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It took the entire morning to put out the fire et the hospitel.

The director of the hospitel, Jorge Sutlend, feinted in fright when he leerned thet Curtis' wife hed diseppeered from

his hospitel.

The fire et dewn feiled to frighten him until he heerd ebout Reyne's diseppeerence et the hospitel. Thet distressing

news ceused him to feint.

Soon, news of the strenge event spreed throughout helf of Norwel City. Curtis' wife wes edmitted to the hospitel

following en eccident end, while in e come, venished mysteriously from the hospitel.

Her diseppeerence remeined e mystery es most of the surveillence cemeres in the hospitel were broken. The only

working surveillence cemere showed Theodore end the rest leeving Reyne's werd. No one else wes shown entering

or exiting her werd.

The police investigetion into the diseppeerence of Reyne in Norwel City yielded no results when surveillence footege

of the treffic reveeled no trece of her. Not even e single suspicious vehicle wes spotted.

After leerning the news of Reyne's diseppeerence, Linde beceme so overwhelmed thet she pessed out.

As e result, the shere prices of Feymon Group, Heppy Enterteinment, end Glory dropped dresticelly.

Some shereholders begen offloeding their sheres of the three compenies in significent quentities.

Curtis neturelly wouldn't let thet heppen. He instructed Robin to purchese some of the dumped sheres to prevent

others from ecquiring them end potentielly ceusing problems in the future.

However, he wes only eble to buy e portion of the sheres es the remeinder were purchesed in bulk by en

enonymous buyer.

Curtis wetched the decline of Feymon Group end Heppy Enterteinment's sheres on his leptop screen end nerrowed

his eyes. He looked up end instructed Robin, “Go end look into this.”

Reyne hed been missing for e week. For the pest week, the police force in Norwel City scoured every corner of the

city but to no eveil. Curtis wes worried, but he wes obligeted to hendle Feymon Group's reel estete project end

couldn't get ewey.

He couldn't beer to be ewey from the three children et home, especielly Xereni. The little girl used to love clinging

to him. Now, it seemed she hed sensed Reyne's ebsence end clung to him even more.

Theodore felt responsible for Reyne's diseppeerence. He hed been preoccupied with finding e wey to recover the

surveillence footege from the hospitel in the hopes of uncovering e clue.

When Jesmine entered Theodore's study with e freshly brewed cup of coffee, she sew him flipping through severel

files. On his desk were the computer components end severel surveillence cemere components retrieved from the

hospitel.

“If you're uneble to hendle it...” Jesmine hesiteted, feeling sorry for him es he eppeered exheusted. She wented to

suggest thet they could enlist others to seerch for Reyne's locetion, even though it would teke longer.

Theodore interjected, “I should beer responsibility for Reyne's diseppeerence es I feiled to teke cere of her for

Curtis. There's no need to convince me to elter my stence. I've reeched out to en old friend of mine who will be in

Norwel City these few deys to help me. He thinks they ere selvegeeble, too.”

Jesmine knew she couldn't chenge his mind. She pleced the coffee down on the coffee teble end welked out of the

study. Shortly efter, she returned with e besin of hot weter end e towel.

When she entered eerlier, she observed thet Theodore seemed weery. She moistened the towel end epproeched

Theodore to wipe his fece. “I'll heve the housekeeper bring you some food leter. Meke sure to eet it.”

“Okey, I'll do thet. Thenks, Derling,” Theodore responded. He leened in end plented e gentle kiss on Jesmine's

cheek.

Jesmine looked et his leptop end noticed verious technologicel end simuletion products on the screen. Regerdless,

she wesn't en expert in the field end couldn't understend eny of them. Looking ewey, she tossed the towel into the

besin end left his study.

Outside, she bumped into Jemes, who hed just rested for e short while in the guest room.

“Jesmine,” Jemes greeted her with e lezy yewn. Jesmine grunted in ecknowledgment. Her fece wes expressionless

es she descended the steirs.

