As the situation unfolded, a growing crowd of curious onlookers, comprised mainly of community residents, began to gather. Ariana’s anxiety swelled, and she didn’t mince words. She confronted the property manager directly, her voice laced with urgency.

“What’s the meaning of pressing issues? Valuables have vanished from my house! If you continue obstructing access to the surveillance footage, I’ll be left with no recourse but to summon the authorities and let them take it from here.”

Then, she feigned dialing the police.

Quickly, the property manager interceded, “Wait, hold on. It’s not that we’re barring you from the surveillance footage. The stark truth is that our community’s surveillance system has been on the fritz for years, rendering it inaccessible.”

This revelation drew a chorus of criticism from the onlookers.

“What?

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let the surveillance system languish for years? What have you been doing with the hefty property fees we’ve

Edwards today, but

tried to appease the angry crowd, asserting, “Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you, we’ll take immediate steps to rectify the camera system. We give you our solemn

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a sliver of hope. She inquired tentatively, “Pardon me, but before my unfortunate incident, did you happen to spot a

and said firmly, “I’ve been here all along keeping an eye

thank you. A self-deprecating smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. She realized that she had let

out of the building

her leave, a sense of guilt crept over the security

earlier in the morning, so he hadn’t seen anything. But when Ariana asked him about it, the manager had been standing right next to him, so he couldn’t

night, Holden was spending time with Adele in

in looking at picture books. As he observed his daughter, Holden couldn’t help but

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