"What are our options?" queried Randy. "I don't want to alarm Great-grandpa, but there's honestly just too much to explain otherwise. However, I want you to drink this." Randy pulled out a bottle of soda and gave it to Polka. "You'll only sleep for an hour or so, don't worry. It'll all be alright after you wake up."
"I guess it's fine, but…" Polka looked at Randy uneasily.
"Don't dwell on it." Randy spread his arms out. "Am I not alright?"
"Okay." Polka didn't say much. Mr. Randuwell was definitely a genius child, even if his behavior seemed different from that of a normal person.
As long as nobody got hurt, that's all that mattered.
"I think you missed a call from Mr. Thompson. I reckon you should get back to him as soon as possible." Randy looked at Polka and made a phoning gesture with his hand. "Tell him that I had an upset tummy and was delayed. We can meet now."
"Very well." Polka set out to make that call immediately.
Randy gently stroked Dori's wings as he carefully recalled what happened earlier. She had not said much, but he had to assume that they knew about the ring.
But how did the ring end up on the eagle's foot?
How did they get the ring?
These were questions that needed answers.
Aboard the private jet, Zayn suddenly received a report from Brandy. "Mr. Giblo, Shelley has been captured by Mr. Benday. He's now going to take her back to Erihal to make amends to the Benday family."
Zayn grunted in response. "For now, you are to ensure that the Bendays don't find out about Carla. In the meantime, keep watch over Diane as well."
"Roger that. I'll do my best."
Brandy was about to hang up when Zayn stopped him, having just recalled something. "Just a moment."
"Do you have other orders, sir?" asked Brandy.
"Send someone out to look into Roland."
"Yes, I'll do so right away."
With that, Zayn put his phone away. Benard, who had been waiting next to him, asked, "Mr. Giblo, you suspect that the Liergers have Roland in custody?"
"It's very likely." Zayn frowned. "But the Carla we know now is much smarter than I thought. If she can't seek out Diane and Kristi, or if she can't find out anything about my marriage, she'll definitely do something to Roland."
"I think Roland concealed himself pretty well, " said Benard. "He did not imply that he recognized Ms. Lierger."
"You don't really need an obvious admission, " replied Zayn. "When Roland encountered her for the first time, what gave him away was the unusual behavior. Then when Diane appeared later, he accidentally revealed that he knew too much just through a slip of the tongue."
"Hmm, alright then." Benard seemed worried still. "Then isn't what we thought of too late to execute?"
Zayn didn't respond but toyed with the wedding ring on his finger.
Soon, Brandy called. "Mr. Giblo, It's Roland. He has been caught!"
"So it would seem." There was a drastic change in Benard's expression. "What do we do now?"
"I hope he'll hang in there."
Zayn sighed. This was a bad move. How could I ignore something this important?
"Ms. Lierger is formidable indeed." Benard sighed, his tone sincere. "I'm afraid we can't hide this anymore."
"Three days. Just give me three days. When I find Dr. Feroma, I will come back and tell her in person." Zayn frowned. "I hope Roland can hang on for another three days."
"That should be feasible. After all, he's a man. I doubt he'd be forced to confess so easily by a few women, " said Benard with some conviction.
"That's not necessarily true." Brandy suddenly chimed in and shook his head. "Do not underestimate the power of the Liergers when it comes to persuasion."
"Well, it'll basically be fine if he doesn't open his mouth at all."
"Wait a minute." Zayn suddenly thought of something important. "Didn't she return to Erihal? How will she interrogate Roland?"
"Maybe she'll let an underling handle it?" queried Benard.
"I need you to find out if she has landed in Erihal or not!" Zayn definitely could not ignore the sinking feeling that had formed in his chest as he issued the order to Brandy.
"Yes!"
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