Abroad.

When Mia woke up, her husband was nowhere to be seen. She'd been vaccinated, so she started packing her bags to head back home.

Last night, Andre got a call, and Mia found out there was some trouble with Leo back home.

They missed the last flight of the night, so they had to leave at noon today. Andre got busy with his stuff, so she started packing up their luggage in the hotel room.

At 10 o'clock, Andre came back to find their bags all packed up by his wife.

"Mia?" he called out.

"I'm in the bathroom," her voice echoed from the bathroom.

Andre pushed open the bathroom door to find his wife blow-drying her hair.

"Did you pack up everything?" he asked.

"Yup, did you get the tickets?" she fired back.

Andre pulled out their IDs and said, "Our ride's waiting downstairs, let's hit the road after you're done with your hair."

Mia turned off the hairdryer, gave her hair a quick fix, and then followed her husband out of the hotel.

On their way home, Mia asked worriedly, "Honey, Leo didn't get hurt, did he? He's got a sharp mind but a weak body. If someone laid a hand on him, he might not handle it." Andre replied, "Nah, he was just detained."

Last night, Andre was planning to take his wife for a night out when he got a call from Leo.

"Are you Mr. Cedillo? A guy claiming to be your nephew stirred up a ruckus in my shop. I need to verify if he's impersonating."

"Who are

phone if you're getting this call. Mr. Cedillo, could you come and pick him up from my

on her phone, but she sensed something was off. She put

to know who the hell detained my

actually a good friend of

"I don't recall having a friend named Brian. Many people chat me up a bit and start

end of the line,

we don't have to be nice

looking forward to seeing how you

He hung up.

him once, he should be grateful for a lifetime. But the Cedillo family, they're heartless. They only helped me for a decade or so and then distanced themselves from the Marshal Group. Now, the way he talks is

say a word, just puffing away on his cigarette. He

Chad. And before the shutdown, Leo had

as the boss asked again, "Where's Officer

Rubin and Obsidian Cafe, but no leads so

and exhaled a cloud of smoke,

and Mr. Kendrick reminded

...

was investigating the Marshal family for her husband and got detained by them. She frantically started packing, "Honey,

is business. If Bruce gets involved, they'll exploit it. They're

"I had him investigate who the Marshal Group is partnering with. Fifteen years ago, Molly and I were kidnapped. The kidnapper died of illness shortly after being caught. His family was poor,

had terminal cancer. I

I woke up, I was surrounded by the Marshal family. And the dead

back then. And you think they're not capable enough, they might've been used. You're trying to find out who's behind

finally get it."

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