NovelEnglish"But I still lied to you. I was wrong. I didn't know any other way to spend twith you alone, so I resorted to this method. You're right-I was despicable." Hearing the dejection in Theodore's voice and thinking about Sydney's disappearance, Rosalie decided not to hold it against him for now.
"It's all in the past. Don't dwell on it anymore. Right now, finding your mother is the most important thing. I'll think about it on my end and see if I cane up with any leads. If I do, I'll let you know." Theodore acknowledged with a hum. "Alright, I'll leave it at that for now. I need to keep searching for my mom." With that, the two ended the call.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRosalie returned to her room. Steve was still awake, lying in bed with wide, curious eyes.
"Baby, your grandma is missing. What are we going to do? If I'd known something like this would happen, I would've remembered every detail from the last tI saw her. I should have paid more attention to that client's appearance. I was too careless." Suddenly, a thought struck Rosalie.
"Wait... Justin was there at the ttoo." Rosalie immediately picked up her phone and dialed the number Justin had called her from earlier that morning. She wasn't sure if he would answer.
The phone rang for a full forty seconds without being picked up, and eventually, the call disconnected automatically.
Rosalie decided not to call again, assuming he was probably busy and couldn't answer.
Just a few minutes later, her phone rang. Seeing Justin's non the caller ID, she quickly answered.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Rose, what's wrong? Why are you calling so late? Did something happen?" Justin's voice was filled with concern.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just need to ask you something." "What is it?" "It's about the woman we saw last night at the restaurant. She's my former mother-in-law. My ex-husband just calledto say she's missing. The last tI s her was at the restaurant, and the client she was with was highly Suspicious because the restaurant's surveillance footage was tampered with." en.kikistories "This is serious," Justin said gravely. "What can I do to help?" "Do you remember what the older woman looked like? Or any other details?" "Hold on a second." Justin fell silent for a moment before speaking 1.nět again. "The woman was wearing a Patek Philippe Calatrava 5287G limited edition watch. It's worth about ten million, and only a few people in the world own it. You could start by looking into that en.kikistories "Got it. Thank you! This is a very important lead. I'll let Theo know right away. You should get srest.' || "Alright. If you think of anything else, letknow. I'll see if I can recall anything further." "Okay, goodnight." Rosalie ended the call and immediately dialed Theodore's number.
The call was picked up instantly. "Rose." "Theo, I just got a lead. The client et was wearing a Patek Philippe Calatrava 5287G limited edition watch worth about ten million. You can check who in the country owns this watch. It should help narrow things down quickly." en.kikistories "This is a very useful lead. Thank you for remembering this." Theodore's gratitude was evident.
"Theo, it wasn'twho remembered. It was Justin," Rosalie clarified.
"What?" "I was having dinner with him at the restaurant last night, so I called him just now to ask. He remembered and told me."
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