Let’s start all over again,shall we?

Chapter 283 The Search

Maggie had lost consciousness. The man swiftly hoisted her over his shoulder and made his way toward a secluded restroom in the corner.

With a ceiling panel already removed, the man stepped onto the toilet seat and passed Maggie up into waiting hands–every move was swift and practiced, as if rehearsed a hundred times over.

Meanwhile, Nathael stool in the dimly lit corridor, awaiting her return. Time seemed to drag on, and after checking his watch, he noted it had been ten minutes.

Lighting a cigarette, Nathael continued to wait, growing increasingly restless.

As five more minutes passed without any sign of Maggie, a crease formed between Nathael’s brows. He tried calling her.

The phone rang for a moment with no answer.

A sense of unease gnawed at him, growing stronger with each passing moment.

Realizing that Maggie had been gone for too long and that the restroom showed no signs of activity, Nathael’s demeanor shifted.

He extinguished his cigarette and stormed into the restroom, calling out for Maggie.

“Maggie?”

To his dismay, the restroom was empty. Nathael’s expression turned grim as he forcefully pushed open several partially closed doors, finding no trace of her.

His eyes instructed, “Lock down the entire venue! Scrutinize everyone coming in and out!”

turned ice–co, 2nd a dangerous shade filled his eyes. He immediately called Nolan and

Recognizing the gravity of the situation, Nolan swiftly mobilized their team.

Since the university’s piano competition being a high–profile event and other programs happening nearby, scaling off the area amidst the dense and chaotic crowd posed a significant challenge.

“Bring the military in and frame it as a routine security check.”

still on the call, he directed Nolan to conduct a thorough search of the

thin air after

from the venue, with a particular focus on the vehicles and

“Understood, Mr. Harris.”

a conch pearl earring lay there in

finger gently traced the pearl’s surface. His expression turned even more grim, and a storm of fury threatened

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brought for

earring so tightly in his palm that the sharp post pierced his skin,

aside as Nathael’s piercing gaze

to climb up the ceilling to check where it

conference room upstairs. There are traces of someone tampering

dark and deep within his eyes. His

have to turn

“Yes, Mr. Harris.”

she awoke, she found herself lying on a soft, expansive bed, unbound and

face–a mixed–race man–was someone she’d never seen in her

could’ve abducted me this time?

the room for clues, a number of potential suspects

enough to warrant a kidnapping,

have shown some sign of triumphant anticipation. But there was

Beth? Joseph?

just quarreled with her.

window, Maggie absorbed the scenery

mountains, embraced by lush greenery and serene surroundings, the villa resembled something

were few in number, yet each moved with

a

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she was more inclined to inflict misery than

treatment.

Beth’s animosity and envy. Beth would much rather drag her through the mud to vent out her