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."

to Zachary with a forced grin, and with a feeble voice, she replied,

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

her pocket. Immediately, she grabbed her phone and saw it was a call from Colton.

was last seen at Pine Harbor. A witness saw some thugs carrying him onto a

to palpitate as she gripped her phone so hard that her hand paled. Ship? Hayden was brought to the sea? All of a sudden, her vision turned dark, but

able to locate them today. I'll update you as soon as I can,"

President Gardner," she immediately

may drop the courtesy," he faintly replied. After hanging up, Colton lay backward and rested his entire body 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 on his forehead, and asked coolly, "What is

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 is wait," the informant on the call

for Nicole's son, he hadn't gotten a wink of sleep the entire night. He then

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