"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 "

the man back into the security room, watching the video the man had played

of the building, a gate leading directly to

a clear view and showed a black van, a woman

was s familiar with,

the nagging feeling turned into dread, tear

She was taken

Escape Gone Wrong.

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

biting his lower lip in order to not lose his patience with

a look before he placed his hand on his waist

you that, but there's nothing we can do." He said and Owen's brows

opened and only then will we be

until then?" Owen asked, glancing between the two

calm down. The process is simple and quick. As soon as the report has been submitted,

please wait for

two of them. "You're both useless. No, in fact the entire prescient is useless. Why

He muttered.

to look for

II

to question when the voice of a

"What's going on here?"

all turned towards the door to see Gabriel standing

squeezed out from behind him,

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

voice once again

morning."

He replied, before his gaze landed on Owen, a glare present "And what are you doing

the security guard, muttering a few things to him which Gabriel did not pay attention to as he

Lee here, claims that Ms. Romero has been

Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"

Although, we cannot do anything until a proper investigation has been

investigation?" Gabriel muttered, his

"Yes.

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

let them handle this." He muttered and left, Gabriel following

do you mean by

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

"Stop."

ignored him and walked even

time reaching out and grabbing him by

shaking his arm off. "I don't have

"Then make time."

how to read the situation? Leonica's in danger and standing here,

her, alright?" Gabriel

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

you going?"

her from that Campbell Bastard." Owen called

thought, narrowing his eyes. As in

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