, I can sing, but don''t youugh at me!"


    "We''re friends. How could Iugh at you? I don''t sing well either,"ughed Nina. Then, she proceeded


    to queue a few popr songs.


    As the introduction of the first song began to y, Luca looked at the big screen that was ying the


    music video and realized it was a song by Annie Shaw.


    Nina''s voice was clear and pure. Singing Annie''s song with her voice would be an entirely different


    experience.


    Luca took a sip of the fruit juice and cheered on Nina and Scarlett as they sang.


    Nina started to sing Annie''s song.


    Luca smiled. It was indeed beautiful. Even though Nina''s voice was not as gentle as Annie''s, it brought


    a touch of personality to the song.


    She could not help but sway along with the music.


    On the other side of the private room.


    Five men found themselves unconsciously huddled around a tea table instead of opting for their usual


    alcohol.


    They sipped tea and chatted away, discussing matters with rity and sobriety.


    Two of them were Russian, and the rest conversed in theirnguage.


    Luke was fluent in Russian, while Percy and Jim took Russiannguage sses before. Hence, there


    were nonguage barriers to ovee between them.


    Luke had thoroughly inspected the private room for any bugs or monitoring devices before they met,


    assuring everyone that they were safe to discuss their business here.


    "How much information do you have on the Ind of Despair now?" asked Kastov. He was introduced


    to Luke''s friends when they had dinner together earlier.


    Jim was the only one whom the Ind of Despair had not messed with. The others all bore a grudge


    against the organization.


    That was why he spoke his mind without hesitation.


    "Not much. The Ind of Despair is too cunning,” replied Luke. His system has been filtering through


    the suspects all night and morning. None of them seemed to have any connection to the Ind of


    Despair.


    That was why Luke seemed so helpless.


    Percy''s eyes darkened.


    He knew Luke had been searching them for a while now. However, he still could not find the


    mastermind behind the Ind of Despair, even with the images provided by Percy.


    "I know only a little more than you. I''ve already sent all the information to your email five minutes ago.


    But this isn''t the right ce to discuss too much." Kastov was being cautious.


    He found some relevant information about Percy and Jim after learning their identities.


    Hence, he set up a scheduled file transfer during their dinner. Everything he knew about the Ind of


    Despair had been sent to their email five minutes ago.