Chapter 476
Chapter 476
The footprints were somewhat jumbled, likely Valerie’s. It wasn’t clear whose blood it was–Valerie’s
or Ruth’s
Seeing the disordered footprints and knowing Valerie had a high fever, Matthew’s heart clenched.
“Search carefully in this direction. Don’t overlook any hiding spots,” he ordered urgently.
Ruth
grumbled quietly. “That girl is so ruthless Can’t believe she actually dared to hit me
“Silence her and take her to the police station Matthew ordered sternly.
“Yes” a man responded. Ruth was instantly terrified. She tried to speak out, but someone pped
her across the face, sending her head to the side.
“Behave yourself!” he snapped. Ruth was then tied up and taken away.
Matthew rubbed his forehead, kept awake all night by thoughts of Valerie’s uncertain situation.
“Vallic… I won’t let anything happen to you”
Valerie wasn’t just his wife. If Olivia was right and Valerie was still the Anderson family’s
granddaughter, any harming to Valerie would devastate Olivia. She might not be able to hold
on anymore. He had to keep looking
Matthew took a deep breath to steady himself. He knew which direction Valerie had gone and
needed to search there. Theck of surveince and sparse poption in the suburban town made
it difficult to find witnesses. His best chance was to look for a small shop nearby
“Where would Valerie go in an unfamiliar ce!” he wondered. If it were him, he’s likely head to
either a police station or any open shop. With the direction clear, Matthew instructed his team to
search all nearby shops and pharmacies. Charles led the group, questioning people door to door
along the street
Valerie was always calm in a crisis. She would know exactly what to do and find a safe ce to
contact him.
In this small town, apart from supermarkets, Valerie might have only sought help from 24–hour
stores.
The supermarket wasn’t open at the time, so the pharmacy seemed like the most likely option. Yet,
almost every pharmacy imed they hadn’t
seen her
Ten minutester, Matthew arrived at thest pharmacy, holding Valerie’s photo, his hope flickering
faintly.
The shop assistant was taken aback, thinking to herself, What’s happening today? Why are there
so many people here?
“What would you like to buy!” she asked.
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“Have you
seen this person!” Charles showed her the photo. The shop assistant took a quick look and was
immediately surprised. “Is she famous or something? Why’s everyone asking about her?”
Matthew was caught off guard. After collecting himself, he hurried over to the counter and asked
urgently. “Hold on, what did you just say? Who clse is looking for her?”
away. That woman
The shop assistant paused, recalling the events. “Yeah, about half an hour back, someone dressed
like you came by and took her awa looked really rough–covered in dirt, blood, and she seemed to
have a fevert
Matthew frowned upon hearing this. Do you know where they went?
“That way,” the shop assistant said.
It a sinking sensation in his chest. This wasn’t good, If it had been his people, they would have
Matthew followed the direction she pointed and felt a contacted him, but there had been no word.
“So, who took Valerie away he wondered
At that moment, the shop assistant was also terrified. Seeing them all push over, she hurriedly
brought up the surveince footage on the shop’s
Then, Matthew received Valerie’sst painting, pasta
Matthew watched thest sighting of Valerie on the monitor, his heart aching. He couldn’t Cathon
how much pain Valerie covered in blood and so wrak
With 2000 people out searching, it would be impossible to figure out who might be an imposter.
Or rather, someone else was investigating Valerie.
had ensured, seeing her
Matthew’s optimism faded as he considered the possibility of someone else tracking Valerie. His
expression hardened with determination. He
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quickly requested a map of the town from the pharmacy and meticulously examined it, searching for
chies to Valerie’s whereabouts.
The town had intricate reads and sparse surveince coverage. The pharmacy’s i camera footage,
offering just a fleeting glimpse of Valerie, became their final lead. Despite painstakingly analyzing
each frame, it failed to provide any additional insights
Even the man in ck was dressed like them, making it almost impossible to distinguish him from
the others. Plus, he wore a hat that further concealed his identity
No need to rush for the man. The priority now was finding Valerie and that car.
Luckily, it had rained the day before, so the ground was still damp. The footprints and other traces
would still be visible. Whoever took Valerie would probably have used smaller roads to evade
urveince cameras, and those roads might have left tire marks.
Matthew quickly identified a few routes “Let’s focus on these smaller roads for investigation!“
After giving the order, he led the way down one of the smaller paths, with Charles close behind.
They had more than ten paths to investigate, and rach team member grabbed a map and set off
quickly.
were abandoned as
However, navigating through the town proved challenging due to itsplexyout and poor
infrastructure. Many houses were people often moved out for work, leaving potential hiding spots for
Valerie uncertain.
Therefore, Mathew meticulously checked every nook and cranny, knowing that overlooking even
one could mean losing track of Valerie Charles trailed behind, his voice tinged with concern. “Mr.
Grant, you should take care of yourself, You’ve hardly slept sincest night” “No way! Matthew
replied firmly. “If Valerie was taken while she was awake, she would have fought back. If she
realized they weren’t my people, she’d leave a secret sign. We have to find her
Coincidentally, just as Matthew finished speaking, his sharp eyes caught something sparkling on
the roadside. He hurried over, squatted down, and picked it up–a hair dip adomed with a wooden
button.