Chapter 709 Pop Is Missing

Dexter had once shared the exact location with her; it was somewhere around this area. Following his pointers, she navigated the surroundings and reached the office building. Upon opening the door, Thomas’ voice sounded from inside.

He was assigning tasks to the employees, who were all engrossed in their work. Josie knocked on the door, and Thomas’ gaze snapped up, his eyes locking onto her as he uttered, “…Mrs. Russell? What brought you

here?”

Josie’s gaze swept over him, “I could ask you the same thing. Why are you here?”

Thomas’ eyes shifted subtly, “Mr. Russell asked me to oversee this project, so here I am.”

“Is that so?” Josie’s tone held a touch of suspicion.

Among the

many people, only a few garnered Dexter’s trust, and Thomas was his confidante. There were tons of responsibilities and tasks awaiting Thomas at Russell Group; it just seemed odd for Dexter to

relocate Thomas here.

Her dubious expression caused Thomas to wipe a bead of sweat from his forehead. He couldn’t help but notice how, under Dexter’s influence, Josie’s casual yet commanding manner mirrored that of Dexter.

“Indeed, I’ve been transferred here.

Unconvinced, Josie cast a cursory look around the office.

“Mrs. Russell, what’s the reason for your

shifted the topic to Claire,

her words, “Absolutely, I’ll make sure she doesn’t slip

she departed. Just before entering the elevator, a thought struck her. “If you’re not here, then who’s with

are a few others

Thomas didn’t lie, Josie nodded in agreement

opened the car door,

off, her realization hitting hard the car was vacant; Paul was nowhere

of unease washed

back seat and found a

tightly, evident in

into high gear

swiftly scanned the street, asking the passersby, “Excuse me, have you seen an elderly man with

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none of them

the bustling crowd, searching repeatedly. After searching for half an hour, there was

this couldn’t be happening. Pop wouldn’t just

she phoned Mason Garden, “Has my

servant’s voice held a surprise,

eye out for my

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