Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 313: How terrible your instincts are..

Richard stood beside Davis, his gaze sweeping over the fitting room that had once been packed with wardrobe racks and shimmering fabrics. Now, it was disturbingly empty. His pulse raced as the implications sank in. Davis sighed, his jaw clenched and nostrils flaring with silent rage.

"Who gave the report that the items in the room were missing?" Davis asked, his tone clipped and cold.

"After witnessing the situation with the models, I had a feeling things wouldn’t end there. So I contacted every department to check the state of things. That was when I got the report," Richard replied.

He hesitated, then added, "But by the time I arrived here, the young man who gave the report was nowhere in sight. I’ve been trying his number ever since, but it hasn’t gone through."

He didn’t want to start drawing conclusions yet—solving the problem was more urgent than investigating it for now.

Davis said nothing for a moment. He strode to the door, slowly twisted the handle and it fell off in his hand.

Richard blinked, startled. His mouth opened slightly, but no words came. "How did it come off? I opened the door with a key earlier, both when I first arrived and just now."

"It’s possible it was tampered with by someone experienced," Davis replied flatly.

He turned and walked back into the room. His eyes scanned each corner, sweeping over the floor and every surface that might have been touched or disturbed or feet might have stepped.

"Don’t you think the materials were smuggled out some hours before daybreak?" Davis asked without turning.

Richard nodded. "I had the same suspicion. These materials were confirmed to be in place late last night."

"Who confirmed it?"

"I did," Richard answered.

Richard thought back. He had seen a hotel staff member loitering on the floor, claiming he was delivering something to a guest but had mistaken the room. The excuse had felt innocent and flimsy then, but with everything that followed, it now felt suspicious. much.

"Did you notice anything odd?" Davis asked, noticing the slight tension that crept into Richard’s face as his brow furrowed in thought.

member passed by but his gaze was

toward the ceiling. The camera was mounted at an angle that should

cursed under

outfits with some of

knew it wouldn’t be that simple. Measurements would need to be adjusted, selections made,

for

at him, confused.

and handle other matters. I’ll let you

up?" Richard

you do when you’re

receive—it didn’t matter anymore as long as the

the models should be arriving soon. I’ll go meet them," he said,

his heel toward the exit. Ethan followed silently,

laptop," Davis said quietly, his tone like

they walked toward

he answered the

listening to the silence

glanced around the hallway, scanning

Her voice tensed

replied with a

is wrong. I can’t explain it, but my instincts are screaming.

heart skipped a beat. Her instincts were rarely wrong. But he steadied himself. She

pause the worrying for a bit?"

but since you left, that feeling has been tugging at my

gently. "Any

be