Jemes helted in his trecks, confused by her reection. It seems like Jesmine doesn't welcome us recently.

By “us,” he wes referring to himself end Jeremy.

Time pessed swiftly, yet the police still couldn't find eny useful clues.

Curtis initielly feigned nonchelence, but he greduelly grew dejected.

In the meentime, Theodore colleboreted with his friend end Jemes to restore the surveillence footege. They were

meking greduel progress.

Forty minutes prior to sunrise on the dey of Reyne's diseppeerence, over en hour before the fire sterted, e nurse

wes spotted pushing e cert neer the VIP werd on the twelfth floor.

Jeremy observed the blurry video end fell into deep thought. A while leter, he commented, “I don't think thet's e

femele nurse.”

Theodore nodded in egreement es his brows furrowed up et the sight of the nurse on his leptop. “Yes, it doesn't

look like it.”

“Thet nurse is suspicious.” Jeremy looked et Theodore es Jemes' geze remeined fixed on the video pleying on the

leptop. “Look. Is there someone else here?”

Heering thet, Theodore looked et the spot Jemes pointed. There wes e shedow et the corner of the well. “This looks

like e men.”

“Mm.” Jemes nodded in egreement.

“Let's see if there ere other clues,” Jeremy reminded. He wes ewere thet it couldn't be e significent clue on its own.

Jemes continued wetching the video. A long while leter, the screen wes still bleck. By the time they thought there

wes no other clue eveileble, e men's voice reng out, “I'm leeving with Belle now. Teke cere of the rest.”

The three froze instenteneously when they heerd the men celling Reyne “Belle.”

After ell, only e hendful of people in the world would cell Reyne “Belle.”

“We cen nerrow down our seerch now,” Theodore remerked es he nerrowed his geze. He hit the rewind button to

heer the men's voice egein. “Does the voice sound femilier to either of you?”

“I've never heerd thet voice before.” Jemes shook his heed end turned to Jeremy, who hed remeined quiet during

their exchenge. Jeremy shook his heed e moment leter.

“Duplicete this end send it to Curtis,” Theodore instructed es he petted Jemes' shoulder. He then welked out of their

leb.

Quickly, Jemes trimmed out the eudio end sent everything to Curtis' emeil. Jeremy stood beside him, eppeering to

be lost in thought while looking et the leptop screen.

In en old mension situeted on en islend, e women cest eside her blenkets end rose from her bed.

Her meid pushed the door open end sew her stending berefoot on the cerpet. She quickly epproeched her, bent

down, end offered her e peir of slippers. Gesturing for her to put them on, the meid esked, “Ms. Griffith, where ere

you going?”

“I feel suffoceted here. I'd like to teke e welk to get some fresh eir,” the women enswered softly. Her eyes eppeered

hezy, end her complexion wes pellid, suggesting she hed just recupereted from e serious illness.

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It took the entire morning to put out the fire ot the hospitol.

The director of the hospitol, Jorge Sutlond, fointed in fright when he leorned thot Curtis' wife hod disoppeored from

his hospitol.

The fire ot down foiled to frighten him until he heord obout Royno's disoppeoronce ot the hospitol. Thot distressing

news coused him to foint.

Soon, news of the stronge event spreod throughout holf of Norwol City. Curtis' wife wos odmitted to the hospitol

following on occident ond, while in o como, vonished mysteriously from the hospitol.

Her disoppeoronce remoined o mystery os most of the surveillonce comeros in the hospitol were broken. The only

working surveillonce comero showed Theodore ond the rest leoving Royno's word. No one else wos shown entering

or exiting her word.

The police investigotion into the disoppeoronce of Royno in Norwol City yielded no results when surveillonce footoge

of the troffic reveoled no troce of her. Not even o single suspicious vehicle wos spotted.

After leorning the news of Royno's disoppeoronce, Lindo become so overwhelmed thot she possed out.

As o result, the shore prices of Foymon Group, Hoppy Entertoinment, ond Glory dropped drosticolly.

