"Venus is already sick. Things will be really bad if anything else were to exacerbate her illness, " murmured Thompson, who was worried sick.
"Ms. Lierger is going all out to look for the kid, and Mr. Giblo is leading his team to investigate the matter as well. I'm sure everything will be fine, " said Naya to offer some comfort. After that, she suggested, "But perhaps you can help by thinking back. Does Ms. Solara have any allies that had slipped through the system and fled?"
"I don't think so, " replied Thompson as he frowned deeply, "Ms. Solara's men were all unreliable, and she had always been too proud to mingle with others. I think Shirley was the only one who was ever close to Ms. Solara."
"Shirley died some time ago, " reminded Naya.
"I know, but I simply can't come up with anyone else, " said Thompson as he murmured, "A powerful figure who is on Ms. Solara's side… Unless…"
Thompson suddenly thought of someone. That got him to stiffen instantly. "N-No. That shouldn't be possible, " muttered Thompson.
"Who are you talking about?"
"I'm sure Mr. Zayn has already thought of the person I am thinking about…"
"Are you talking about Mr. Broid?"
In the car, Benard was flabbergasted after hearing Zayn's analysis. The former pointed out, "No way! He has always been a playboy and has never been interested in power or money. Why would he kidnap Venus?"
"I pray that it isn't him either, " replied Zayn while frowning deeply and looking grim, "We're close friends, after all. My fight against Aunt Solara had been intense, but it never affected him. I just hope that he isn't blinded by his emotions and did something stupid."
"That's true. Mr. Broid and you are close friends, " commented Benard sadly, "If Solara isn't that stubborn, the two of you would still be great pals.
"Your hypothesis truly made sense, though. Solara never had anybody close to her, and the allies she had were basically useless.
"He is the only one who is powerful enough to fake being a part of the Giblo family's convoy and take Venus away. "Still… Mr. Broid doesn't seem like he is the kind of person who would scheme like that. I feel like he couldn't have done this."
"For now, let's see if Boris had entered the city lately, " instructed Zayn.
"Understood, " replied Benard before he made the call to investigate the matter. It didn't take him long before he replied, "The airport had confirmed that Mr. Broid never entered the city."
"Maybe I am overthinking it, and this has nothing to do with Boris, " muttered Zayn as the burden in his heart lightened a little, "Maybe the culprit never used our cars. Maybe the Lierger family's bodyguards messed up…
"Call Brandy again and find out if he has located Shelley."
"He just reported in and said that he and his men are checking the airport. For now, he found nothing out of the ordinary. Do you think that the two matters are related?" asked Benard.
"The Benday family had fallen, so how could Shelley have fled prison on her own? Someone must've helped her, " deduced Zayn, "And the timing is too convenient. She just escaped prison, and the next thing we know, Diane and Venus are kidnapped."
"Speaking of, do you think that there is something off with Diane?" asked Benard carefully as he tested the water, "The Lierger family's bodyguards are all highly trained, so they would not have let the kid go if Diane didn't give them the thumbs up."
"Yes, and that is why I asked you to investigate Roland, " replied Zayn before he asked, "Did you receive any news?"
"Let me follow up, " informed Benard before he called his subordinate. The answer Benard received prompted him to report to Zayn immediately. The former said, "Turns out, Roland has been missing for quite some time now, but we don't know why or how. All we know is that he went to look for Diane just before he disappeared."
"He was probably kidnapped when he went to look for Diane. Someone is threatening his life and forcing Diane to get close to Carla. They were bidding their time and were waiting for the opportunity to strike, " guessed Zayn.
"But… why would she kidnap Venus?" asked Benard in confusion.
"They probably want to hold her hostage, " replied Zayn, "We won't dare to hurt a hair of their head if they have Venus with them."
"Then Shelley must've been the one who ordered Diane to kidnap Venus, " blurted Benard as realization hit him, "And they did that because a mastermind is helping Shelley out from behind the scenes."
"Exactly, " said Zayn, who finally managed to see the whole picture, "Our first priority is to find them as quickly as possible. The airport is the most crucial location. If I am right, Shelley will keep Venus hostage
until after they left Aymo City because Shelley cannot survive in the city."
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