Chapter 646


    Step by step, Heather ascended the stairs to the second floor. Her gaze was as fierce as a hawk’s and


    she was giving off a murderous aura.


    These few days, Robert hadn’t sought her out for a chat. It seemed he had realized that something


    troubled her and had decided to give her some space.


    The freedom thrilled Heather, for she was most afraid of facing him during this time. If he pushed, she


    was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to lie to him.


    When she returned to her small space, she took off her coat and prepared to take a shower. Ever since


    Myra’s kidnapping, she had found every day to be torturous yet passing too quickly.


    After her shower, she came out wrapped in a towel. Her bare shoulders were alluring and her hair was


    still dripping water. Since there was no particr reason for her to do her hair during this period, she


    simply let it air dry while she sat in front of theputer, frowning deeply.


    After turning on theputer and reading a few lines on it, she sighed softly. Even after so long, they


    had yet to find Myra’s concrete location. Just how stealthy are the kidnappers being? Originally, she


    thought that her tracking skills were improving in leaps and bounds under Zayne’s guidance.


    However, even Zayne’s tracking skills were more theoretical than practical. Presently, she put down


    everything at hand, crossing her arms as she stared at theputer before her.


    It was truly strange for a group ofmon thugs to have the ability to disappear without a trace. The


    more trouble she had finding Myra, the more she noticed the oddities in the kidnapping. Heather


    wanted to know who was behind the scenes, for anyone who had such an ability would surely have


    something to do with Caleb Moriarty.


    Recently, she had arranged for people to spy on Caleb but they hadn’t found anything out of the


    ordinary. Apparently, all he did all day was work.


    Doesn’t his country care that he’s working as a businessman? That was a question she kept thinking


    about. Doesn’t he have to return home for official duties?


    At any rate, she dearly hoped he would leave Bradfort City quickly, for every day that he stayed, she


    felt immense pressure not knowing what he was up to.


    Nheless, she didn’t believe business was all he was doing. Even Zayne advised her to drop her tail


    on Caleb, but she refused and privately hired a detective to keep spying on him.


    A woman’s intuition was a scary thing, not to mention Heather believed so strongly in her intuition that


    Zayne felt depressed. He was restricted in everything while he was working under her.


    Meanwhile, she refused to give up investigating Caleb. Even though she worried about his anti-


    reconnaissance skills, she had the feeling she might be able to find out one of his dirty little secrets if


    she persisted.


    Presently, she turned off herputer. It was frustrating because every time they were about to find


    the kidnappers, the kidnappers escaped their grasp. She was just about ready to turn the city upside


    down in search of that elusive group.


    It was almost like guerri warfare. If she wanted to capture the group, not only would she need to have


    a few teams on hand, she would need to ensure that she could rescue Myra in one fell swoop.


    While it wasn’t hard to find good mercenaries with quality training, it would be difficult to rescue Myra


    without a scratch. That was something Heather hedged her bets on. However, without an easy solution,


    she could only choose the stupid one. If she could pinpoint the location of Myra and her kidnappers


    from the very beginning, she would have more time to carry out a rescue.


    Now, she thought about getting a newputer. Her currentputer was simply running too slowly


    and it was at this moment that she remembered theputer Leon had.


    The problem was that she didn’t wish to get Leon involved in this matter. Given that even the kidnapper


    had warned her against it, she was extra hesitant. Of course, if Leon got involved, there would


    definitely be a breakthrough in the case and for a moment, the impulse to get in contact with him nearly


    overtook her.


    The next second, however, she rubbed her eyes tiredly and sank back into her chair. A while back, he


    had acted so strangely that she felt like things weren’t as simple as he made them out to be. Now, she


    did not wish to give him any more trouble since, by her understanding of him, he was involved in


    something major.


    It was already a failure on her part to be unable to help him. If she added more to his te at this


    moment, she would never be able to live with herself.


    Meanwhile, her phone stayed dark. The kidnappers would never contact her out of the blue, no matter


    how desperately she wished for it. Even Matthias did not contact her.


    As she stared at her silent phone, she unexpectedly felt a little lonely. The world was soplicated


    and she couldn’t help remembering her most innocent childhood years before she knew what it was


    like for her parents to hate her.


    The sound of knocking interrupted her thoughts abruptly. Looking toward the door, she called out, “Who


    is it?” She didn’t know who would look for her at this hour—perhaps the butler?


