"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 "

room, watching the video the man had played and

image displayed was the back entrance of the

black van, a

woman, who Owen was s

and the nagging feeling turned into dread,

She was taken

Escape Gone Wrong.

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 the security office. Owen narrowed his eyes, looking weirdly at

lose his patience with the man. "Are you not going

at his partner. They both shared a look before he placed his hand on his

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

and only then will we be allowed to move forward. Until then, the most we

remain with that Psycho until then?" Owen asked, glancing between the two

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

just please

two of them. "You're both useless. No, in fact the

He muttered.

to look for

II

question when the

"What's going on here?"

the door to see Gabriel standing there, brows

out from behind

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

Leonica?" The sound of his voice

good morning." The officers

He replied, before his gaze landed on Owen,

a few things to him which

Lee here, claims

Gabriel's expression crumbled. "Kidnapped?"

Although, we cannot do anything until

Gabriel

"Yes.

pen and paper,

gonna die waiting for them if you chosen to let them handle this." He muttered and

you

means exactly what it sounds like." Owen spat, walking taster in an attempt to get rid of the

"Stop."

him and walked even

said stop!" Gabriel commanded, this time reaching out

his arm off.

"Then make time."

tightly. "Do you not know how to read the

worried about her, alright?" Gabriel

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

you going?"

from that Campbell

his eyes. As in Stuart

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