Chapter 186

Olivia

We all crowded around behind him, watching as he manipulated the playback. The time stamp in the corner moved backward rapidly, showing people coming and going in fast motion.

On the security monitor, Frank slowed down the footage until we could see my Porsche clearly. The time stamp showed it was just over forty minutes ago, during the height of evening arrivals.

“Let’s see here…” Frank muttered, his fingers clicking rapidly at the keyboard.

We watched as a dark sedan pulled into the frame and parked a few spaces away from my car. The vehicle sat idling for nearly two minutes before someone emerged.

“There we go,” Frank said, pointing to the screen.

The figure stepped out wearing dark clothing and a baseball cap pulled low, effectively obscuring their face from the camera. They moved with purpose toward my Porsche, briefly glancing around before approaching the windshield. The person quickly tucked something under the wiper blade and hurried back to their car.

“Can you zoom in?” Claire asked, leaning closer to the monitor.

Frank clicked a few buttons to enlarge the image, but the quality deteriorated. “Unfortunately, this is as clear as it gets.”

“What about the license plate?” Emilia suggested.

Frank rewound slightly and froze on a frame showing the back of the sedan. “It’s partially blocked by that SUV,” he said with a frown. “I can only make out part of it.”

“Do you have cameras covering the entrance to the garage?” I asked. “Maybe we could see the car coming in.”

“Good thinking,” Frank said, switching to a different camera feed, clicking through several angles of the parking structure. “Let me check the entrance cameras. Maybe we can get a clearer view of the driver or license plate when they came in.”

We all huddled closer, watching as Frank’s fingers flew across the keyboard, pulling up footage from the entrance gates. The screen showed cars passing through the entrance boom gate one after another during the busy evening hours.

“There,” Claire pointed at the dark sedan as it approached the entrance. “That’s the same car.”

Frank paused the footage and zoomed in, but just as we were about to see the driver’s face, a large delivery truck pulled up alongside the sedan, completely blocking our view.

Frank muttered, rewinding and trying another angle. “The security cameras are positioned to capture

to another view, this one from above the entrance, but the baseball cap effectively shielded the driver’s face from this angle

license plate?” Emilia asked, leaning forward

can make out part of it… looks like ADR

to

proper authorization, I can only check if the

that,”

he shook his head. “No matches in our database. This is the first time this vehicle has

some creep in a hat driving a

sound more confident than I felt. “ADR49–something

footage. “I’m sorry we couldn’t be more

can do?” Emilia asked, crossing

Frank suggested, “but honestly, for a single note with no direct threat…” He shrugged.

leave threatening notes on cars

threat,” Frank clarified. “Offensive, definitely.

still harassment,” Emilia

sighed. “Look, it’s getting late.

thanked Frank for his help and made our way back to the parking garage. The partial plate number kept repeating in my head: ADR49–something. I wondered if it would be

drive home alone?” Claire asked

I assured her, though

“You should

fishing my keys from

Ariana insisted. “This is serious,

“She’s right. You should

drag him into this? He’d probably overreact, insist on picking me up, maybe even hire additional

confrontation and now this note, maybe

out my phone. “I’ll call

He answered on the second ring, his voice alert despite the

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