Nancy and Aunt Joyce were in the living room.
Nancy was frustrated because she did not expect things to go wrong. She had planned it all out with Nell yet she could still lose her in the end.
While Aunt Joyce could not believe that something happened to Nell.
The main door was then pushed open, and a handsome, travel-stained man appeared at the entrance.
“President!”
“Sir!”
The two ladies bolted up right away.
Gideon’s sharp gaze glanced over them before he walked over.
“Where’s the surveillance?”
“President, this is what we got 10 minutes ago. Madam was taken away by a gray taxi. I’ve hacked into the city monitoring system but we still can’t locate the car.”
Gideon took the iPad and looked at it with a cold gaze.
Just as Nancy wanted to say something, Gideon bolted up and left.
Shocked, Nancy quickly followed Gideon out of the house.
“President, I’m coming with you!”
A few minutes later, the car was sprinting on Anshan Road.
Inside the car, Gideon looked at the map and circled all the possible destinations of that gray taxi.
“Nancy, take some men with you to the south-east direction. Pay attention to abandoned buildings along the way. They wouldn’t have abducted someone to a crowded place, it would only expose them. The abductors must be in a quiet and secluded place.
“Also, remember that the abductors might switch cars along the way, so don’t just look for the gray car. Pay attention to any other suspicious cars along the way.”
“On top of that, call Dr. Lambert, tell him to be prepared. It has been hours since she was abducted, she might already be hurt. I’ll search in the south-west direction. Stay in touch in case there’s anything.”
Gideon calmly and swiftly gave orders to Nancy. With a nodded, Nancy got off the car and hopped into another one before she went searching in the south-east direction.
The phone rang, it was Aunt Joyce.
Gideon frowned as he was getting frustrated.
“What is it?”
“Sir, should we… call the police?”
Gideon was shocked. “You haven’t called the police?”
“N-Not yet.”
“Then make the call!”
“Ah! Yes, right away!”
The call ended. The man sat in his seat with his eyes on the road, and soon, his lips curved downwards into a fierce and violent grin.
‘Celine Jennings, you better hope it’s not you behind all this. Otherwise, I’ll let you know what is worse than death!”
…
When Nell woke up, she found herself still alive.
She was sincerely grateful to be able to breathe again but at the next moment, when she realized where she was, she cursed out loud.
“Holy sh*t! Where am I?!”
She found herself hanging off an almost-broken tree branch that grew from the steep cliff. Beneath her was the rumbling ocean.
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