Chapter 335

Cameron had been on an exhausting quest to find Kristina for days, but his efforts were in vain. Greta couldn't help but voice her frustration. "She's not some little kid, Cameron. She can take care of herself. If she's gone into hiding on purpose, we could search every

corner of the earth and still come up empty-handed."

With limited resources and his social network in shambles, Cameron's initial fervor waned, and he was left with no option but to give up.

Then, a week later, he got a call from the police.

"Cameron?" The voice on the other end was firm and no-nonsense.

Annoyed, Cameron replied, "Yeah, it's me. Who's calling?"

"This is Officer Jenkins from the local precinct. We need you to come to the East Bridge over the river right away."

Cameron sighed, "I'm swamped right now. If it's not urgent, I'd appreciate it if you could call back later."

"We need you to identify a body-does that qualify as urgent enough for you?" The officer's patience was clearly wearing thin.

you say? Identify a body? Whose body?"

we'll discuss it," the

the

after him. "Cameron, I'm coming with

driver's seat, Greta quickly climbed in beside him, her eyes full of

both Greta and himself and said, "It's probably just a mix-up.

nodded. "Yeah, that must be it. Your mom's always been tough and optimistic. She's always facing challenges head-on and never backs down. I just can't see her taking such

blunt words had a ring

to them. Cameron found some comfort in them as he drove steadily

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they saw a crowd gathered and police tape cordoning off

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snippets of conversation from the bystanders, "A woman's body was found... it bloated from the water... it looks like she's in her fifties. I heard

nearly stopped; he went pale and rushed forward. "Officer," he addressed the officer

to look at the body lying

gave him a stern look. "Took you long enough to get here. Take a look. Is this the

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