Dexter had once shared the exact location with her; it was somewhere around this area. Following his pointers, she navigated the surroundings and reached the office building. Upon opening the door, Thomas’ voice sounded from inside.

He was assigning tasks to the employees, who were all engrossed in their work. Josie knocked on the door, and Thomas’ gaze snapped up, his eyes locking onto her as he uttered, “…Mrs. Russell? What brought you here?”

Josie’s gaze swept over him, “I could ask you the same thing. Why are you here?”

Thomas’ eyes shifted subtly, “Mr. Russell asked me to oversee this project, so here I am.”

“Is that so?” Josie’s tone held a touch of suspicion.

Among the many people, only a few garnered Dexter’s trust, and Thomas was his confidante. There were tons of responsibilities and tasks awaiting Thomas at Russell Group; it just seemed odd for Dexter to relocate Thomas here.

Her dubious expression caused Thomas to wipe a bead of sweat from his forehead. He couldn’t help but notice how, under Dexter’s influence, Josie’s casual yet commanding manner mirrored that of Dexter.

“Indeed, I’ve been transferred here.

Unconvinced, Josie cast a cursory look around the office.

Thomas inquired, “Mrs. Russell, what’s the reason for your visit today?”

With no particular reason for suspicion, Josie shifted the topic to Claire, “Look into that as well.”

make sure

that said, Josie had no other tasks at hand, so she departed. Just before entering

replied, “There are a few others

Thomas didn’t lie, Josie nodded in agreement and directed her steps straight

she opened the car door, she

realization hitting hard the car was vacant; Paul was nowhere in sight.

surge of unease washed

seat and

of being clenched tightly, evident in the wrinkles

into high gear

scanned the street, asking the passersby, “Excuse me, have you seen an

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none of them had seen

the bustling crowd, searching repeatedly. After searching for half an hour, there

couldn’t be happening. Pop wouldn’t just vanish like this!

surged, and she phoned Mason Garden,

servant’s voice held a

for my

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