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.”

directed Nolan to conduct a thorough search

thin air

Henry watch all the exits of the conference hall; extend the search area from the venue, with a particular focus on the vehicles and suspicious individuals passing by from three to

“Understood, Mr. Harris.”

the vanity below, a conch pearl earring lay

as he picked up the earring. His index finger gently traced the pearl’s surface. His expression turned even more grim, and a storm of fury threatened

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so tightly in his palm that the sharp post pierced his skin, drawing blood.

He stepped aside as

had tampered with the ceiling of the furthest cubicle. Nolan had already sent someone to climb up the ceilling to check where

restroom in a conference room upstairs. There are traces of someone tampering with a window, and there are marks on the ground outside; no fingerprints left behind.”

dark and deep within his eyes. His

if you have to turn this place upside

“Yes, Mr. Harris.”

unconscious, but when she awoke, she found herself lying on a soft, expansive bed,

face–a mixed–race man–was

abducted me this

she scanned the room for clues, a number of potential suspects

between them significant enough to warrant a kidnapping, nor did she have the resources to hire foreign

would have shown some sign of triumphant anticipation. But there was none–only solid confidence in her competition

Beth? Joseph?

quarreled with her. But to

window, Maggie absorbed the scenery

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

in number, yet each moved

sank a few,

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seemed unlikely to be Beth’s doing; she was more inclined to

treatment.

envy. Beth would much rather drag her through the mud to vent out her rage and make