Chapter 106

Chapter 106 Menu A primal instinct made Cody glance at the passing car. He caught a glimpse of a nose and lips beneath the wide brim of the black hat. The car sped away. He instinctively noted the license plate.

Sherry was on her way to the apartment complex. She couldn’t help but call Evan for an update, though she knew he wasn’t omnipotent, and the building management needed time. Evan answered, “Building management hasn’t responded, but my people found a suspicious vehicle leaving the garage. We’re investigating.”

“Suspicious vehicle?” Sherry’s breath hitched.“She told me she was being followed. Is it that car?”

“No, the person is still outside. Probably sent by Julian.”

You know that too?” Sherry was surprised but didn’t dwell on it.“Okay. I’ll go to the apartment. Maybe it’s a false alarm.” She said this, but her heart held little hope.

They hung up. Sherry rushed to the apartment. The darkness inside sent a chill down her spine. Evan said the follower was Julian’s; maybe that was a distraction. After acting like a decent human being, the asshole was back to his old tricks! She called Julian. The moment the call connected, she yelled, “Julian, what have you done with Olivia? Where have you hidden her? What do you want?!”

“She’s missing?” Julian jumped up from the sofa. He was on the twentieth floor. He knew I was returning from the fishing village today; after leaving Sherry’s, he’d kept someone watching me.

“Yes, she’s missing! Don’t play dumb, Julian! It’s either you, your mother, or that bitch Rita; it has to be one of you...” Sherry paced the room.

Julian didn’t explain, hanging up.“Julian, you bastard!” Sherry was certain he was behind this.

Soon, Evan sent a message, making the situation even more dire. Building management reviewed the garage security footage;

there was no record of my car entering, nor any other vehicles entering or leaving during that time, but the footage from the entrance shows my car entering. My car was in the garage, but it disappeared from the cameras. The security cameras had been deliberately interfered with. The garage was usually quiet; at that hour, there weren’t f stasis for hours without anyone noticing the tampering. many people, and it seemed to be in a state Sherry immediately called the police. Police and building management arrived at the garage. Sherry recounted the events, describing the suspicious vehicle Evan mentioned, while building management provided additional information.

Evan was tracking the suspicious vehicle with Cody. The building management’s information confirmed its suspicious nature, and he trusted Cody’s instincts. No one could be sure if that car took me, or if something happened in the complex during the time the cameras were disabled. The police and management were investigating the complex; he was chasing the vehicle; any updates had to be shared immediately. The most likely suspects were the Crowe and Shaw families. But suspicion wasn’t enough for an arrest; evidence was needed.