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?

haven't seen that matter with Selina to the end, and we're leaving just like

you stay here and

you mean? You can't leave

on the same boat!"

not

because we're on the

that seriously

tell Matthew, so we

was pestered by Saoirse, so

he mused over it, he decided that it was best to

importantly, his calculations

thought that no one would know if Lothar was dead. However, Selina came asking him about Lothar. He was prepared to tell Selina that Lothar was a nobody, just a dog of

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

were to guess, that person was

she might ask Matthew to take

move and the whole plan would crumble. Reid's top

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

when she

it over, then agreed.

still

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

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

to the airport and took

Reid had already prepared

everything. When they passed

passports and identification cards. That way, nobody would be able to find

Selina were on the way

wanted to meet Reid

he listened to Selina recounting what Reid

if Lothar

understanding of Reid, it wasn't like him to let someone who he really wanted to abduct off

if that person escaped, Reid would just set

if Lothar had run away, he would have

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

of

Matthew's eyes.

had gotten wind of

Selina's heart died

should we do now? Is

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

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