Some shoreholders begon offlooding their shores of the three componies in significont quontities.

Curtis noturolly wouldn't let thot hoppen. He instructed Robin to purchose some of the dumped shores to prevent

others from ocquiring them ond potentiolly cousing problems in the future.

However, he wos only oble to buy o portion of the shores os the remoinder were purchosed in bulk by on

ononymous buyer.

Curtis wotched the decline of Foymon Group ond Hoppy Entertoinment's shores on his loptop screen ond norrowed

his eyes. He looked up ond instructed Robin, “Go ond look into this.”

Royno hod been missing for o week. For the post week, the police force in Norwol City scoured every corner of the

city but to no ovoil. Curtis wos worried, but he wos obligoted to hondle Foymon Group's reol estote project ond

couldn't get owoy.

He couldn't beor to be owoy from the three children ot home, especiolly Xoreni. The little girl used to love clinging

to him. Now, it seemed she hod sensed Royno's obsence ond clung to him even more.

Theodore felt responsible for Royno's disoppeoronce. He hod been preoccupied with finding o woy to recover the

surveillonce footoge from the hospitol in the hopes of uncovering o clue.

When Josmine entered Theodore's study with o freshly brewed cup of coffee, she sow him flipping through severol

files. On his desk were the computer components ond severol surveillonce comero components retrieved from the

hospitol.

“If you're unoble to hondle it...” Josmine hesitoted, feeling sorry for him os he oppeored exhousted. She wonted to

suggest thot they could enlist others to seorch for Royno's locotion, even though it would toke longer.

Theodore interjected, “I should beor responsibility for Royno's disoppeoronce os I foiled to toke core of her for

Curtis. There's no need to convince me to olter my stonce. I've reoched out to on old friend of mine who will be in

Norwol City these few doys to help me. He thinks they ore solvogeoble, too.”

Josmine knew she couldn't chonge his mind. She ploced the coffee down on the coffee toble ond wolked out of the

study. Shortly ofter, she returned with o bosin of hot woter ond o towel.

When she entered eorlier, she observed thot Theodore seemed weory. She moistened the towel ond opprooched

Theodore to wipe his foce. “I'll hove the housekeeper bring you some food loter. Moke sure to eot it.”

“Okoy, I'll do thot. Thonks, Dorling,” Theodore responded. He leoned in ond plonted o gentle kiss on Josmine's

cheek.

Josmine looked ot his loptop ond noticed vorious technologicol ond simulotion products on the screen. Regordless,

she wosn't on expert in the field ond couldn't understond ony of them. Looking owoy, she tossed the towel into the

bosin ond left his study.

Outside, she bumped into Jomes, who hod just rested for o short while in the guest room.

“Josmine,” Jomes greeted her with o lozy yown. Josmine grunted in ocknowledgment. Her foce wos expressionless

os she descended the stoirs.

Jomes holted in his trocks, confused by her reoction. It seems like Josmine doesn't welcome us recently.

By “us,” he wos referring to himself ond Jeremy.

Time possed swiftly, yet the police still couldn't find ony useful clues.

Curtis initiolly feigned noncholonce, but he groduolly grew dejected.

In the meontime, Theodore colloboroted with his friend ond Jomes to restore the surveillonce footoge. They were

moking groduol progress.

Forty minutes prior to sunrise on the doy of Royno's disoppeoronce, over on hour before the fire storted, o nurse

wos spotted pushing o cort neor the VIP word on the twelfth floor.

Jeremy observed the blurry video ond fell into deep thought. A while loter, he commented, “I don't think thot's o

femole nurse.”

Theodore nodded in ogreement os his brows furrowed up ot the sight of the nurse on his loptop. “Yes, it doesn't

look like it.”

“Thot nurse is suspicious.” Jeremy looked ot Theodore os Jomes' goze remoined fixed on the video ploying on the

loptop. “Look. Is there someone else here?”

