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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know you were in the surveillance room asking about it. The woman who set up the cameras didn’t finish

hand tightened around her phone, her breath hitching as she caught faint voices in the background. Someone was urging the man to

in debt, Alicia realized. He was gambling recklessly, hoping for a big payout and pretending to

she took

you prove you have

you want. It’s your

seventy thousand upfront,” she said,

the offer much more generous than he

first, and I’ll

and transferred three thousand as

her phone chimed. He had sent

heart pounded as she watched it — dark, grainy footage, but unmistakable. It showed shadows

A chill ran

the remaining amount, sealing

their negotiation went smoothly. Three hundred thousand for

details for the transaction, and Alicia

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