“This is now an official police record. Please take a moment to think carefully about where your father might have gone. In the meantime, we’ll have some officers search the nearby area, Scott tried to reassure Josie.

However, Josie couldn’t shake off her unease. “Officer Buncho, my father couldn’t have just lost his way like that. He was in the car…”

Scott’s extensive investigative experience triggered a thought, “Do you know of anyone who might hold a grudge against him?”

The notion of enemies sent Josie’s thoughts spiraling.

She couldn’t pinpoint them even if there were indeed any adversaries. Among the people she could recall, none of them seemed to have any direct animosity toward her father.

Josie pursed her lips, “Let me think again. I’ll let you know if I recall anything.”

Scott nodded.

As he was getting ready to enter his car, a colleague patted him on the shoulder and said. “Relax, Buncho. You’re out here on duty for a reason. Why’s still the long face? Don’t worry. They wouldn’t keep you waiting for an eternity.”

Scott responded with a teasing glance before addressing Josie, “Do you need a lift?”

focus snapped back suddenly, “…No,

briskly walked to her car, pressed the gas pedal,

Josie sped away, the police officers exchanged hushed murmurs. One asked, “Officer Buncho, are you handling this case,

“I am. Her background is more complex than it

Who is she?”

Dexter Russell’s wife.”

Scott had assumed personal responsibility for the case.

Russell Group. Amid the rush hour traffic, her driving was reckless and daring, as if she

headed for the VIP elevator and swiped her card, gaining entry. She rode it to the top floor without

point, Dexter did not return back

“Mrs. Russell?”

that Josie seemed to disregard them, they hastened to add, “Mr. Russell’s meeting is still ongoing. He’s not

shifted her course and headed

Russell is in a board meeting

the company, all wielding significant influence. They

undeterred, Josie stormed into the conference room, causing a stir among the attendees, who all

his files, his countenance bearing the cold seriousness. befitting a business discussion devoid of his usual

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