"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 "

followed the man back into the security room, watching the video the

displayed was the back entrance of the

and showed a black van,

woman, who Owen was s familiar

heart raced and the nagging feeling turned into

She was taken

Escape Gone Wrong.

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

muttered, biting his lower lip in order to not lose his patience with the man. "Are you

at his partner. They both shared a look before he

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

an investigation opened and only then will we be allowed to move forward. Until then, the

until then?"

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

please wait for

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

He muttered.

look

II

were about to question when the voice of a

"What's going on here?"

see Gabriel standing

squeezed out from behind him, looking

saw the police cars outside..." She said, letting the rest of her words trail off,

voice once

Bryce, good morning." The officers

landed on Owen, a glare present "And what

and turned back to the security guard, muttering a few things to him which Gabriel

well Mr. Lee here, claims that

Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"

do anything until a proper investigation has

Gabriel muttered, his

"Yes.

stood there, Owen Grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled

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

you mean by

walking taster

"Stop."

him and walked

Gabriel commanded, this time reaching out and grabbing

off." Owen muttered, shaking his arm off. "I don't have time

"Then make time."

clenched tightly. "Do you not know how to read the

her, alright?" Gabriel

it." He said and turned

going?" He

her from that Campbell

thought, narrowing his eyes.

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