Chapter 228 A Familiar Place
When I returned to my office, I sought Grayson and gave him a task. Coincidentally, he also handed me a report of his investigation. I was surprised to receive it so quickly. I couldn’t help but admire his efficiency
and praise him.
However, Grayson was serious when he said, “Don’t get too excited, Ms. Chloe. This is just surface–level Information, and there seem to be no issues at all. Still, my gut feeling tells me something’s off.”
The investigation report was about Stella, detailing her birth, parents‘ passing, adoption, and school
history.
“It’s right here.” Grayson pointed something out. “It says she attended primary school here, one of the most famous schools in Nocturnia. However, I couldn’t find any pictures of her from that period..
“Also, I only found one picture of her during high school, yet she lists Phy as one of her hobbies.
Why would a girl with such a hobby have no pictures or videos of herself?” Grayson looked at me with a questioning expression as he spoke.
“Ms. Chloe, don’t you think something’s amiss? That detail makes me uneasy. Please give me more time
to investigate further.
Indeed, I also felt something was wrong. I marveled at Grayson’s attentiveness and said, “Perhaps Stella didn’t like photography back then or…”
“No, I understand. You’re saying the Pierce family’s records are usually secured and difficult to find. Surprisingly, Stella’s information is readily available,” he said with sparkling eyes.
“Look, I have her graduation photos from every previous year at this school. I also have year–end photos. for each academic year,” Grayson continued, handing me two yellowed photos.
I
I looked at them and felt a tug in my mind. The scenery in those photos seemed oddly familiar. I glanced at Grayson and said, “Is… this school in Nocturnia?”
“Yes!” he nodded.
I opened the box and saw an air freshener inside, I sniffed it, and it had a pleasant scent. Although I rarely used such things, I thought giving it away would be disrespectful, so I placed it back on the desk.
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This story would be interesting if there weren't so many garbled paragraphs. Half sentences and missed paragraphs. It's too much, give us a proper story. I'm done reading...
Atlas literally took Chloe away from Ryan Ryan needs to go back and reinforce to be able to be head-on Caz that's the only place he's lacking...