Approaching the outskirts of town near the abandoned factory, Christine's call came through.
She was frantic, "Jane, you said Ramona's in trouble, what happened? Isn't she supposed to be in the nursing home?"
"Ramona's been kidnapped." My heart was pounding as I tried to keep it simple. "Looks like it's Dorothy and Pearl's scheme. They've told me to head to an abandoned factory on the outskirts of town."
"Thatâs despicable! How could they keep targeting an elderly woman like this!"
Christine was livid, then quickly asked, "Where are you now? Does Gregory know about this? Iâm coming to meet you right away!"
"Gregory's clueless, caught up in some patent issue, hasn't even checked his phone."
As the car neared the location sent by the kidnappers, I spoke in brief, "Iâm almost at the abandoned factory on the outskirts. You donât need to come;
Iâm not alone, ran into Mark on the way here. Heâs coming with me."
"Mark? He's in Vista Town?"
"Yes."
The car slowly came to a stop, and glancing at the time, we were almost exactly on schedule, couldnât afford another minuteâs delay, "Chris, weâre here, gotta go!"
...
As Christine listened to the dial tone, she grabbed her car keys while hurriedly dialing another number.
After no luck getting through to Dailey for a while, she decided to call Gregory's friend, Clarence. It didnât matter if it was through Clarence or Dailey, as long as she could get the message to Gregory.
Clarence picked up quickly, not holding any grudge for being previously brushed off, and with his usual carefree tone, "Ah, little Chris, finally remembered me? Realized Dailey can't compete with me, huh..."
With no time to waste, Christine cut straight to the chase, "Someoneâs kidnapped Ramona Myers! Theyâve informed Jane to head to an abandoned factory on the outskirts to rescue her, and Gregoryâs not answering his phone. Can you find a way to reach him?!"
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"We need to get the message to Gregory!"
Hearing this, Clarence immediately became serious, "You mean Jane has already gone to the outskirts alone?"
"What else?!" Christine retorted, then added a reminder, "Oh, not alone, sheâs got your family's Gregory's top rival with her."
In Christineâs eyes, Bryant was at best a former brother-in-law, hardly a rival, especially considering his past actions, he was no competition.
But Mark, always supportive of Jane and with his gentle demeanor, was a different story.
Hearing this, Clarence was startled, "I, I gotta go tell Greg! Donât do anything rash, we donât need a âSeven Dwarfs Save the Princessâ situation."
"Don't worry, I'm not that foolish!"
"Thatâs good."
Clarence ended the call efficiently, initially considering calling Gregory but then, realizing the urgency, dialed Lucius directly.
Lucius, always on standby for Gregoryâs orders, seldom missed a call.
Lucius answered, his tone serious, "Hey, bro."
Relieved to have him pick up, Clarence got straight to the point, "Are you with Greg?"
"Yeah."
"Is he busy?"
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