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.”

Nolan to conduct a thorough search of the

into thin air after

extend the search area from the venue, with a particular focus on the vehicles and suspicious individuals

“Understood, Mr. Harris.”

vanity below, a conch pearl earring lay there

earring. His index finger gently traced the pearl’s surface. His

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brought for her

to remain calm. He clenched the earring so tightly in his palm that the sharp post pierced his

aside as Nathael’s piercing gaze

had already sent someone to climb up the ceilling

“This passage leads directly to a restroom in a conference room upstairs. There are traces

His face was covered with a layer of frost, a hidden bloodlust flickering dark and deep within his eyes. His icy and suppressed aura was so intense that it felt like

you have to turn this

“Yes, Mr. Harris.”

she found

reflection of the stranger’s face–a mixed–race man–was someone she’d never seen in her past life.

me this

for clues, a number of potential suspects flitted through

to warrant a kidnapping,

Sierra? Unlikely. They had just met. If Sierra had planned this, she would have shown some sign of triumphant anticipation. But there was

Beth? Joseph?

while Beth had just quarreled with her. But to what end would Beth go through

Maggie absorbed the scenery

and serene surroundings, the villa resembled something out

number, yet each moved with the lethal grace of a seasoned

heart sank a few,

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The

she was more

treatment.

would much rather drag her through the mud to