Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1498

Early the next morning, just as the sky began to lighten, Laney made good on her promise and led Andrew and Teresa to her friend's residence. However, upon arrival, they found the sprawling European-style villa completely empty. There wasn't a single soul in sight.

"How is this possible?" Laney muttered, standing in the middle of the vacant living room, her brows tightly knitted. She held her phone, dialing her friend's number over and over again, but the calls went entirely unanswered. "I can't reach him." Laney lowered her phone, her face draining of color. "It isn't even working hours yet. He is usually always at the villa at this time."

Staring at the empty house, Andrew's eyes grew darker by the second. He turned to Laney and demanded coldly, "Where is the factory that manufactured the android?"

Laney froze, lowering her head guiltily. "I don't know. We always conducted our exchanges right here in this villa. Plus, I signed a non-disclosure agreement with him..."

Andrew was so infuriated he almost laughed. "You sank eighty million into this without even bothering to see where the factory is? What exactly is in that head of yours?!"

Laney shrank back from his shouting but weakly defended herself. "But he showed me fully successful android models. I saw the finished product with my own eyes. We have been friends for years, and we both work under the Deep Blue Tech umbrella. I had no reason to suspect a friend. How was I supposed to know he would use Deep Blue's name to collude with a traitor on something illegal?!"

Seeing father and daughter on the brink of another explosive argument, Teresa hurried over and stood between them. "Alright, alright, that is enough from both of you."

She patted Andrew's arm to calm his temper, then looked around the room, analyzing the situation reasonably. "Arguing won't fix anything now. Let's focus on tracking him down. If we can find him, we can follow the trail straight to the traitor."

Andrew shot Laney a cold glare before turning on his heel and marching out the door. Just as Teresa turned to follow him, Laney's voice called out from behind her.

"Auntie."

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