With an emotionless expression, he brought the cell phone to his ear. “Are you done with the investigation?”
“Yes, Mr. Quinn. Mr. and Mrs. Rivers are not at home. Their neighbors said that the two had quickly sold off their house and moved early in the morning. They have no idea where they moved to.”
There was not even a hint of surprise on Stanley's face when he heard that. Instead, his expression darkened and turned cold.
He was right. Joyce's parents had indeed left as well.
You truly are amazing, Joyce.
Stanley revealed a malicious smile as he hung up the phone.
Oh, Joyce. Did you really think that I won't be able to find you now that you've escaped? Just you wait. I'll definitely get my hands on you, even if I have to scour the entire earth to do it.
When that day came, he would make sure she regretted ever leaving.
Meanwhile, at Thompson Group, Silas pushed open the door to Shane's office and entered. “Mr. Thompson, Ms. Rivers and her family have already left.”
Shane was going through some documents when Silas entered. Even after listening to his assistant's report, his head remained lowered as he focused on his work. “Got it,” was his only reply.
His mission was to send Joyce and her family away. Now that they had left, he did not care about anything else.
Silas looked at Shane. “Mr. Thompson, the men we posted near Ms. Rivers' parents' house reported that someone came to look for them. I think they were sent over by Dr. Quinn.”
Upon hearing that, the pen in Shane's hand came to a pause. “That's expected. As Joyce was at Stanford Hospital before this, Stanley would be able to find out about her disappearance in an instant. Moreover, with how in love Joyce is with Stanley, there's no way she wouldn't leave a note for him. Therefore, he would be able to figure out through her note that she would be gone for a long time, maybe even forever. With that, Stanley would also easily guess that she would have left with her parents. He probably already knows that the person who helped the Rivers family was me.”
“Would Dr. Quinn confront you, then?” Silas asked with a hint of worry in his tone.
Shane's lips pulled into a disdainful smirk as he replied, “Stanley is a brilliant doctor and, therefore, influential with a lot of connections. Joyce wouldn't be able to go against him, but that doesn't mean that I can't. Stanley is not qualified to be my opponent at all. Should I be afraid of him?”
After listening to Shane's explanation, Silas no longer felt worried.
“All right. You may go back to work.”
“Okay,” Silas answered before turning to leave the office.
Shane picked up his phone and leaned against his chair. He then gave Natalie a call.
The latter was currently at the competition venue with Lina, monitoring the situation.
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!