"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 "

into the security room, watching the video the man had played and his eyes

was the back entrance of the building, a

van, a woman being dragged out and thrown

woman, who Owen was

heart raced and the nagging feeling turned into dread,

She was taken

Escape Gone Wrong.

me is that 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 Owen as they stood in

lip in order to not lose his patience with

mustached officer looked at his partner. They both shared a look before he placed

but there's nothing we can do." He said and Owen's brows twitched. "Excuse me?" He said, a sharp edge to his

an investigation opened and only then will we be

Psycho until then?" Owen asked, glancing between

process is simple and quick. As soon as the report has been submitted, we'll get a team

So just please wait for a

"You're both useless. No, in fact the entire prescient is

He muttered.

to look

II

about to question when the voice of

"What's going on here?"

turned towards the door to see Gabriel

from behind him, looking somewhat

He saw the police cars outside..." She said, letting the rest of

his voice

Bryce, good morning." The officers

replied, before his gaze landed on Owen, a glare present "And what

business." Owen responded sharply and turned back to the security guard, muttering a few things to him which Gabriel did not pay attention to as he turned

Mr. Lee here, claims

Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"

cannot do anything until a proper

proper investigation?" Gabriel

"Yes.

there, Owen Grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled something down

chosen to let them handle this." He muttered and left,

you

means exactly what it sounds like." Owen spat, walking taster in

"Stop."

ignored him and

time reaching out and grabbing him by the

arm off. "I don't

"Then make time."

how to read the situation? Leonica's

worried about her, alright?"

well it doesn't look like it." He said and turned around

you going?" He called

save her from that

narrowing his eyes. As

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