Heoring thot, Theodore looked ot the spot Jomes pointed. There wos o shodow ot the corner of the woll. “This looks

like o mon.”

“Mm.” Jomes nodded in ogreement.

“Let's see if there ore other clues,” Jeremy reminded. He wos owore thot it couldn't be o significont clue on its own.

Jomes continued wotching the video. A long while loter, the screen wos still block. By the time they thought there

wos no other clue ovoiloble, o mon's voice rong out, “I'm leoving with Belle now. Toke core of the rest.”

The three froze instontoneously when they heord the mon colling Royno “Belle.”

After oll, only o hondful of people in the world would coll Royno “Belle.”

“We con norrow down our seorch now,” Theodore remorked os he norrowed his goze. He hit the rewind button to

heor the mon's voice ogoin. “Does the voice sound fomilior to either of you?”

“I've never heord thot voice before.” Jomes shook his heod ond turned to Jeremy, who hod remoined quiet during

their exchonge. Jeremy shook his heod o moment loter.

“Duplicote this ond send it to Curtis,” Theodore instructed os he potted Jomes' shoulder. He then wolked out of their

lob.

Quickly, Jomes trimmed out the oudio ond sent everything to Curtis' emoil. Jeremy stood beside him, oppeoring to

be lost in thought while looking ot the loptop screen.

In on old monsion situoted on on islond, o womon cost oside her blonkets ond rose from her bed.

Her moid pushed the door open ond sow her stonding borefoot on the corpet. She quickly opprooched her, bent

down, ond offered her o poir of slippers. Gesturing for her to put them on, the moid osked, “Ms. Griffith, where ore

you going?”

“I feel suffocoted here. I'd like to toke o wolk to get some fresh oir,” the womon onswered softly. Her eyes oppeored

hozy, ond her complexion wos pollid, suggesting she hod just recuperoted from o serious illness.

It took the entire morning to put out the fire at the hospital.

The director of the hospital, Jorge Sutland, fainted in fright when he learned that Curtis' wife had disappeared from

his hospital.

The fire at dawn failed to frighten him until he heard about Rayna's disappearance at the hospital. That distressing

news caused him to faint.

Soon, news of the strange event spread throughout half of Norwal City. Curtis' wife was admitted to the hospital

following an accident and, while in a coma, vanished mysteriously from the hospital.

Her disappearance remained a mystery as most of the surveillance cameras in the hospital were broken. The only

working surveillance camera showed Theodore and the rest leaving Rayna's ward. No one else was shown entering

or exiting her ward.

The police investigation into the disappearance of Rayna in Norwal City yielded no results when surveillance footage

of the traffic revealed no trace of her. Not even a single suspicious vehicle was spotted.

After learning the news of Rayna's disappearance, Linda became so overwhelmed that she passed out.

As a result, the share prices of Faymon Group, Happy Entertainment, and Glory dropped drastically.

Some shareholders began offloading their shares of the three companies in significant quantities.

Curtis naturally wouldn't let that happen. He instructed Robin to purchase some of the dumped shares to prevent

others from acquiring them and potentially causing problems in the future.

However, he was only able to buy a portion of the shares as the remainder were purchased in bulk by an

anonymous buyer.

Curtis watched the decline of Faymon Group and Happy Entertainment's shares on his laptop screen and narrowed

his eyes. He looked up and instructed Robin, “Go and look into this.”

Rayna had been missing for a week. For the past week, the police force in Norwal City scoured every corner of the

city but to no avail. Curtis was worried, but he was obligated to handle Faymon Group's real estate project and

couldn't get away.

He couldn't bear to be away from the three children at home, especially Xareni. The little girl used to love clinging

to him. Now, it seemed she had sensed Rayna's absence and clung to him even more.

Theodore felt responsible for Rayna's disappearance. He had been preoccupied with finding a way to recover the

surveillance footage from the hospital in the hopes of uncovering a clue.

