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2021-12-31 23:03:41PART EIGHTEEN: THE KIDNAPPER CHASE PART 1
"Theo!" shouted the house owner.
Thinking quickly, Raine took her phone and snapped at the tricycle's code number before it got away from their sights.
"Are you alright, Ma'am? Do... Do you know who those people was?" asked Raine.
"One of them is my son's babysitter! I don't know who the others are! I don't even know how they come in without my security guards knowing," the lady answered.
"I'll call the police," Raine spoke. But when she was about to type the sos number, she was interrupted by the touch of the lady on her hand.
"Don't worry. I already called them. They're probably on their way here," she spoke. "Now, let's head inside, shall we?"
That touch immediately gave Raine the shivers gently rising towards her spine.
However, with her longing to help and for being curious of what just happened, she had chosen to just go inside the house of the lady.
The house was huge and
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CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE DARK MYSTERIES WITHIN HOTEL DEL ESTRELLA ( DOUBLE MYSTERY )"I have to report this to my Dad. I will go now, too," said the young lad. Walking behind Vanessa.The four watched the two as they walk downstairs."So," Lani spoke sheepishly, "what exactly do we have to now that we have... I mean YOU have permission to investigate the crime scene?""Can we still help you?" Zane asked.Raine looked at them as bite her lips. "Uh... Perhaps you can me by..." She paused. Seeming to thought that she messed things up.The two siblings turned to her curiously. Longing to hear what they cando for her."Perhaps it might be better if we talk inside," Zane spoke. Grabbing his friends towards Raine's room."Come on, Raine," Lani added, "tell us the plan so we can help you!""Actually, I already got access to the hotel's security," Raine responded, "The problem is that I can't control it. I can't turn it off.""
Project: I. A. M Author's Note
Dear readers, It's me lorainejd, the author of this book. I would like to thank you all for reading this book. I hope you'll enjoy reading. I also want to let you know that all the characters in this story is just a work of fiction. Any names or events related to real people is just coincidence. Overall, enjoy reading and explore the story of the young detective named Raine Garcia. She was just an ordinary person until her parents was murdered intentionally in front of her eyes. Being the only one to survive, she will solve the mystery of her parents' death without realizing that she'll suffer pain and despair but also she'll do great things because of that.
