Chapter 3

After dropping Alex off at the daycare, Clara hopped in a cab and headed straight to the Melendez skyscraper

After paying the taxi fare, she got out of the cab, looked up at the towering building and couldn’t help but feel a bit jittery-

She had to nail this job interview! Melendez Corporation was a big deal in the industry, and anyone associated with it was considered top–notch.

Taking a deep breath, Clara strutted into the building Before she could even reach the front desk, a man rushed out, muttering:

“Mr. Melendez’s kid is missing? Got it, I’ll round up a search party right away!”

Hearing this, Clara raised an eyebrow, a strange pang in her heart.

“Hello, who are you looking for?”

If it weren’t for the receptionist interrupting her thoughts, she would have just stood there dumbfounded.

“Hi, I’m here for an interview. For position of the General Manager’s Secretary”

“Alright, follow me!”

receptionist, stealing a glance at the direction the man

she was the only one who made the

manager nodded in approval, “You can start tomorrow,

“Sure thing!”

entire company at the headquarters

simply smiling in response, “Thank you

the good news. But when she took out her phone, she realized she had nobody to share it

thought was that her son

is Alex’s mom speaking.”

He snuck out of school!”

“He he what?”

the surveillance footage. He slipped out

words. All she could think about was that Alex was missing. Her phone slipped from her

ground

remembered what her son had said that morning. The amusement park! Alex must have gone to

so sorry… This is all my fault! Please, I hope nothing bad has

point of living without her son?

was a weekday, the amusement park

was a Melendez–funded amusement park, with top–ranked attractions from around the world..

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