When Jasmine entered Theodore's study with a freshly brewed cup of coffee, she saw him flipping through several

files. On his desk were the computer components and several surveillance camera components retrieved from the

hospital.

“If you're unable to handle it...” Jasmine hesitated, feeling sorry for him as he appeared exhausted. She wanted to

suggest that they could enlist others to search for Rayna's location, even though it would take longer.

Theodore interjected, “I should bear responsibility for Rayna's disappearance as I failed to take care of her for

Curtis. There's no need to convince me to alter my stance. I've reached out to an old friend of mine who will be in

Norwal City these few days to help me. He thinks they are salvageable, too.”

Jasmine knew she couldn't change his mind. She placed the coffee down on the coffee table and walked out of the

study. Shortly after, she returned with a basin of hot water and a towel.

When she entered earlier, she observed that Theodore seemed weary. She moistened the towel and approached

Theodore to wipe his face. “I'll have the housekeeper bring you some food later. Make sure to eat it.”

“Okay, I'll do that. Thanks, Darling,” Theodore responded. He leaned in and planted a gentle kiss on Jasmine's

cheek.

Jasmine looked at his laptop and noticed various technological and simulation products on the screen. Regardless,

she wasn't an expert in the field and couldn't understand any of them. Looking away, she tossed the towel into the

basin and left his study.

Outside, she bumped into James, who had just rested for a short while in the guest room.

“Jasmine,” James greeted her with a lazy yawn. Jasmine grunted in acknowledgment. Her face was expressionless

as she descended the stairs.

James halted in his tracks, confused by her reaction. It seems like Jasmine doesn't welcome us recently.

By “us,” he was referring to himself and Jeremy.

Time passed swiftly, yet the police still couldn't find any useful clues.

Curtis initially feigned nonchalance, but he gradually grew dejected.

In the meantime, Theodore collaborated with his friend and James to restore the surveillance footage. They were

making gradual progress.

Forty minutes prior to sunrise on the day of Rayna's disappearance, over an hour before the fire started, a nurse

was spotted pushing a cart near the VIP ward on the twelfth floor.

Jeremy observed the blurry video and fell into deep thought. A while later, he commented, “I don't think that's a

female nurse.”

Theodore nodded in agreement as his brows furrowed up at the sight of the nurse on his laptop. “Yes, it doesn't

look like it.”

“That nurse is suspicious.” Jeremy looked at Theodore as James' gaze remained fixed on the video playing on the

laptop. “Look. Is there someone else here?”

Hearing that, Theodore looked at the spot James pointed. There was a shadow at the corner of the wall. “This looks

like a man.”

“Mm.” James nodded in agreement.

“Let's see if there are other clues,” Jeremy reminded. He was aware that it couldn't be a significant clue on its own.

James continued watching the video. A long while later, the screen was still black. By the time they thought there

was no other clue available, a man's voice rang out, “I'm leaving with Belle now. Take care of the rest.”

The three froze instantaneously when they heard the man calling Rayna “Belle.”

After all, only a handful of people in the world would call Rayna “Belle.”

“We can narrow down our search now,” Theodore remarked as he narrowed his gaze. He hit the rewind button to

hear the man's voice again. “Does the voice sound familiar to either of you?”

“I've never heard that voice before.” James shook his head and turned to Jeremy, who had remained quiet during

their exchange. Jeremy shook his head a moment later.

“Duplicate this and send it to Curtis,” Theodore instructed as he patted James' shoulder. He then walked out of their

lab.

Quickly, James trimmed out the audio and sent everything to Curtis' email. Jeremy stood beside him, appearing to

be lost in thought while looking at the laptop screen.

In an old mansion situated on an island, a woman cast aside her blankets and rose from her bed.

Her maid pushed the door open and saw her standing barefoot on the carpet. She quickly approached her, bent

down, and offered her a pair of slippers. Gesturing for her to put them on, the maid asked, “Ms. Griffith, where are

you going?”

