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?

leaving just like this? I want to remain here and

coldly. "Then you stay here and observe.

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

on the same boat!"

for Reid, she would not be able to stay in

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

take that seriously

Matthew, so we don't need to

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

he decided that

his calculations

dead. However, Selina came asking him about Lothar. He was prepared to tell Selina that Lothar was a nobody, just a dog of his. Then, Selina

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

he were to guess, that person was probably affiliated

Matthew had returned, she might

plan would crumble.

of that location. Secondly, that old man was there. Worse come to worse, he might be able to help

when she

thought it over, then agreed. "Okay,

she still

we won't know what goes

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

headed to the airport and

Reid had already prepared

everything. When they passed

and identification cards. That way, nobody would

were on

wanted to

his doubts when he listened to

if Lothar really

far with his injuries. Moreover, based on Matthew's understanding of Reid, it wasn't like him to let someone who he really wanted to abduct off the hook so

would just set out to catch

if Lothar had run away, he would have been caught by

it was empty. There was no

glint of light

Matthew's eyes.

wind of the news and left ahead

hope in Selina's heart

Matthew. "What should

her, "Even if he isn't here, he won't be able to run far. I'll definitely find

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