As sensed my difort and exined, "We can''t confirm anything right now. We''re still getting the details from the airport."


    "Why did they say she''s no longer within the borders of Jitador?" I questioned As, feeling lost at this piece of news.


    "That was Jared''s spection. After he arrived, we initiated aprehensive investigation involving the Attwood and Huffman families, and our people. During that time, the hotel surveince malfunctioned. This is definitely not a coincidence."


    As slowly walked toward the floor-to-ceiling window in the study, gazing at the darkening sky outside. He continued, "But before the malfunction, the surveince showed that Trinity was in her room the entire time. No unfamiliar faces entered her floor at night. The surveince glitch started around midnight, and at 1:45 AM, she even had her bodyguard, Erik, bring herte-night snacks."


    My mind was trying to process what As was saying.


    "When did they discover she was missing?" I asked.


    "They realized something was wrong at 6:25 AM. They had booked the earliest flight back to Foswood, and Trinity and Erik had agreed that he would wake her up at 6:25 AM. But Erik couldn''t open the door when he knocked in the morning.


    "In the end, he realized something was off and got the duty manager to open the room. It was empty. Her luggage was packed, and there were signs that she had slept in the bed, but she was gone." "This seems like it was premeditated," I murmured. "Otherwise, the timing wouldn''t be so coincidental."Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    "ording to the hotel, surveince was restored at 5 AM. No one knows where Trinity went during the three hours when surveince was out," As exined.


    "Why does Jared think she''s left the country?" I questioned As persistently. I was skeptical about this part and wanted more details.


    "Based on our joint investigation, we found no signs of anyone intending harm to Trinity, but she disappeared very suddenly. That''s why Jared thinks she might have left the country on her own." As turned to look at me. "That aligns with my own spections."


    I gazed at As, not knowing what to say. In reality, this was exactly what my intuition had been telling me, but I had yet to convince myself of the reasons.


    "So are you postponing your return to Jitador for now?" I asked As.


    "I want to make a quick visit to the Huffman residence first to see Anson." As looked at me.


    "Are you thinking of... testing the waters with Anson?" I asked As uncertainly.


    As nodded.


    "Has Jared gotten in touch with Anson yet?" I looked at As.


    He shook his head. "Not yet."


    "In that case, I''ll go with you," I suggested. "Are we going now?"


    "No, I''ll go alone," As said firmly.


    His refusal made mee up with a bold guess. I scrutinized As, asking, "Do you think this is a setup by Anson?"


    "I can''t rule that out. That''s why I want to talk to him alone," As said grimly. "You probably shouldn''t be there."


    I nodded helplessly. "All right then."


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