The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 577 Are You Pleading With Me?

At the Lawrence Group’s Cludan branch.

Inside the president’s office.

At this moment, Symeon was engrossed in his work when his phone abruptly rang. He assumed it was an update regarding the surveillance repair.

However, upon answering the call, he discovered a text message from an unidentified number.

The message read. I am Casey. I am trapped in the Carter Family’s basement. Please rescue me!”

Symeon’s face paled instantly upon reading the message. He attempted to call back the unknown number, but it was switched off, and there was no response.

Could this message truly be from Casey?

If he went to search for her and failed to find her, the Carter Family might report him to the police.

After some contemplation, Symeon decided to call Amanda. The call was promptly answered, and Amanda’s voice echoed from the other end. “What’s the status? Has the surveillance footage been recovered?”

“Not yet, but I received a peculiar text message from someone claiming to be Casey. She claims she’s trapped in the Carter Family’s basement and needs my help. How credible do you think this message is?”

“Where are you currently? I’ll come over immediately. Don’t delete the message. Keep it.”

Tm at the office.”

“I’ll be there shortly.”

With that, she ended the call. Symeon reopened the text message and scrutinized it repeatedly.

His intuition suggested that this message could indeed be from Casey.

However, he couldn’t comprehend the circumstances under which Casey had sent this message and why the phone was now unreachable.

Symeon dialed another number and commanded, “Trace the location of this number for me promptly:

“Understood, Mr. Lawrence.”

ending the call, Symeon reclined in his chair and was lost in

echoed from the phone. “Mr. Lawrence, Miss Bailey is here

“Let her in.”

“Very well.”

after, Amanda entered the office. Symeon rose from his seat and

anxious. “Let me see the message

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handed her the phone. After reading the message, she jotted down the phone number

There’s no need. I’ve already initiated a trace. We should have the results

“Understood.”

before expressing her thoughts. “I suspect Casey sent us the message using a stranger’s

Carter Residence, we will go there directly to find her.” Symeon declared solemnly.

in agreement.

this message is a deliberate misdirection, and we don’t find Casey in the basement of the

yes, you could be detained,” Amanda

“So, we need to tread carefully. If we get caught, rescuing

his seat, retrieved his suit jacket. from behind his desk, and announced. “Let’s go. It’s confirmed. The phone

rose and exited

parking lot and slowly drove

you enough to let you accompany me?

provoking him. You always cause him so much trouble. He barely has time to spend with his child now.”

me? If you were a tad

much more sincere do you expect me to be? I’m here to rescue the mother

to plead with me in front of Elias. I

not go there. I refuse to undermine my husband’s dignity.” Amanda stated firmly before

refrained from further comment

Residence.

the car came to a halt outside the Carter