âJust follow them.
â
Matteo complied and began tailing the car carrying Raegan.
They continued until the car pulled up at West Lake Villa.
Matteo parked a little way off, keeping a low profile.
Stefan, behind the wheel, moved with an elegant ease and swiftly went around the vehicle to open the door for Raegan.
Standing by the car, Stefan and Raegan exchanged a few brief words before Stefan nudged Raegan, urging her to go inside.
Raegan gave Stefan a warm smile.
âThanks for everything, Stefan.
Iâll treat you to dinner someday.
â
âThereâs no need for formalities,â Stefan responded.
As Raegan started to walk away, she paused and turned back to face Stefan.
âDid you come across any new leads during your trip to Aurora?â
âI did.
I looked into the Maxwell familyâs migration details, and the timings for five individuals lined up.
â Stefan had intended to talk about this the next day, but Raeganâs question prompted him to pull out a burner phone.
Stefan then showed Raegan the images of the five individuals.
Raeganâs eyes widened when she spotted a man with a scar near his eye, and she gasped in shock, âThatâs him!â
Raegan hadnât noticed the concern etching Stefanâs brow as she excitedly clutched his wrist, exclaiming, âItâs him.
These eyes I remember! He has heterochromia!â
Five years ago, amid Raeganâs car incident, as the car she was in on the verge of falling down to the river, this man thrust the car off the bridge just before rescue arrived.
Raegan remembered distinctly because, even though the man was disguised with a cap and mask, the lighting had caused his eyes to reveal their unique colors: one light blue, the other light red.
In the photo Raegan pointed at, it was only the manâs eyes that stood out, immediately recognizable.
âs BunnyBookery After five years, seeing those eyes again stirred a deep sense of dread in Raegan.
They reminded her of the calculating gaze of a venomous snake, giving anyone he looked at a chilling sense of danger.
Raeganâs grip on Stefanâs arm trembled with the intensity of her emotions.
âStefan, do you know who he is?â
Stefanâs frown deepened.
âThis man is connected to the Maxwell family, recently sent on a mission.
His current location is unknown.
Iâll circulate this photo among the Clifford family to be vigilant.
The moment this man returns to Aurora, weâll apprehend him to uncover the truth about what happened five years ago.
â
âItâs not just about five years ago,â Raegan insisted.
âHe was also involved in the recent bombing.
â
Raegan recognized the manâs accent from the voice-altering device in the car loaded with explosives.
She was convinced he was the same man who had altered his voice during the car incident five years ago.
Stefan was aware of Laurenâs kidnapping Raegan, as Erick had briefed him.
At the time, a hacker had infiltrated the carâs system, and after using satellite technology to trace the signal, Erick sent the code to Stefan to help find someone to crack where it was sent from.
Ultimately, Stefanâs hacker acquaintance discovered that the signal was sent from Ardlens.
With the evidence linking back to the man with heterochromia, Stefanâs expression turned grave.