"Stuart Campbell?" He muttered, recognizing the man he had seen when he sent private investigators to C&D. But just to be sure, he asked. "Who's that? "Oh, that's Mr. Stuart Reeds. He works with the financial sector." The receptionist commented.
"Reeds." He repeated. "Play the footage."
The feed started and Owen watched carefully, his heart racing when he saw Leonica walking into the Hall.
She was had been there and she followed him.
But why?
"Pause." He pointed at the screen the moment Leonica turned the corner leading to where he assumed was the storage room.
"Mr. Lee, I don't think this is-"
"Shut the fuck up." Owen hissed, "Do as I say or I'll smash your damn face."
The guard whimpered and played the footage again.
He watched Leonica turn the corner, walk towards the storage room and enter and after not Stuart, not her.
and after that, everything went silent. No one came ou
QUE,
Can you pull up the cameras inside the storage ro
*ND,
there aren't a
I any. I told you, there's a blind spot." The guard answered.
""shit" Owen hissed and turned his back to the screen.
Leonica was in there with Stuart
Shit. Shit. Shit! With the curse word playing over in his head like a mantra, he rushed in the direction of the Storage r Disappointment and dread washing over him when he got there and it was empty. "Mr. Lee?" The receptionist called out from behind him, trying to catch her breath.
Owen spun around, pointing his finger at the receptionist. "You, call the cops."
""Wha
"Do as I say or God help you."
"Mr. Lee, what's going on?"
"You ask too many questions." He hissed, "Call the fucking cops now.
H
room.
As the receptionist rushed off, the lat guard from before rushed into the room. "Mr. Lee, I.. I saw something in the parking lot through the CCTV, you should probably come see it "
and followed the man back into the security room, watching the video the man had played and his eyes
the back entrance of the building,
van,
Owen was s familiar with,
the nagging feeling turned into
She was taken
Escape Gone Wrong.
Ms. Leonica Romero was kidnapped by the CEO of C&D industries?" The man with a mustache, cloaked from head to toe in Norway's original police uniform, asked
to not lose his patience
his partner. They both shared a look before he placed his hand
you that, but there's nothing we can do." He said and Owen's brows twitched. "Excuse
report has to be made and an investigation opened and only then will we be allowed to move forward. Until then, the most we
until then?" Owen asked, glancing between
quick. As soon as
please wait for
in fact the entire prescient is
He muttered.
look for
II
about to question when the
"What's going on here?"
the door to see Gabriel
out from behind
the police cars outside..." She said, letting the rest of her words trail off, although
sound of his voice once again had all eyes
morning." The
replied, before his gaze landed on Owen, a glare present
guard, muttering a few things to him which Gabriel did
here, claims that
Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"
we cannot do anything until a proper investigation
Gabriel muttered, his gaze
"Yes.
a pen and paper,
to let them handle this." He muttered and left, Gabriel following after
do you
taster
"Stop."
and walked even
time reaching out and grabbing him
arm off. "I
"Then make time."
to read
her,
well it doesn't look like it." He said and turned around
are you going?" He
her from that Campbell Bastard."
his eyes. As in Stuart
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