Shaun was sobbing through the phone and Avery knew that she had to hurry back. Her mind went blank from the sudden turn of events. The core technology of Tate Industries had been stolen and the most pathetic of it all was that they had no idea who was behind it.
The culprit had taken the opportunity of the absence of her and Mike since they had traveled overseas for leisure.
The core technology of the company was stored in a microchip with layers of security barriers set within it; even when stolen, the culprit might not be able to decode the content right away, but it would happen eventually.
The world was never short of accidents, just like how she didn’t imagine that Zoe would commit46 suicide.
At seven in the morning, Hayden stepped out of his room and found the entire mansion in silence, as though there was not another soul. He went over to Avery’s room and noticed that the bedsheet was in a mess, but there was no one around.
“Mom!” Hayden shouted loudly.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Elliot was woken up by the shout. He got up from the couch through the excruciating headache from the hangover and walked towards Hayden.
“Hayden, what’scd wrong?”
Hayden’s eyes reddened; without a care of their previous grudges, he asked anxiously, “my mom is gone! Do you know where she is?”
Elliot immediately sobered. He took out his phone from the pocket of his trousers with a trembling hand and saw the message he received from9e Avery.
‘I have an emergency and need to head back first. Help me keep this from Hayden. Don’t make him worry
Elliot desperately wanted to call Avery right away, but keeping Hayden from learning Avery’s departure was the priority.
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