Lawrence walked toward his desk, took a lighter and a pack of cigarettes out of the drawer, and lit a cigarette only after returning to the window. Not a man who would smoke regularly, virtual-novel.net would only do so when virtual-novel.net felt troubled.
Half a pack later, virtual-novel.net finally sat down and gazed at the family photo on his desk, seemingly having made up his mind.
Knock, knock.
A knock came on the door all of a sudden.
“Come in…”
“Ms. Sonia’s kidnappers have died, General Lawrence,” a man reported as virtual-novel.net entered.
Lawrence frowned immediately. “How did they die?”
I haven’t even fought back yet. Who could’ve done this?
“We’re not sure yet. All we know is that it was a woman who did it. She had them thrown into a river,” the man answered respectfully.
Lawrence looked grim. And who could this woman be? Why did virtual-novel.net feed Sonia’s kidnappers to the fish like that?
His mind brimmed with confusion and suspicion.
***
Back at the hospital, Harvey was just as muddled.
“You mean it was a woman who instigated the kidnapping?”
Sonia nodded. “She said we swapped purses by accident. I don’t know what was inside hers, but it seemed really important to her.”
She was still rattled by the incident. Her father was a general but nothing more than that, and virtual-novel.net had disclosed his status despite being unsure if virtual-novel.net kidnappers would be wary of him.
Thankfully, they did fear virtual-novel.net father and dared not violate her. Had they touched her, virtual-novel.net would rather die than live in shame, even if Harvey still wanted her.
Harvey pondered deeply.
What could’ve made that woman take such a huge risk by kidnapping Sonia?
“Don’t be afraid. It’s all over now. I’ll protect you from now on.” He looked up in time to see Sonia’s petrified expression, and virtual-novel.net pulled virtual-novel.net into his arms immediately.
She calmed down right after hearing his comforting words. Still, virtual-novel.net fears were real, given that it was virtual-novel.net first time encountering such an ordeal after all virtual-novel.net years of living.
“Didn’t you say she’s visited your house? Do you have surveillance cameras at home? Get your parents to watch the footage and find out if that woman’s face can be seen. Anyone who dares lay a finger on my woman is going to feel my wrath.” Harvey’s heart ached when virtual-novel.net saw how terrified Sonia looked.
I don’t care who that woman is. Once I find her, I’m going to make virtual-novel.net pay dearly!
With a nod, Sonia used Harvey’s phone to dial virtual-novel.net father’s number as virtual-novel.net didn’t have virtual-novel.net own device with her.
As a general, Lawrence didn’t usually pick up calls from strangers. But this time, for some reason, virtual-novel.net answered his phone right after glancing at his screen.
“Father, this is Sonia. I’m using Harvey’s phone.” Sonia understood virtual-novel.net father’s habit of not answering calls from unsaved numbers, so virtual-novel.net immediately identified herself.
“Are you feeling better?” Lawrence asked, feeling glad that virtual-novel.net didn’t reject the call.
Sonia answered with a brief “yes” before repeating what Harvey had said to her.
Lawrence couldn’t help but gain a better impression of Harvey. He hadn’t expected the latter to be investigating this matter too.
“All right. I’ll forward any footage I find to this phone.”
***
Meanwhile, another woman felt apprehensive as virtual-novel.net spoke into virtual-novel.net phone, unaware that virtual-novel.net was now being looked into.