NovelEnglish"Kidnapping? Seriously?" "Con, it has to be a joke! This is Devonport, who would dare to kidnap Sophie right under Colby's nose? They'd have to be crazy." Jenna mulled it over for a moment. "You're kinda right..." But just as she finished her sentence, something clicked. "Wait a minute! You idiot! Have you forgotten who else is in Devonport? Griffin's a loose cannon; he doesn't care if Colby kills him. Sophie went out just now to deal with that Reeves International mess!" "What! Damn it! How could I forget about him?" Adler, now realizing the severity, started to panic. "What should we do? I'm going to round up speople right now. To the Reeves estate!" "By the tyou figure it out, it'll be too late! Why aren't you calling Colby already?" Jenna was already dialing her phone as she spoke.
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Meanwhile, outside, Angelo and Sandy had just gotten off their flight and couldn't wait to drag their suitcases into Burke Estate.
"Hey everyone! Guess who's back!" Angelo announced, laughing heartily with his hands on his hips. Sandy felt a bit embarrassed and pouted, "Where is everyone? Why isn't anyone here to welcus?" "Yeah, why is the living room so empty? Not a soul in sight. Where did everyone go?" Angelo was puzzled, but suddenly felt two figures rush past them.
He paused, "Sis, did you feel like two people just walked past us?" "It seemed... like it, yeah." Sandy was confused, "Are we hallucinating?" Angelo was just as puzzled, "Who knows! Can anyone explain what's going on?" As night fell, Colby and his men had already surrounded the Reeves family's mansion. His men had searched the house and cout looking troubled. "Boss, we've searched the entire house, but there's no one inside." "What about the cellar?" "Empty as well..." Colby's expression grew darker, sending chills down his men's spines.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt had been ages since Colby had lost his temper like this. The last the had such a terrifying look was when he found out Odie had drugged his wife. "Search the whole of Devonport, turn it upside down if you have to, but I want Griffin found!" "Yes, Boss!" Soon, his men were heading towards the outskirts, figuring that if Griffin didn't want to draw attention, he'd dikely take his hostage ον somewhere secluded.
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