Chapter 0651
Chapter 0651
“What?!”
“You heard me. I need your help. Contact our men–we need to locate Maximus’s children right away.”
“Don’t worry, Dad. I’ll request clearance to return immediately and get the team together. But you know what this means, don’t you?”
“I know, Alden,” Peter admitted, his voice heavy with guilt “And I’m ready to face the consequences.”
“Good. I’ll call you back soon.”
Alden approached the captain of his flight, explaining the emergency. The captain promptly requested permission to return. As the plane began to change course, Alden’s mind raced. The mention of Serenity in Leonardo’s hands filled him with dread. He couldn’t shake the sense of foreboding–knowing what his father had uncovered during his investigation, he feared the worst for Serenity.
Determined, Alden quickly contacted the same team that had assisted him months ago, the last time Leonardo had taken Serenity.
“I need your help locating someone,” Alden began.
“Name them.”
“It’s the same woman from months ago–Serenity. And the same man who had her captive before.”
“Understood. What are your orders?”
“Find her and her brother, Maurice. Eliminate the other man if necessary-” Alden paused, taking a deep breath, No, just focus on locating them for now. I’ll be back in Valentia in two hours. Handle the situation until I get there.”
“Got it. Do you have any leads on where to start?”
“No! But you could start by searching the mansion where it happened the first time…”
“It’s too obvious, but I’ll send my men to check it out,” Alden replied.
At the Bartz residence, tension was at its peak. Marcus had been taken into custody, leaving Valerie struggling to process the truth about her husband. As she tried to make sense of it all, Camille burst into her room, her face pale with worry.
“Val, sweetheart… I sent the driver to pick up John, but he just called to say that when he got there, someone had already taken my boy. I’ve called the Bartz estate, but Theodore has no idea where John could be,” Camille said, her voice trembling with fear.
Valerie’s knees buckled, and she collapsed to the floor.
“Camille… What the hell is happening? Where is my son? Tell me! Tell me!” Valerie screamed, panic overtaking
her.
Marcus, the only person she thought could help her, was in jail. She was slipping into shock, overwhelmed by helplessness.
“Val, sweetheart, I’ve already sent all our men to look for Jehn, and I’ve informed Frederick, But I wanted to tell you myself so I wouldn’t make a mistake. Maybe he went with another classmate….”
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Chapter 0651
“Camille… You know John doesn’t have any friends other than Peter’s grandson,” Valerie snapped, her voice cracking.
“Sweetheart, try to calm down! I didn’t want to tell you…
“No, Camille! No more secrets! I have enough on my plate right now… We need to go to the police. We need to report
this. How is it even possible that the school handed John over to someone who wasn’t us?”
“Val, my dear…”
Valerie broke down, sobbing bitterly. Her world was collapsing. She was trying to be strong for Marcus’s sake,
what losing John was something she had never anticipated. Her whole body trembled as she struggled to grasp was happening.
but
Meanwhile, Frederick mobilized all available men to search for John. After gaining access to surveillance footage, they identified the vehicle that had taken the boy. The culprit was none other than Leonardo Palmer. Frederick clenched his jaw. Leonardo had no idea what kind of storm he was unleashing.
Armed with this new information, Frederick called Maximus, who hesitated for a moment before answering.
“Mr. Palmer, this is Frederick Sanders.”
“I’m sorry, Frederick, but I don’t have time for your family’s business right now.”
“I think you’ll want to make time. This is about Valerie’s son- and your father.”
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