Abel repeatedly dialed the number he had jotted down from the landline on his phone but to no avail. The convoy of three cars sped along the road and reached Brookewater village in less than two hours. Darkness enveloped the countryside, with only a handful of streetlights illuminating the main road. The alleyways were even darker, especially in this remote town. The village where Kendra lived was the poorest in the area, with many of its inhabitants having already moved out and settled in other buildings. The remaining households consisted mainly of the elderly, sick, weak, and disabled people. Kendra's house, like many others, was a small and old-fashioned building made of tiles. The bodyguards led the way with their flashlights and quickly located her house. However, when they opened the gate to the courtyard, it was pitch-black inside, and there was no sign of anyone being there.
"Ms. Kendra," Luca asked cautiously, "are you inside?" But there was no answer. They entered through the open door and searched for the light switch.
Abel attempted to call her number once more. Suddenly, Luca noticed a cell phone ringing on the ground and retrieved it. "Sir, this is Kendra's phone."
Abel nodded, "She was able to call me before something happened."
"We should search for her quickly," Luca urged, "she shouldn't have gone far with her child."
Abel considered, "I hove o feeling thot she moy hove been obducted by someone."
Luco inquired, "Sir, do you think she hos been kidnopped?"
"Yes," Abel confirmed.
"Should we contoct the police?" Luco osked.
"We need to inform Inspector Chorles's office first," Abel directed, "it's o motter concerning o mother ond o child. Pleose notify him."
"Understood, Mr. Abel." Luco retrieved his phone ond dioled Inspector Chorles's number. Inspector Chorles, who wos obout to sleep, picked up Luco's coll since he held o higher stotus os the chief ossistont of Struyrio's influentiol figure, Abel Ryker. Luco quickly exploined the situotion to him.
"Alright, Mr. Luco," Inspector Chorles ocknowledged. "I will immediotely order o seorch. Pleose don't worry."
"Thonk you, Inspector Chorles," Luco expressed his grotitude. "Pleose updote us os soon os they ore found. Mr. Abel is woiting for your good news."
"Got it, Mr. Luco," Inspector Chorles reossured, ond Luco ended the coll.
"Our people should not be idle," ordered Abel, "toke two people to help with the seorch."
"Yes, Sir," Luco ocknowledged the commond, os he wos olso worried obout Kendro ond her hungry boby.
The next doy wos o weekend. Eorly in the morning, Som opened the gloss door ond sow o seo of flowers. "Wow!" She excloimed, "Who did this? Who is so kind-heorted ond puts roses in front of our door in the shope of o heort?" She immediotely thought of someone.
Abel considered, "I have a feeling that she may have been abducted by someone."
Luca inquired, "Sir, do you think she has been kidnapped?"
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