"Tell us what?!" Maria refused to back down. "Why should she? Just because you said so? Do you have any evidence? If my daughter did kidnap your son, show us the evidence!""Evidence?" Elijah snorted coldly. "My son, Austin Fike, is the best evidence! He’s recovering from what happened. How can what he said and saw with his own eyes be false? I will not let this slide if you don't hand Rhea over today. It'd be useless even if you try to get Secretary Rollins to help! Nothing will work!"Before coming over, Elijah had already done all the preparatory work he should have done. The police station reported the case and informed the higher-ups for fear that Cameron would overshadow it.Although Cameron had always been upright with a good reputation, the incident with the vaccine development project a while ago made everyone question him. On top of that, Elijah was unfamiliar with Cameron, so he had to keep a good hand.Hearing how Elijah had called out Fabian's trump card, he suddenly r
"Is that permission to ransack the house? Since you refused to hand her over, we could only get her ourselves!"After confirming that Fabian was unwilling to surrender, Elijah waved his hand, and the people behind him rushed forward.Fabian's face dropped, and he shouted sharply, "Hey! Are you harassing our family?!"The Moores had their henchmen as well. When Fabian called out, a group of men blocked the doorway. Immediately, the two groups of people faced each other, seeming like they were about to fight.Maria frowned and quietly stepped back to make a phone call.‘In this situation, it’s best for Rhea not to return. Who knows what was wrong with the Fikes for them to come over, acting wildly and indiscriminately? Rhea would be in trouble if she came home.’Maria quietly dialed Rhea's phone, but no one answered. She kept staring at the phone, but all she got was the dial tone. Maria was so worried that she started to break out in sweats.Michelle had been observing the Moore
"Who dares to ransack my place?!"Fabian was also getting anxious. He had no idea when those men got in and out of his place. Now Elijah publicly proclaimed that he wanted to search Fabian's house in front of his henchmen. Where could he hide his face if he allowed Elijah to do so?Fabian straightened his back and stared Elijah down. The two men stared at each other, and neither would back down.On the other end, Maria and Michelle were still brawling. The two women's hair was a mess. At this moment, the phone that they were fighting over suddenly rang.The two of them froze for a moment before they grappled with each other for the phone.Ultimately, Maria managed to hold onto her phone and finally broke free. After stepping aside, she answered the call. "Hello? Hello?""What?!" Her terrified face and sudden, raised voice caused everyone's attention to turn toward her.Even Michelle, who was about to pounce on Maria again, was stunned momentarily as she stood frozen in place.
"Bullshit! I…"The phone kept ringing. Fabian gritted his teeth bitterly. Although he knew Elijah was prodding, this was no small matter. Even if Fabian had doubts, he did not think Rhea could do such a thing.In the end, he picked up the phone and put it on speaker before preemptively saying, "Ree, are you still experimenting? No matter how busy you are, remember to take care of yourself. By the way, the Fike family is here to see you. They have something to ask…"Initially, he wanted to hint to Rhea that other people were around so that she would watch her words. However, a strange voice interrupted him before he even finished speaking. "Mr. Moore! It's me! Something happened to Ms. Moore!"Fabian was so taken aback that he froze for a while before glancing at Elijah blankly. Only then did he realize that the voice came from the phone.He glanced at his phone and asked, "What did you say?""Something happened to Ms. Moore! There was an explosion in the factory, and the aftermat
"Wait a minute!" Michelle suddenly called out. "We're going too!""Even at this point, you still want to…" Hearing those words, Maria roared hysterically in anger.However, Fabian quickly grabbed her, glanced at the Fike couple, and said coldly, "That’s up to you!"Then the Moores got into the car and drove to the factory. Elijah quickly pulled his wife into his car and followed closely behind.The two cars sped down the road to an abandoned suburban factory. In the distance, they had already seen clouds of thick black smoke and the sound of sirens before they got close.The Moores reached the scene first, and the two jumped out of the car to rush forward. However, the cordon was there to stop them from going straight in. Only after a few exchanges of words were they allowed to pass.Soon, Elijah's car came to a stop. Michelle reached out and held his hands, her fingers cold. Then she asked calmly, "Do you think this is an act?""I don't know." Elijah pursed his lips tightly wit
Elijah and Michelle looked at each other before quickly following suit out of curiosity.The firefighters had covered the stretcher they carried out with a piece of cloth. Although everyone knew there was a person under it, no one knew who it was.However, Maria recognized the corner of the clothing that peaked out under the cloth. "Ree…" She pounced onto the stretcher.Fabian did not hold her back as she threw herself onto the stretcher, and it fell to the ground with a bang. She had also unintentionally pulled the cloth with her."Ah!" Her scream filled the air when she saw the face that belonged to the body.Michelle, who was right behind her, saw the body and gasped in fright. Elijah quickly reacted as he covered her eyes with his hand. "Don't look!"Even he, a burly man, felt his heart skip a beat, and the hairs all over his body stood on end when he saw the corpse. The face was burnt beyond recognition, almost into a lump of soil. A glance at it would make anyone scream.A
Michelle had calmed down a little on the way back, but she was still trembling. After all, the impact of seeing the body was terrifying."Don't think about it," Elijah said lightly, gently hugging her."I can't." She turned to look at him and asked, "What do you think?"He did not reply."Is Rhea really dead?"Again, only silence greeted her."How can it be so coincidental? Something just had to happen when we were looking for her! Besides, our people saw her go home, and no one saw her leave. How did she end up in this abandoned factory? What kind of experiment is she doing? How can it just happen to explode like this? It seems like…""Like what?" Elijah asked.Michelle chewed on her lips. "Don't you think it's too much like a setup for us?""Are you saying Fabian and Maria are acting?" After thinking for a while, Elijah thought this was a possibility. However, if this was the case, Fabian and Maria were too good at scheming.Elijah thought he had tried his best not to start
It was already dark when the car arrived at Dominic's house.This place was far from the city center, and the starry sky was clear and beautiful. There were no flashing lights, just peace and quiet.Elijah had already called Dominic on the way here. Sure enough, Dominic refused. However, after hearing about Rhea's death, he was shocked.After a moment of silence, he finally gave in and allowed them to come. He warned them to make sure they were not followed and not to stay too long.Their journey into the manor was smooth; the car drove quietly and stopped at the front.When Elijah got out of the car, he saw a luxury car next to them with a license plate he didn't recognize. It seemed that there was a foreign visitor here. This puzzled him. After all, Dominic rarely had visitors, and it was late at night.However, since Elijah had already been warned not to talk or ask too many questions, he dared not let his mind wander. He looked around suspiciously before following his wife in