Crash.

The phone slipped from Selina's grasp and fell onto the sheets.

Matthew's heart tightened.

He picked up the phone and asked, "Selina, what's wrong?"

Selina's face turned pale. "I'm fine."

She took the phone from Matthew and put it back to her ear.

"Selina, are you alright?" Tobias queried.

"I'm okay." Selina took a deep breath. "No matter what, I want an answer. You have to get that answer for me. Dead or alive, I want to see him!"

"Alright," replied Tobias.

Selina hung up.

"Selina, what happened?" Matthew immediately questioned.

Selina shook her head absent-mindedly.

Matthew put his hands on her face and gazed deeply into her eyes. "Selina, I am your partner. You should tell me. If you have any trouble at all, come to me right away. Not Tobias." Selina met Matthew's gaze.

The look in his eyes was like a deep, bottomless ocean.

Selina's lips quivered, and it seemed as though she was forcing every word out. "It's

Lothar. Tobias said that he might be dead."

Reid was packing up.

He ordered Caroline to pack her things as well.

"Let's go," Reid instructed Caroline. "We can't stay here anymore. We have to hide."

Caroline was baffled. "Hide from what? Where should we hide?"

"America." Reid gave Caroline a profound look.

When Caroline heard that, she didn't want to go.

America was where she came from. If she went there, what was the point of her staying with Reid?

we're leaving just like this? I want to remain here and

scoffed coldly. "Then you stay here

what do you mean? You can't leave me here alone! Don't

on the same boat!"

weren't for Reid, she would not be able to

"It's precisely because we're on the same boat that I'm asking you to leave now.

didn't take that seriously at

Matthew, so we don't need to

why I've lived for so long? It's because I know how to take precautions! Do you really think that Matthew is that dumb? Before, he was pestered by Saoirse, so he did not come our way or think of us. However, I've been informed that Saoirse has

he mused over it, he decided that

calculations had gone

that no one would know if Lothar was dead. However, Selina came asking him about Lothar. He was

he had not foreseen that she would continue investigating. What's more, there was a more powerful force in the shadows investigating what went down with

to guess, that person was probably affiliated

had returned, she might ask

and the whole plan would crumble. Reid's top priority was

that he figured that Matthew wouldn't think of that location. Secondly, that old man was there. Worse come to worse, he might be able to help Reid

when she

over, then

still

won't know what goes down here. Are all our efforts here in

chill glimmered in Reid's eyes. "Only both of us are leaving. My subordinates will stay here. They will report to me from time

Reid and Caroline headed to the airport and took a plane to

Reid had already prepared

everything. When they passed

passports and identification cards. That way, nobody would

and Selina were

wanted to meet

doubts when he listened to

if Lothar really

able to get far with his injuries. Moreover, based on Matthew's understanding of Reid, it wasn't like him

person escaped, Reid would just set out to catch

Lothar had run away, he would

Reid's villa, it was empty. There was no

glint of light

Matthew's eyes.

of the news and left

Selina's heart died down

"What should we

he isn't here, he won't

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