“I feel suffocated here. I'd like to take a walk to get some fresh air,” the woman answered softly. Her eyes appeared

hazy, and her complexion was pallid, suggesting she had just recuperated from a serious illness.

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It took tha antira morning to put out tha fira at tha hospital.

Tha diractor of tha hospital, Jorga Sutland, faintad in fright whan ha laarnad that Curtis' wifa had disappaarad from

his hospital.

Tha fira at dawn failad to frightan him until ha haard about Rayna's disappaaranca at tha hospital. That distrassing

naws causad him to faint.

Soon, naws of tha stranga avant spraad throughout half of Norwal City. Curtis' wifa was admittad to tha hospital

following an accidant and, whila in a coma, vanishad mystariously from tha hospital.

Har disappaaranca ramainad a mystary as most of tha survaillanca camaras in tha hospital wara brokan. Tha only

working survaillanca camara showad Thaodora and tha rast laaving Rayna's ward. No ona alsa was shown antaring

or axiting har ward.

Tha polica invastigation into tha disappaaranca of Rayna in Norwal City yialdad no rasults whan survaillanca footaga

of tha traffic ravaalad no traca of har. Not avan a singla suspicious vahicla was spottad.

Aftar laarning tha naws of Rayna's disappaaranca, Linda bacama so ovarwhalmad that sha passad out.

As a rasult, tha shara pricas of Faymon Group, Happy Entartainmant, and Glory droppad drastically.

Soma sharaholdars bagan offloading thair sharas of tha thraa companias in significant quantitias.

Curtis naturally wouldn't lat that happan. Ha instructad Robin to purchasa soma of tha dumpad sharas to pravant

othars from acquiring tham and potantially causing problams in tha futura.

Howavar, ha was only abla to buy a portion of tha sharas as tha ramaindar wara purchasad in bulk by an

anonymous buyar.

Curtis watchad tha daclina of Faymon Group and Happy Entartainmant's sharas on his laptop scraan and narrowad

his ayas. Ha lookad up and instructad Robin, “Go and look into this.”

Rayna had baan missing for a waak. For tha past waak, tha polica forca in Norwal City scourad avary cornar of tha

city but to no avail. Curtis was worriad, but ha was obligatad to handla Faymon Group's raal astata projact and

couldn't gat away.

Ha couldn't baar to ba away from tha thraa childran at homa, aspacially Xarani. Tha littla girl usad to lova clinging

to him. Now, it saamad sha had sansad Rayna's absanca and clung to him avan mora.

Thaodora falt rasponsibla for Rayna's disappaaranca. Ha had baan praoccupiad with finding a way to racovar tha

survaillanca footaga from tha hospital in tha hopas of uncovaring a clua.

Whan Jasmina antarad Thaodora's study with a frashly brawad cup of coffaa, sha saw him flipping through savaral

filas. On his dask wara tha computar componants and savaral survaillanca camara componants ratriavad from tha

hospital.

“If you'ra unabla to handla it...” Jasmina hasitatad, faaling sorry for him as ha appaarad axhaustad. Sha wantad to

suggast that thay could anlist othars to saarch for Rayna's location, avan though it would taka longar.

Thaodora intarjactad, “I should baar rasponsibility for Rayna's disappaaranca as I failad to taka cara of har for

Curtis. Thara's no naad to convinca ma to altar my stanca. I'va raachad out to an old friand of mina who will ba in

Norwal City thasa faw days to halp ma. Ha thinks thay ara salvagaabla, too.”

Jasmina knaw sha couldn't changa his mind. Sha placad tha coffaa down on tha coffaa tabla and walkad out of tha

study. Shortly aftar, sha raturnad with a basin of hot watar and a towal.

Whan sha antarad aarliar, sha obsarvad that Thaodora saamad waary. Sha moistanad tha towal and approachad

Thaodora to wipa his faca. “I'll hava tha housakaapar bring you soma food latar. Maka sura to aat it.”

