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Two weeks have passed and the wedding of Atty. Yhera and Seigfred are already fast approaching. Atty. Yhera has mixed feelings of excitement & joy, unexplained butterflies in her stomach but more so of nervousness, anxiety, crankiness, and fear.
Excitement is evident on one hand to Atty. Yhera’s Mom and sister, so with her officemates.
Seigfred is always in his good mood. There is no one moment that excitement left him. If only he could make time run faster to make their wedding day happen now, he will. That is how sure and confident he is with his love for Yhera. She is the woman for him and no one else.
No one ever thought that two days before their wedding, Seigfred would be gone, mis
I It was the gloomiest day for Atty. Yher the next day; she hasn’t slept that long thinking about what happened to Seigfred. She immediately alighted from the bed and dressed-up. When she went out of the room, she already saw her Mom, sister, Tony and Buddy all dressed-up sipping their morning coffees. “Yher come, have some coffee before we go.” It was her Mom who invited her. She approached them and made her own coffee silently. “Yher, let us visit the Italian Restaurant where Seigfred was last seen.” Tony suggested. Yhera nodded. “Yes, I am planning to do that Tony; I will check their CCTV footage.”
I Atty. Yhera asked the IT guy to replay the CCTV footage again and then she burst out. “Someone was inside the car already before Seigfred got inside!” Mommy Lily together with Buddy and Tony and the Restaurant Manager quickly approached Atty. Yhera and checked the CCTV footage too. “Look at that; the door in the driver side was a little open when Seigfred held the door and he suddenly stopped and froze for a while before getting inside with an obvious reluctance.” Atty. Yhera explained, pointing on the part in the CCTV footage that she was referring to. “You are right Yher, I noticed it too.” Tony seconded, so with Buddy and Mommy Lily. The Restaurant Manager also nodded.
IOn the day of their supposed wedding Atty. Yhera felt like suffering from an undying agony. Her heart was numb and her mind was blank. She caressed her lovely wedding gown, which she took from its box and laid it down on her bed. She also took the complete groom's suit from its box and put it beside her wedding gown, imagining Seigfred wearing it.Tears freely fell down from Atty. Yhera's eyes. "Today is our wedding day Seigfred, where are you my love?" she asked, sobbing. This should be her most exciting and happy day but all of a sudden it turned out to be her most hurting and her saddest moment.She laid herself on the bed beside Seigfred's suit and embraced it as if it was Seigfred. She wanted to feel him even through his suit."Ho
IBased on the gathered information of Atty. Yhera’s NBI friend, Conrad Zhang, Rhoda’s ex-boyfriend, is a 26-year-old, car racer and the illegitimate son of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He has been involved in numerous troubles. He has been once imprisoned when caught having a pot session inside a club during a buy-bust operation. He was fined for overspeeding and been blootered for allegedly punching a waiter in a restaurant in Makati City.“He is an ill-tempered idiot,” Atty. Yhera murmured when she finished reading the report about Conrad Zhang.Atty. Yhera’s suspicion grew more about Rhoda’s ex-boyfriend. If that man was capable of doing those past troubles and /or crimes, it was highly possible that out of his jealousy and bad temperament, he killed Rhoda and most probably Seigfred, with whom Rhoda has publicly declared obsession.
IWhen Atty. Yhera arrived home after her coffee time with Jethross, she felt light in a way. She was amazed to notice a very different type of Jethross already. She seemed to have matured so much not only in looks but also in taking care of his responsibilities in life. Maybe because of the life he had after getting married to Rose. Now, Yhera could understand, why Jethross was given by the Lord that time to Rose and left her; he was more to be needed by Rose and not by her.Thinking now if he can consider Jethross as a suspect for the death of Rhoda and most probably of Seigfred, whom she always prayed to be still alive and safe, made her think twice already. But, as a lawyer, she needs to continue the investigation; she will wait for the investigation report of her friend at the NBI before finally letting go of Seigfred from the list of suspects.She went directly to her room after ki
ISurveillance on Conrad Zhang has been tightened. All his whereabouts have been recorded. Unknown to Conrad Zhang, his three cars, including the one he used for his racing have a tracing detector put in each of its undercarriages. So, whatever car he will use, the NBI team will be able to find him.Atty. Yhera also used her connections at the Registry of Deeds to locate all the properties of the Zhang Family, which she guessed to be under the name of Conrad Zhang’s Filipina Mother or under Conrad Zhang himself. His father is Chinese so definitely under the Philippine laws, he, as a foreigner cannot own land in the Philippines.Her connection inside the Registry of Deeds e-mailed her the list of about ten real estate properties owned by the Zhang Family. What triggered Atty. Yhera’s curiosity was that beach resort in Isla Verde, a secluded island nearby Batangas Province. When she researched the island, he
I When the NBI Operatives together with Atty. Yhera approached Conrad Zhang, they found out that the man lying on the ground was not Seigfred Yee. “Mr. Conrad Zhang, we have a search warrant in this premises, “ the head of the NBI operatives said. Conrad Zhang looked at them with squinting eyes, “Why are you going to search our resort? What did I violate?” he asked harshly. “For possible kidnapping of Mr. Seigfred Yee and for killing Ms. Rhoda Tolentino and we will already include serious physical injury for this man, in flagrante delicto,” Again the Head of the NBP Operatives said, showing to Conrad Zhang the copy of the search warrant he has in his hand. “Sir, please help me, please help and Mr. Seigfred,” the lying man on the ground suddenly said in a stammering manner. Conrad Zheng was about to kick him but one of the NBI already pointed his gun at Conrad Zhang. “Kick him or hurt him and I will blow your gaddam ass,”
IBefore the NBI Operatives and Atty. Yhera came to rescue Seigfred at the Beach Resort of Conrad Zhang, Seigfred was able to escape.For a couple of days, Seigfred tried to untie his hands using a small broken glass that he found inside the room. Immediately, he untied the knot also on his feet and got out of the room through its window, hiding from bushes to bushes, in order not to be noticed by the two guards around. He sneaked until he reached the beachfront almost crawling. As he checked around, he knew that his only escape was to be able to go to the other side of the island. But he cannot be able to swim all throughout no matter how good, a swimmer he could be. He tried to find something that could help him survive in the sea while swimming going to the next island. He could not use any boat, surely, once a boat will be heard and seen going away, he will be caught. Until he saw a big gallon of water.