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    One of the staff there pulled up a message on their phone and

    showed it to her.

    “She requested bereavement leave. Said she went home because her grandmother passed away.”

    Kaia blinked.

    Vanessa had never once mentioned a grandmother before.

    Jerry still came to work every day, but he no longer wore the shoes Vanessa had given him.

    bIn /bthe break–room, noticing Kaia stealing nces at himb, /bJerry blinked and asked, “Kaia, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?”

    bKaia /bshook her head. “It’s nothing. Just looking around.”

    bKaia /bcalled Vanessa bagain/bb, /bbut there was no answer.

    bSending /bba /btext balso /bgot no response.

    She was on edge, bfeeling /bbthat /bbsomething /bwas off.

    bDuring /bthe blunch /bbbreak/bb, /bbas /bbKaia /bscrolled bthrough /bbher /bbchat /bbhistory /bwith bVanessa/bb, /bbher /beyes suddenly widened.

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    “That’s not bright/b! Vanessa said her grandma died when bshe /bwas ba /bkid!b” /b

    It was two years ago when Vanessa had casually mentioned it during a chat, and Kaia only remembered after checking the records.

    Kaia asked for leave and went straight to the police station.

    “Miss, you’re saying you suspect something has happened to byour /bfriend?” a police officer asked.

    “Yes! She took bereavement leave from thepany, bbut /bher grandma died a long time ago. The reason for the leave doesn’t hold up. I went to her rental apartment, but no one answered bthe /bdoor.”

    The police officers looked at each other in confusion. “You said the reason for the leave bmight /bbe false, but the leave–application process requires certain procedures. It’s unlikely that someone else used bher /bphone to bapply/bb, /bright?

    b“/bYou just said she was in a bad mood after a breakup. Maybe bshe /bjust bwants /bto bbe /balone to bcalm /bdownb. /bDon’t worry too much.”

    bKaia /bbhad /bno choice bbut /bto leave the police station bwith /bbher /bhead downb. /b

    bWas Vanessa /bbreally /bbjust /bbtrying /bto bcalm /bbdown/bb? /b

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    But Vanessa was a very sociable personb. /bKaia had asked her neighbors, and they said they hadn’t seen her for days.

    Maybe she went back to her hometown to unwind?

    She sent a message to the HR department: [Do you have bthe /bphone number of Vanessa’s emergency contact?]

    As soon as Kaia got into her car after leaving the police station, bshe /bsaw the message from HR: b[/bKaia, she didn’t fill in an emergency contact.]

    Just as Kaia was about bto /bcall Lucien out of frustrationb, /bJerry tapped on bher /bcar windowb. /b

    “Kaiab, /bwhat a coincidence to see byou /bbhere/b. Were you at the police stationb?/bb” /b

    Kaia sat up straight and stared at bhim /bsuspiciouslyb. /bb“/bbWere /byou following bme/bb?/bb” /b

    Jerry forced a bsmile/bb. /bb“/bbWhy /bwould I follow byou/bb, /bKaia? Your husband seemed to bhave /bsome misunderstandings about mest time. bI /bjust bwanted /bto apologize.

    “bKaia/bb, /bbcan /byou bgive /bme a ride back to thepany?”

    bKaia /bsized him bup /band opened the door for him.

    b“/bbNo /bneed to apologizeb. /bThere’s nothing to misunderstandb./b”

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    Kaia let him binto /bthe carb, /bhoping to get some information from bhim/b.

    “Jerryb, /bwere byou /bdating Vanessa before?”

    Behind bJerry’s /bsses, a cold glint shed, masking the cruelty in his eyes.

    He gave a sly bsmile /band said, “Yeah. But we’re over, Kaia. You don’t seriously bthink /bher disappearance has anything to do with me, do you?b” /b

    Kaia’s grip tightened on the steering wheel. “Who said she’s missingb?/bb” /b

    Jerry let out a sinister chuckle. When bhe /blooked up, his eyes were brimming with a terrifying cruelty. “You’ve shown up at the police stationb. /bDo you take me for a fool?b” /b

    A shiver bran /bdown Kaia’s spine.

    She’d always thought Jerry was just a womanizer or a jerk in rtionships.

    After all, he was a well–educatedw student from a top–notch school. How could he break thew?

    But now, he was being so brazen!

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    Jerry smirked and pressed a knife against her waist. b“/bLet’s bgo/bb, /bour fancy bwyer/bb. /bbI’m /bnot in the mood to chat bin /bfront of bthe /bcop shop.”

    Through her clothes, Kaia felt the icy cold of the dagger.

    She took a deep breath bto /bcalm herself and slowly started the

    carb. /b

    “Jerryb, /bcalm downb!/bb” /b

    “Drive!” The onceb–/bbgentle /bman now had a look of pure malice in his eyes that she’d never seen before.

    “Don’t even bthink /bbabout /bcrashing the car or taking a wrong turn, or this de bwon’t /bbe so kind.”

    Jerry shed a cold bsmile/b. “Heard you’re pregnant. Would be a shame if something happened to both of youb./b”

    Kaia’s heart skipped a beat.

    She had to stay calm andposed,

    She clung to the hope that Lucien woulde to her rescue. All she had to do was hold on until he noticed she was gone.

    “Where to?” Kaia managed to keep her voice steady,

    “Take the highway to the northern suburbs. No messing around.

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    bOne /bwrong move, and I’ll dig this thing deeper binto /byour side.”

    With no other optionb, /bKaia followed his orders.

    Not long after getting boff /bthe highway, in a spot where the surveince cameras couldn’t reachb, /bJerry suddenly barked, “Stop the carb./b”

    Kaia’s heart jumped into her throat.

    Is this the endi? /iDid he igo /ithrough ball /bthis trouble just ito /iikill /ime biright /i/bhere?

    Before bshe /bcould process what was happeningb, /ba bwhite /bhandkerchief waved in front bof /bbher /bfaceb, /band everything went ck.

    b***** /b

    Meanwhileb, /bbin /bbthe /bmiddle bof /ba meetingb, /bLucien suddenly snatched up bhis /bphone bfrom /bbwhere /bbit /by face down on the table.

    He’d texted Kaia ban /bbhour /bbago/b–still no reply.

    bHer /bworkload had been blight /btelyb, /band she busually /banswered bwithin /bbminutes/b.

    bThe /bsilence gnawed at bhim/b.

    bKaia /bhad worked tirelessly bto /breturn after bher /bfurther studiesb, /bball /b

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    burm/bb. /b

    bIf /bnot for that, bhe /bwould’ve insisted she take a break, focus on restingb, /band nurture the twins until they arrived.

    He respected bher /bdreams, but the constant worry over her safety never left him.

    Lucien began bdialing /bher number. Ten calls—no answer.

    His stomach tightened. Something was wrong.

    bHe /bimmediately rang Jude.

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    bWrite /bbyour /bbment /b

    Tr bGifts /b