At nightfall, Henry drove into his mansions' parking lot. Taking a deep breath, he got out of his car, and approached the doorstep.
He rang the doorbell, and waited for Quinn to open the door for him.
After a few minutes, he heard footsteps, from within.
The door clicked open, and Henry walked inside.
Quinn didn't even say a word of welcome to him. She walked back to the sofa where she had been lying on, and lowered herself on it.
Henry looked at her, as she sulked.
He decided to have the conversation with her later.
He headed upstairs to freshen up. He already had his dinner at the office.
On second thoughts, he came back again,
"Have you eaten?" He asked. He was sure she hadn't.
Confirming his suspicion, she shook her head.
"Why? Do you want to starve yourself to death?" He asked exasperatedly.
Quinn raised her head to look at him. Henry could see large drops of tears in her eyes.
She was hurt...
"How can I have the appetite to eat? Tell me.... My daughter is somewhere, in an unknown location. Who knows if she is passing through pain at the moment?" She cracked up, as the tears came in torrents.
"Hey... It's fine, I'm sorry." He moved towards her and sat close to her.
He decided to tell her what happened at the office.
"Someone called me today." He began, while looking closely at her.
When he saw that she gave no reaction whatsoever, he continued,
"He said something concerning Emelda." Henry continued.
Quinn whirled around to look at him, "what did he say?!" Any news concerning Emelda at that moment was of utmost importance.
Without any other word, he pulled out his phone, and played the recording for her to listen to.
At the end of it, Quinn hardened her gaze. Who was this person?
It was someone who knew her well...
Two people came to mind; Kathleen and Stephen.
She didn't know why she suspected Stephen, but she did.
"Do you have an idea who it is?" Henry asked at the end of the recording.
"I'm not sure... I have to speak to grandfather." She stood up , and headed upstairs.
She had to speak to her grandfather....
If it was Kathleen, or Stephen, then....
She didn't want to think about what would happen to them. She was going to torture them.
'Stephen.'
If he was the culprit, then he deserved to die!
How could he kidnap an innocent child? Even threatening to kill her?!
What an inhumane attitude!
The reason why she suspected the both of them, was....
Kathleen wanted her out of the mansion. And if she was aware of Emelda's existence, then she was likely the culprit.
Although she suspected Stephen, her suspicion was lesser than that of Kathleen's...
That was because he was already attached to Emelda. So, how could he bear to kidnap her?
Well, she needed to speak to her grandfather nevertheless.
They had to monitor Kathleen's movements, and her past moves too. That of Stephen wasn't to be excluded.
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