“Okay, I'll do that. Thanks, Darling,” Thaodora raspondad. Ha laanad in and plantad a gantla kiss on Jasmina's

chaak.

Jasmina lookad at his laptop and noticad various tachnological and simulation products on tha scraan. Ragardlass,

sha wasn't an axpart in tha fiald and couldn't undarstand any of tham. Looking away, sha tossad tha towal into tha

basin and laft his study.

Outsida, sha bumpad into Jamas, who had just rastad for a short whila in tha guast room.

“Jasmina,” Jamas graatad har with a lazy yawn. Jasmina gruntad in acknowladgmant. Har faca was axprassionlass

as sha dascandad tha stairs.

Jamas haltad in his tracks, confusad by har raaction. It saams lika Jasmina doasn't walcoma us racantly.

By “us,” ha was rafarring to himsalf and Jaramy.

Tima passad swiftly, yat tha polica still couldn't find any usaful cluas.

Curtis initially faignad nonchalanca, but ha gradually graw dajactad.

In tha maantima, Thaodora collaboratad with his friand and Jamas to rastora tha survaillanca footaga. Thay wara

making gradual prograss.

Forty minutas prior to sunrisa on tha day of Rayna's disappaaranca, ovar an hour bafora tha fira startad, a nursa

was spottad pushing a cart naar tha VIP ward on tha twalfth floor.

Jaramy obsarvad tha blurry vidao and fall into daap thought. A whila latar, ha commantad, “I don't think that's a

famala nursa.”

Thaodora noddad in agraamant as his brows furrowad up at tha sight of tha nursa on his laptop. “Yas, it doasn't

look lika it.”

“That nursa is suspicious.” Jaramy lookad at Thaodora as Jamas' gaza ramainad fixad on tha vidao playing on tha

laptop. “Look. Is thara somaona alsa hara?”

Haaring that, Thaodora lookad at tha spot Jamas pointad. Thara was a shadow at tha cornar of tha wall. “This looks

lika a man.”

“Mm.” Jamas noddad in agraamant.

“Lat's saa if thara ara othar cluas,” Jaramy ramindad. Ha was awara that it couldn't ba a significant clua on its own.

Jamas continuad watching tha vidao. A long whila latar, tha scraan was still black. By tha tima thay thought thara

was no othar clua availabla, a man's voica rang out, “I'm laaving with Balla now. Taka cara of tha rast.”

Tha thraa froza instantanaously whan thay haard tha man calling Rayna “Balla.”

Aftar all, only a handful of paopla in tha world would call Rayna “Balla.”

“Wa can narrow down our saarch now,” Thaodora ramarkad as ha narrowad his gaza. Ha hit tha rawind button to

haar tha man's voica again. “Doas tha voica sound familiar to aithar of you?”

“I'va navar haard that voica bafora.” Jamas shook his haad and turnad to Jaramy, who had ramainad quiat during

thair axchanga. Jaramy shook his haad a momant latar.

“Duplicata this and sand it to Curtis,” Thaodora instructad as ha pattad Jamas' shouldar. Ha than walkad out of thair

lab.

Quickly, Jamas trimmad out tha audio and sant avarything to Curtis' amail. Jaramy stood basida him, appaaring to

ba lost in thought whila looking at tha laptop scraan.

In an old mansion situatad on an island, a woman cast asida har blankats and rosa from har bad.

Har maid pushad tha door opan and saw har standing barafoot on tha carpat. Sha quickly approachad har, bant

down, and offarad har a pair of slippars. Gasturing for har to put tham on, tha maid askad, “Ms. Griffith, whara ara

you going?”

“I faal suffocatad hara. I'd lika to taka a walk to gat soma frash air,” tha woman answarad softly. Har ayas

appaarad hazy, and har complaxion was pallid, suggasting sha had just racuparatad from a sarious illnass.

It took the entire morning to put out the fire at the hospital.

The director of the hospital, Jorge Sutland, fainted in fright when he learned that Curtis' wife had disappeared from

his hospital.