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?

the end, and we're leaving just like this? I want to remain

"Then you stay here and

can't leave me here

on the same boat!"

weren't for Reid, she would not be

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

didn't take that

tell Matthew, so we

It's because I know how to take precautions! Do you really think that Matthew is that dumb? Before, he was pestered by

mused over it, he decided that it

calculations had gone all

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

that she would continue investigating. What's more, there was a more powerful force in

he were to guess, that person was

might ask Matthew to take

plan would crumble. Reid's top priority was

location. Secondly, that

when she heard

over, then agreed. "Okay,

still harboured

for America, we won't know what goes down here. Are all our

course not!" A chill glimmered in Reid's eyes. "Only both of us are leaving. My subordinates

the airport and took a plane to

Reid had already prepared

everything. When they passed

identification cards. That way, nobody would be able to find a flight record of their departure to

were on the

wanted to meet

when he listened

if Lothar

understanding of Reid,

Reid would

even if Lothar had run away, he would

Reid's villa, it was empty. There was no trace of Reid at

glint of light

Matthew's eyes.

gotten wind of the news and

Selina's heart

looked at Matthew. "What should we do now? Is he

"Even if he isn't here, he won't be able to run far.

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