Being Pursued By Ex-husband

After a brief pause, Sophia suddenly realized something.

A scam call!

Yes, it's a scam call!

Just last night, Alexander texted her when he returned to his hotel. There was no way he could have ended up in the Mapleton River. That was in the opposite direction!

Sophia began to calm down as she grabbed her phone and checked their WhatsApp conversation.

But the truth was, the last message with Alexander was her wishing him goodnight the previous night.

Alexander hadn't replied to her message.

Unlike now, he would always at least send an “Mhm” response. But there was nothing after her goodnight message.

Sophia felt a sudden weakness as she stared at the empty chat screen.

It took her some time to fully regain her composure.

She didn't know what had happened, and panicking now would be pointless.

Sophia closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down.

Once she calmed down, she got out of bed, washed up, and changed her clothes.

As dawn broke outside, Perrin was exercising in the garden.

Lukas, who rarely woke up early, had just returned from a morning run.

Upon seeing Sophia, Perrin asked dotingly, “Why didn't you sleep in?”

Sophia shook her head with a smile. “Granddad, I have to go out for a while. I won't be able to join you for fishing today. Something happened to Alexander.”

Lukas, who was standing nearby, furrowed his brows. “What happened?”

Sophia glanced at him and bit her lip. “I just received a call from the deputy chief of Avenport's criminal investigation team. He said Alexander's car plunged into Mapleton River at three o'clock this morning.”

Perrin, who had initially been displeased, stopped his exercise. “What's going on?”

“I'm not sure yet, Granddad.”

Perrin looked at Sophia's calm face and tenderly patted her head. “Don't be afraid. Let your brother go with you.”

Lukas nodded. “Give me a moment.”

Sophia didn't refuse. Although she appeared calm, her mind was in turmoil. If she had to drive to the police station alone, she didn't know if she could manage.

“Don't worry. Even though I don't like Alexander, he's a tough guy. He's going to be fine. Have breakfast first, and then we'll go.”

“Okay,” Sophia responded.

Perrin noticed how cold her hand was. With an empathetic expression, he guided her back to the mansion.

When Kylie and Kasper came downstairs, they saw the trio sitting at the dining table. At that instant, Kylie knew that Perrin and Sophia were planning to go fishing but had yet to depart because it was still early.

Kylie walked over with a smile, about to make a teasing remark, but she noticed Sophia sitting there, lost in thought. She looked at Lukas and asked, “What happened?”

“Something happened to Alexander.”

Kylie's expression changed slightly, but she didn't ask any more questions.

Lukas started munching down his food, but after consuming half a bowl of oatmeal, Sophia still didn't eat anything. Realizing that she really had no appetite, Lukas no longer forced her to eat. They picked up the car from the garage before heading to the police station.

As they entered the station, a man spotted Lukas and approached with a smile. “Oh, Lukas, our VIP!”

Lukas glanced at the man and introduced Sophia. “This is my sister, Sophia. We're here to see Lieutenant Heughan from the criminal investigation team.”

The man looked at Sophia, taken aback for a moment, but before he could express his surprise, Abel Heughan appeared behind them and said, “Ms. Yarrow?”

Sophia nodded. “Lieutenant Heughan, let's get straight to the point. I want to know what happened.”

Abel had never encountered someone so composed. He got to the heart of the matter, briefly summarizing the events. “We received a report last night that a sedan had careened off control and plunged into Mapleton River. After getting the report, we immediately dispatched a search team that scoured three kilometers along the river, but the car owner was nowhere to be found. At around six in the morning, the car was recovered, and our officers found a jacket belonging to Mr. Alexander Xenos inside. His wallet and phone were in the jacket, and when we removed the SIM card from the phone, we discovered that you were the only contact in it. That's why we called you.”

Sophia looked at Abel, frowning slightly. “Correct me if I'm wrong, but this seems like an accidental car incident. Why is a criminal investigation team handling a case involving a vehicle falling into the river?”

Abel was taken aback but quickly admired Sophia's intelligence. “Ms. Yarrow, you're a perceptive person. That's precisely what I wanted to discuss. We suspect that this is a premeditated murder case because, upon inspecting the vehicle, we found that the brake system had been tampered with.”

After hearing the word “murder,” Sophia's hand tightened at her side. “Where is Alexander?”

“We have yet to find Mr. Xenos' body,” Abel replied.

Sophia didn't like the word “body” but knew it was reasonable for Abel to assume the worst. With Alexander's car brakes failing and his vehicle careening off the bridge into the river, the odds were against his survival.

Despite this, she couldn't accept it. “Lieutenant Heughan, Alexander wouldn't have gotten into an accident so easily. He learned diving and was a city swimming champion in the freestyle category in junior high.”

Abel remained silent for a few seconds, avoiding the sensitive topic. “Ms. Yarrow, we need your cooperation in our investigation.”

“Of course.” Sophia agreed, pausing momentarily. “But first, I need to make a phone call.”

“Suit yourself.”

Abel gestured for her to proceed, then instructed a colleague to prepare Sophia's written statement when ready.

Sophia took out her phone and called Felix first.

Given the current situation, she needed Felix to help manage Odyssey so that the company would remain intact when Alexander returned.

Next, Sophia called Yvonne, asking the latter to bring people over quickly.

Finally, she made a call to Samuel.