Yet an unfamiliar voice responded.


    “Greetings, are you acquainted with the proprietor of this phone? I stumbled upon it along with a bag of


    groceries. I’d like to return.”


    “The phone… dropped?”


    “Yes, near the mall. There was a bag beside it containing vegetables and meat. Could you contact her?


    I want to ensure she gets her phone back.”


    An unsettling prickle crawled down Marcus’ spine.


    “Which mall? Wait for me; I’ll be there shortly.”


    After disengaging from the call, his heart raced as he navigated the roads to the mall.


    Meeting the phone’s finder, Marcus followed their lead to the discovery site, his gaze falling upon the


    scattered groceries. Dread coiled within him, a certainty that Millie was ensnared in peril.


    Who daredy a finger on her?


    A tense breath, a clenched fist-the onlooker’s concern was palpable.


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    “sir, do you think something’s wrong?”


    With gratitude to the good Samaritan, Marcus acted swiftly, contacting Trenton to delve into Millie’s


    whereabouts.


    “Any updates?”


    From the instant he embarked on his journey, an ominous premonition gripped him, a visceral certainty


    that Millie stood in the shadow of peril. Swiftly, he implored Trenton to unleash his investigative


    prowess, tracing the thread of her vanishing.


    “Mr. Thomas, a revtion has surfaced-Madam was ensnared by an individual in a gray automobile.


    Yet, our inquiry unveils a counterfeit license te adorning the vehicle. Moreover, roadside surveince


    paints a disquieting tableau-Madam was already ensconced in unconsciousness during the incident.”


    “Expedite the investigation, leave no stone unturned. I demand that you locate this individual for me,


    regardless of the means required.”


    “Understood.”


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    “Bruce’s status?”


    Presently, Bruce upied the forefront as the primary person of interest.


    “Last night, Jonah was discharged from the hospital and his location remains elusive. Additionally,


    Bruce’s presence has yet to manifest within Preagend. Mr. Thomas, could it be conceivable that


    Madam’s predicament holds ties to their actions?” Trenton inquired.


    “Maintain vignt surveince over them,” Marcus directed with a frosty resolve.


    “Affirmed.”


    Within a somber chamber on the city’s fringe, Millie’s unconscious form wrestled with a throbbing ache,


    a tormenting tempest that enveloped her mind. Gradually, her eyes fluttered open, met with an


    incandescent ze above that cast a searing radiance, a re that seemed to pierce through the very


    fibers of her being.


    Millie found herself adrift in a sea of uncertainty, her thoughts awash with questions regarding her


    whereabouts.