Chapter 26

Hopelessly sitting on the couch, even Nicole herself didn't know how she

managed to live through the night. Under her eyes were the stains of her ruined makeup which she had yet to remove that made her seem extremely petty. It wouldn't even be an overexaggeration to describe her as a banshee.

Meanwhile, accompanying by her side was Zachary, who was constantly making calls and contacting everyone he knew to scour for Hayden's whereabouts.

Every minute that passed agitated her more as she remained in a posture, stationarily sitting on the couch until the sun rose. Because she had kept her eyes still for too long, when she eventually moved her eyes, she felt a sting in them.

At her zoned-out look, Zachary couldn't help but feel pained. Pouting his lips, he turned to Nicole and suggested, "Nicole, why don't you go get some rest? I'll tell you as soon as I receive news about Hayden."

face. She turned to Zachary with a forced

her son. Subtly, he heaved a sigh and continued contacting his peers. He gave up sleeping for the entire

out, her phone beeped in her pocket. Immediately, she grabbed her phone and saw it was

son. He was last seen at Pine Harbor. A witness saw

hand paled. Ship? Hayden was brought to the sea? All of a sudden, her vision turned dark, but fortunately, Zachary managed to hold her up, or she would have collapsed onto the floor. Gasping, she quickly pursued the matter, asking, "President

about them. If everything goes according to plan, we'll be able to locate them today. I'll

President Gardner,"

against the back of his chair, visibly fatigued. With his slender fingers, he pinched the bridge of his nose, gently massaging it. As he was about to rest for a bit and shut his dreamy eyes, the phone on his desk rang. He answered the call, one hand

Gardner, the thugs were just done with their traveling procedures. It seems like they're going to hide themselves. We're now sealing the airport, and all there's left to do

gotten a wink of sleep the entire night.

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