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.”

call, Symeon reclined in his chair and

echoed from the phone.

“Let her in.”

“Very well.”

rose from his seat and walked toward

appeared anxious. “Let me

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

interjected. There’s no need. I’ve already initiated a

“Understood.”

finally settled down on the couch before expressing her thoughts. “I suspect Casey sent us the message using a stranger’s phone. As for why she didn’t call directly,

phone is located at the Carter Residence, we will go there directly

nodded in

don’t find Casey in the basement of the Carter Residence? Could the Carter Family press charges against us for trespassing? I’m unsure of

trespassing on someone else’s property, and, yes, you could be detained,” Amanda responded while

chuckled. “So, we need to tread carefully. If we

retrieved his suit jacket. from behind

exited the office

duo arrived at the underground parking lot and

trust you enough to let you accompany me? Why didn’t he come himself?”

You always cause him so much trouble. He barely has

you were a tad more sincere, perhaps

to rescue the mother of your child. Isn’t

for you to plead with me in front of Elias. I want to witness Elias

I refuse to undermine my husband’s dignity.” Amanda stated firmly before gazing

was taken aback. He refrained from further

Residence.

approximately forty minutes, the car came to a halt outside the