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.”

Symeon reclined in his chair and was lost in deep

amount of time, the landline rang. The secretary’s voice echoed

“Let her in.”

“Very well.”

the office. Symeon rose from

me see

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After reading the message, she jotted down the phone number

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

“Understood.”

her thoughts. “I suspect Casey sent us the message using a stranger’s phone. As for why she didn’t call directly, there must be some reason. Regardless, her situation doesn’t

located at the Carter Residence,

nodded in

message is a deliberate misdirection, and we don’t find Casey in the basement of the Carter Residence? Could the Carter Family press charges against us for

you

to tread carefully. If we get

rang. After a brief conversation, he rose from his seat, retrieved his suit jacket. from behind his desk, and announced. “Let’s go. It’s confirmed. The phone signal originated from the

also rose and exited the office alongside

at the underground parking

Elias trust you enough to let you accompany me? Why didn’t

stop provoking him. You always cause him so much trouble. He barely has time to spend with his child now.” Amanda’s tone was laced with annoyance, but they were united in their mission to rescue

me? If you were a tad more sincere, perhaps I would

to rescue the mother

“What I desire is for you to plead with

dignity.” Amanda stated firmly before

taken aback. He refrained from further comment and continued driying toward

Residence.

to a halt outside the Carter