Chapter 49  “Mr. Reyes, in all my years on the force, I’ve tackled more cases than I can count From a professional standpoint, I’m worried Mre Reyes might be in trouble. You see. As a committed officer, Robert felt it was his responsibility to caution the citizing  Chase, however, wasn’t having any of it. At the men mention of trouble, he cut Robert off with imitation Officer Robert af en got res beef, so why are you so eager to believe something’s wrong with my wife? Must you keep throwing around such grim predictioner  “Mr. Reyes, I think you’ve got it wrong I’m just concerned about Mrs. Reyes, that’s all  Chase thot him a chilly look “Officer Robert, didn’t your son once have a thing for my wife if has holding a grudge because he didn’t get his way, then you’re really not doing that badge of yours any justice. You keep saying something’s happened to her Have you found  unidentified bodies lately?”  Robert’s expression shifted slightly “No. Mr. Reyes I’m just trying to help, but it’s your choice whether to listen or not.”  fith that. Robert turned on his heel and left. The other officers grumbled on his behalf, “Captain, why bother talking so much to doesn’t appreciate it”  him  Robert shrugged it off. “It’s nothing. It’s just that brat used to be crazy about her. If something did happen, rd wory about how held take  The “brat‘ was his son, Anthony, who once pursued me with reckless abandon in college, even going as far as threatening to harm himself to get me to date him.  That was how I met Robert Later, Robert must’ve intervened somehow because Anthony transferred schools before graduating, and we lost touch after that. Robert only touched on this briefly before switching gears to talk about a missing person case they were working  I followed Chase to the car, watching him climb in, looking worn out. He rubbed his temples and instructed his assistant coolly, “I don’t care how you do it. Find Amanda within three days. Also, get to the bottom of what’s going on in Cloudville”  “Right away, Mr. Reyes.”  “Hold on” Chase suddenly opened his eyes, his voice uncertain, “Also, check if there have been any incidents involving women city”  “Got it, Mr. Reyes. But please don’t worry too much. Someone like your wife wouldn’t just vanish”  “Yeah.”  ract signing parties. When the senior team Ever since Chase returned to the office, he’d been out of sorts. He even mixed up the contract reported a slight dip in quarterly profits, everyone braced for a scolding. But to their surprise, Chase simply said with a dazed look “You all did well. Let’s aim higher next quarter.”  Everyone was left scratching their heads.  “Alright, meeting adjourned” Chase quickly exited the room, loosening his tie as he went. He saw his assistant by his desk and asked straight away, “Got any news?”  “Yes, the person renting that place in Cloudville wasn’t Mrs. Reyes. It was a young girl named Sophie Kennedy Here’s her picture” The photo was laid in front of Chase. The girl resembled Amanda a bit from the side, and coincidentally, she shared the sumame Kennedy, which caused the mix–up.  Finally, with proof in hand, Chase let out a sigh of relief. “Where’s Amanda?”  The assistant shook his head, “I’ve had the team check all travel records for the period. Apart from an unboarded flight, she hasn’t booked any tickets”  “So, she never left. She’s still in town?” Chase scoffed. “Just as I thought. She’s pulling a stunt to get everyone’s attention! Amanda you’ve really let me down.”  Chapter 50