Love beyond the mask (Whitney) novel Chapter 490

Ten minutes later, the assistant brought comprehensive news, “Sir, Hank has been hanging out a lot with Blake from the Emperor City Blue Gang recently. They even hit the casinos in Macau together not too long ago. I just found out that Hank has arranged to meet Blake tonight.”

The Blue Gang was nothing more than a ragtag bunch.

And that Blake was notorious for trouble.

Hank... was Holly’s younger brother...

Hudson’s forehead creased with tension, “Hire some bodyguards and come with me to find Hank.”

“Sir, you’re getting on in years, and you haven’t been well lately. How about I reach out to Miss Whitney to discuss how to handle this?”

“I’ll handle this personally! By tailing Hank, we’ll uncover the truth!”

Seeing no point in arguing, the assistant hurriedly prepared the car.

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In the Sheldon family’s backyard.

Danny, unsupervised and free as a bird, clutched a smartphone. On it was a photo his dad had taken of a piece of evidence left behind by Sammy.

The embroidery on the fabric was unique; the color and pattern were distinctive.

He immediately snuck off to the suspicious-looking cottage.

The cottage was sealed tight, its walls overrun with ivy, standing ominously near the Sheldon family’s back door.

The main gate was locked with a heavy padlock, and the windows were all shuttered. Danny couldn’t peek inside.

Relying on his memory, he found a corner inside the fence and spotted the same flowers from the embroidery!

In the height of summer, these flowers were in full bloom.

They had tiger-striped colors, with plump and petite blossoms.

Danny wasn’t sure if they were poisonous, so he didn’t dare touch them.

But he quickly took clear photos with his phone!

He and his mom were working as a team; she was researching the origin of these flowers.

Danny was sure they were unusual, even rare.

Yet, the fabric torn off by Sammy had them, and the Sheldon family had these flowers in just this one cottage.

Focusing on the cottage, Danny recalled feeling a strong sensation near here the last time he came.

Now, that anxious feeling was gone.

He had a bold hypothesis.

What if the piece of fabric was from someone in the Sheldon family?

Or, was Sammy being held in this cottage?

A chill ran down his spine.

Danny bowed his head, zooming in on the photo of the fabric...

He realized the fabric might not have been torn from clothing.

It was light and sheer, like gossamer, very similar to...

Suddenly, something clicked in his mind.

Danny dashed to the front yard!

Returning to the Sheldon family’s main villa, he cautiously surveyed the scene. Luckily, the living room was devoid of servants.

He remembered clearly which room was Florence’s bedroom on the second floor.

Danny tiptoed up the stairs, stealthily opened Florence’s bedroom door, and found himself inside.

He looked around the room and eventually made his way to Florence’s lavish dressing room.

From a transparent display case, he found Florence’s collection of handkerchiefs, all thin as gossamer.

He and his mom had overlooked something.

Florence liked to use a variety of handkerchiefs!

For someone who coughed frequently, having handkerchiefs was common, and since they were so small, they were easily overlooked!

Danny searched through every pattern on Florence’s handkerchiefs, but none matched the one on his phone exactly.

He frowned in frustration.

But he didn’t give up. Tonight, he decided to stay over!

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Late at night, at the hospital.

Whitney received a call from Tiana.

Tiana: “Whitney, over at Skyfaith Hospital, the ward where Natalie’s staying has been locked down. No one can get in.