âIâll give you an hour to send me surveillance videos from the time she left this store until she disappeared,â Wayne ordered Noel.
âSure, Mr. Wright.â Noel was nervously sweating. After he sent Wayne to the office, Noel worked nonstop to get the video.
He sent the surveillance video to Wayne and ran back to his office an hour later.
âIâve emailed the video to you, Mr. Wright. What should | do next?â
Wayne was still infuriated after checking all of the surveillance videos. He quickly shut down his laptop.
About ten minutes later, Noel parked his car in the East End near the new villa area. Then a dozen strong men dressed in black suits walked to them; they were the bodyguards Wayne hired.
âWho is it?â A maid opened the door after hearing the doorbell. She was wary after seeing the people in front of her, so she only opened the doorac***k.
âHello, weâve come to see...â
Wayneâs face was expressionless, as if he was a gang member, too. He reached out and grabbed the edge of the door through the c***k, pulling it outward. Because the maid was caught off guard, the door opened wide.
âWâm here to see Shirley Gabriel.â Wayne said coldly and angrily. He had entered the house before he could finish. 459 How Dare You! âMaâam! âAs she stumbled and ran upstairs, the maid shouted. Awoman ina gray dress came down the stairs a short time later. She was about fifty years old and appeared to be in good shape. She was slim, with delicate makeup and curly brown hair that cascaded over her shoulders.
âWho is it? You know youâre trespassing, right? Iâll call the police!â Shirley shouted.
Shirley was standing at the stairs on the second floor, enraged after seeing those people downstairs. She had just dialed 911 when she noticed the man standing in front of the crowd.
âWayne Wright?â Shirleyâs eyes widened in surprise, and she set her phone down.
Shirley quickly relaxed. âIâve always remembered the deal | made with you back then,â she said slowly as she walked down the stairs, âbut how come you seem to have forgotten it yourself?â
Wayne continued to stare at her indifferently. He forced himself not to become enraged and asked hoarsely, âWhere is Tammy?â
Shirley came to a halt and then laughed. Her laughter echoed throughout the living room, sounding harsh like a ghost.
âDo you mean Tammy is missing? Why do you come here after losing your child? Do you think Iâd sacrifice her life for Allieâs?
She doesnât even deserve it!â
Shirley shivered slightly as she leaned against the armrest. She had felt the loneliness of losing her family for the past five years.
She could still remember clearly the moment Allie fell off the building. She couldnât forget it all, no matter how hard she tried.
Later, she thought about making Anna lose something in exchange. But she had to give up every time she remembered what Wayne had said 459 How Dare You! = to her at the top of the building on the day they signed the contract.
Wayne was enraged after hearing Shirleyâs bold words. He snatched the stack of printed video screenshots from Noelâs hands and tossed them at Shirleyâs face. The paper was scattered like snowflakes. Shirleyâs face turned pale as she looked at the paper on the floor.
âHow would you explain that?â Wayne asked as coldly as a demon from hell.
Shirley became terrified as she remembered what Wayne had said to. her five years before. Wayneâs bodyguard had pushed her halfway over the top floor railing at the time, but he didnât seem to mind she would die.
âYou must also know whether Frank died because of his illness or not. Ifyou donât want to die as tragically as Allie, | will also let you spend the rest of your life in jail.â
âIâve already agreed to hand over the group to you! What else do you want?!â
âIwant you to stay away from Anna. You will die if you go anywhere near her again!â
Shirley couldnât stand still when she remembered that horrible past. She could barely maintain her balance and felt threatened when she saw the bodyguards in the living room.
Then she wiped the sweat from her brow with her hand. She averted her gaze from Wayneâs and looked at the living room floor.
She said, âTammy had followed me the day before, and it took me a while to notice it. Later on, | simply told her to go home. I didnât hurt her in any way.â
âYou deliberately led Tammy into an alley with no surveillance, and it didnât take long for your car to leave there. Wasnât she in your car?â Wayne approached Shirley and snarled Shirley shook her head desperately, shouting, âI didnât do anything! | 459 How Dare You! simply knocked her out and drove away.â
Wayneâs eyes were cold, and he looked down at Shirley. âSearch the house!â he ordered the bodyguards Hearing that, the group of men dashed to all four corners of the house. Shirley looked up in disbelief, seeing that her luxurious home quickly became a shambles. A porcelain vase shattered on the ground, and shards flew all over.
âWayne, youâre breaking the law!â she cried in pain.
âThen call the police,â Wayne said indifferently. He left after confirming that Tammy was not there.
Wayne came to a halt as he was about to leave the house. He was silhouetted by the sun, making him look like a ghost. His dull voice, however, was still powerful. He said, âTammy had better be safe. Or, youâll be doomed.â
Shirleyâs heart was slowly broken by the sound of people leaving. After they had all left,she quickly took out her cell phone.
âDid you find her? Iâve told you, we canât mess with this girl! Are you sure she wasnât there when you went back? You didnât smuggle her away?â
Shirley breathed a sigh of relief as she hung up the phone. She clenched her teeth as she remembered what had happened the night before.
On their way back to the Wayne office, Noel examined Wayneâs expression in the rearview mirror. He got goosebumps all over when he remembered what had just happened.
Frowning, Wayne cast a solemn look out the window. âGabe, remember | asked you to look into Frankâs death five years ago?â
he said, pulling his phone from his pocket.