Chapter 1030
When the barking cut into their conversation, Jamie finally noticed that Alicia had brought her pet dog along. He was leaning on the window and wagging his tail in excitement.
"Good boy." He walked over to pat the dog on its head. "We only met once, but you remembered me. You have a good memory."
The big dog kept pushing its head against Jamie's palm while wagging its tail faster.
He had no choice but to get closer and put his arms around the dog.
Caressing the dog, he turned around and asked Alicia, "This place is so remote. What brings you here?"
"I'm planning to bring Prince to the farm since there are many animals there. I think he will have fun there," Alicia explained.
She named the dog 'Prince'.
"I see. You're right. Dogs love other animals." Jamie nodded. "Well, I won't keep you longer. Have a safe trip."
"All right. See you next time." After bidding farewell to them, Alicia got in her car and left.
The car already drove away, but Ariel was lost in her thoughts.
"Are you okay?" Jamie thought she hadn't calmed down.
She gazed in the direction the car was leaving as she answered, "I'm wondering if we aren't far-sighted enough. A person indeed can hide in the slum, but people rarely visit rural areas, so they are better hiding spots."
"What you are trying to say is Matthew could be hiding on the farm?" Jamie took the hint and elaborated on her theory.
"Matthew needs a lot of manpower to carry out his plan. The farm is the best spot to hide that many people. What's more, they don't have to go out and seek resources when they can achieve them on the farm." She analyzed the situation.
"What are you waiting for? Let's tell the others! We'll begin the search right now." He was already looking for numbers to dial.
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Once Alicia arrived at the farm, she kept Prince company when the dog was enjoying outdoor fun.
After he had fun chasing the flock of chickens and ducks, and messing with the cows, Alicia proceeded with playing fetch with Prince, which was his favorite game.
She threw the ball a distance away, and he fetched the ball back to her. They repeated the same steps again and again, both enjoying the moment.
After playing the game for a while, Prince once again returned to her with the ball. At the same time, Suella sent her a message. This time, Alicia used force to throw the ball farther into the distance, so it could keep Prince's attention occupied for a moment.
She checked the message on WhatsApp, and Suella was inviting her to hang out.
"Woof woof!"
"Okay, okay. I'm coming."
Prince was urging her to come over, so she replied to Suella's message with a rejection. After that, she shoved her phone into her pocket and rushed toward her pet dog.
When she approached Prince, she finally understood the reason for his urgency. The ball had landed between the fence of two farms. However, there was a little space above the fence, and Prince couldn't worm his body through them. Thus, he had to call his owner over to help him.
"All right, all right. Let me get it for you."
Alicia rolled her sleeves up before reaching out a hand over the fence to pick up the ball. Prince was waiting beside her obediently all this time.
Just when her hand almost reached the ball, she heard footsteps from the opposite direction.
The next moment, a man's threatening voice echoed in front of her.
"You're in charge of the farm at the moment. Keep an eye on that guy. If anything goes wrong, you know the consequences."
The distant voice was getting closer, and it passed by Alicia before it receded in the opposite direction.
His words reminded Alicia of Jamie and Ariel. All three of them are Cittadelians. They're looking for a missing person… And the man just now asked his companion to keep an eye on someone.
These two things could be connected.
Thus, she took out the phone without hesitation to call Jamie.
However, Prince barked at the same moment.
She immediately put a hand around its mouth, but she was too slow. Matthew stopped right there as he turned around to look in her direction with a piercing gaze.
Alicia held her breath as she listened to his moves.
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