Chapter 736:

Her heart sank as she searched every nook, even asking the doctors if they had seen it. The doctors responded with a shake of their heads.

Alicia searched relentlessly but found nothing. She collapsed onto the bed, a deep sense of emptiness wrapping around her as if her very essence had been drained away.

Was this truly the end of their connection?

Just then, her phone rang, snapping her back to the present. Without hesitation, she picked up the call from an unknown number.

A man’s voice came through, asking, “Ms. Bennett, are you still interested in acquiring the surveillance footage from that night?”

Alicia’s eyes narrowed, her mind racing as she processed the information. Covering her phone, she ended the conversation with the doctor and moved to a quiet corner.

“What surveillance are you talking about?” she asked, feigning ignorance.

The man on the other end let out a mocking laugh.

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it. The woman who set up the cameras didn’t finish watching the footage, but I did. I copied it myself.

her breath hitching as she caught faint voices in the background. Someone

identity, he dared to call her directly. He was in debt, Alicia realized. He

relaxed as she took control

have the

what you want. It’s your

prove it, I’ll transfer seventy

breathing quickened, the offer much more generous than he had anticipated. He

and I’ll send

the call and transferred three thousand as a

He had sent a video

— dark, grainy footage, but unmistakable. It showed shadows of her and

was real. A chill ran down

remaining amount,

and the rest of their negotiation went smoothly. Three hundred thousand

the transaction, and Alicia opened her contacts,

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