Chapter 710 A Letter Left Behind

“The original copy of the video is still with Paul?” Wyatt’s expression darkened.

“Even though the police have already confirmed with Nora that the woman in the video is her, if that video leaks, it’ll still affect Mrs. Wyatt.”

Wyatt asked, “When is Oscar getting out?”

“In the next few days.”

Wyatt crushed out his cigarette. “Make sure that video never ends up in front of her. It’ll only dirty her eyes.”

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, skimming through the notifications.

There were plenty of new messages, but none from Yunice.

He called Laurie, testing the waters.

Laurie was in the lab, hunched over with her phone wedged between her shoulder and ear. “Where else would she be? Obviously still at my place. Haven’t your people been trailing her like shadows? Why ask me? You’d be better off focusing on tracking down Paul.”

After completing the last step in her experiment, Laurie stretched and called it a day.

Wyatt hesitated, then stayed quiet.

But Laurie knew what he wanted to say. “You tried to manipulate little Yunice. Is it really that unreasonable for her to be pissed off?”

“Why don’t you just tie her up and drag her back? Then you two can go at it till one of you dies.”

Last time Yunice and Wyatt fought, she’d made a name for herself.

She lost in the end and got sent to the hospital, but since then, Wyatt hadn’t dared lay a finger on her–let alone use force.

In his entire life, Wyatt had never met someone so impossible to deal with.

“Then help me out–go back and take a picture of her.”

Laurie sighed. “Alright, fine.”

When she got home, Betty was finally running an experiment based on the formula she’d cracked. It was all set up on her small, makeshift lab table.

Laurie walked over and kissed her on the cheek. “Sweetie, Yunice isn’t still sleeping upstairs, is she?”

“She went out. Hasn’t come back yet.”

“She went out?” Laurie froze, but quickly remembered–Wyatt always had bodyguards on her. Even if she left, he’d know where she was.

Besides, Yunice was an adult. No one had the right to restrict her freedom.

“She said she left something in her room for Mr. Wyatt,” Betty added.

Laurie froze again. A warning bell suddenly rang in her head. Something felt off.

If Yunice had something to pass to Wyatt, she could’ve just called. And if she didn’t want to, Laurie could’ve done it for her.

Why tell Betty instead?

Laurie stood up abruptly and walked quickly toward Yunice’s room.

Before she even stepped inside, she spotted Yunice’s phone on the desk–and a letter beneath it.

Her heart jumped into her throat. She didn’t even take her phone?

She rushed over and picked up the phone first. The SIM card was still in it–she hadn’t even removed it.

Then she grabbed the envelope. On it was written: To Wyatt.

A loud buzz filled Laurie’s ears. She fumbled for her phone and called Wyatt.

“Wyatt… something happened… Yunice, she…”

Wyatt immediately picked up on the tone. His voice dropped cold. “Get to the point.”

Laurie gave up pretending and just said it straight. “You’d better come see for yourself.”

Twenty minutes later, Wyatt stood frozen, holding the letter Yunice had left behind.

She’d left without a word.

After reading it, he stayed still for a long time. Then, slowly, his brows twisted in fury. He suddenly crumpled the letter into a ball.

Just as he was about to throw it, he froze again. His hand tightened instinctively, and he held onto the balled-up paper.

Laurie said, “She didn’t take her phone. Changed her clothes and accessories—clearly didn’t want GPS tracking. Her counter-surveillance skills are top-notch. If this has been in the works for a while… we might already be too late to catch her.

She wanted to say: accept it.

Yunice really meant to leave.

Maybe at first, the loss would hit hard–feel hollow and painful. But that feeling wouldn’t last forever.

Life was complicated. Eventually, something or someone would fill the space Yunice left behind.

Still, Laurie herself was having trouble accepting it. Biting her knuckle, she frowned. Part of her even resented Yunice.

That foolish girl–why be so stubborn?

She’d worked so hard to get into college. Made real friends. She had Laurie as her mentor. The future was bright. In a few years, she’d have had it all–advanced degrees, solid footing–and with Wyatt’s financial support, she could’ve built any life she wanted.

But right before reaching the peak… she chose to walk away.

Wyatt’s entire jaw was trembling, red veins crawling through his eyes. “She’s really pushing me.”

Laurie held back her words.

If Wyatt couldn’t find Yunice, so be it. But if he did corner her somewhere… something terrible might happen.

Wyatt stormed out, fury radiating off him like heat.

Worried things would spiral out of control, Laurie quickly called the Crawford family as a precaution.

Chapter 711 Gone Without a Trace