    “It’s me,” Everly’s crisp voice echoed.


    It surprised Heather a little that Everly dared to disturb her at this time. Clearly, thetter’s boldness


    had grown.


    Heather was originally about to move to put on some clothes but she stopped mid-motion. After all, it


    was only Everly and decorum was hardly necessary. “Come in.”


    Pushing the door open, Everly entered and gaped at her cousin. This was her first time seeing Heather


    in such a careless state. All along, Heather cared a lot about her image, and her constant breaking of


    the pattern during this period surprised Everly to no end.


    “What’s so urgent?” Heather asked with a smile that belied the murderous intent she felt underneath.


    For a moment, Everly stared at Heather, not knowing what to say. Thing was, she couldn’t help feeling


    like Heather felt some kind of enmity toward her, and that wouldn’t do. It had taken a lot of effort to


    improve their rtionship and she had no wish to return to square one. “Do you dislike it when I speak


    to Director Locke?” she blurted, for she couldn’t think of a better reason for Heather’s ire than that


    Heather was jealous.


    “Why do you say that?” Heather asked, giving nothing away with her expression. She never expected


    Everly to jump to the wrong conclusion that she was jealous.


    “I-I…” Everly stammered. Heather’s retort made her embarrassed and in an instant, she flushed red.


    “If you’re here solely to ask me something as silly as that, I think you should go!” Heather dismissed her


    unceremoniously, as Everly’s hesitance was giving her a headache.


    Instantly, Everly turned even redder and gave Heather a hurt look. Unfortunately for her, Heather had


    no intention of continuing to chat with her. Right now, she seemed to keep everyone at arm’s length.


    “Okay,” Everly answered numbly but did not go out.


    Upon seeing that, Heather shot her an exasperated look. She didn’t know when Everly learned to be


    like Matthias, all talk and no action. All that wascking was his cheeky shamelessness. “Well, go on


    out then!” she pressed, pointing at the door.


    Seeing that Heather was beginning to chase her out, Everly could only leave miserably. Ironically, it


    was the sight of her frail silhouette exiting the door that made Heather’s heart ache. After all, Everly


    was her cousin.


    “I hope you can find your way back, Everly.” At the end of the day, she still hoped Everly would be able


    to return home and not have to face the Langston Family’s wrath on others’ behalf.


    Even if Heather had no safe way of finding out about Everly’s dealings with the outsiders, she believed


    that whatever went on could not be beneficial to the family.


    From her perspective, going behind the family’s back to do god-knows-what was considered a betrayal


    and endangerment to the family. Sometimes, even Heather felt like her own thinking was too extreme,


    but she was just like that and she had no way of changing who she was.


    After Everly left, Heather cleared her head of its jumble of thoughts. No longer did she wish to dwell on


    upsetting things. Instead, she made ns to do something outrageous.


    She had long booked her flight ticket. Since the kidnappers were determined to y cat-and-mouse


    with her in Bradfort City, she was going to provoke them into breaking the pattern. Given that they hung


    her out to dry by not contacting her, she was going to be simrly uncourteous toward them and simply


    leave the city. Then, she would see how antsy they got.


    The next day, she woke up early and got ready to fly to Singapore. Wondering whether someone would


    try and stop her from going on vacation abroad, she headed to the airport in high spirits.


    The airport was bustling and Heather smiled, looking like she was in a good mood. The kidnappers


    hadn’t called her yet, but she forced down the anxiousness in her heart. She had to persist—she firmly


    believed the kidnappers would call her.


    Time flew by quickly and soon, there were only a few minutes left before boarding. She never thought


    the kidnappers could hold out for so long. Internally, she counted down the time until takeoff. Even after


    boarding the ne, she didn’t dare to believe that she would be taking to the skies soon.


    The entire time, she stared at her phone. The kidnappers did not call, nor did anyone else. It was


    ridiculous. Clearly, she had miscalcted and there was nothing left for her to do but fly to Singapore.


    The flight was smooth and like he had disappeared into thin air, Matthias did not check up on her once.


    Even Everly did not send her any news. It was as if the whole world had forgotten her.


    The flightnded safely in Singapore. In no mood to actually tour the country, she made ns to catch


    a ride on the earliest flight back to Bradfort City.


    Very quickly, she bought a ticket but her phone rang at this time, prompting her to look down at the


    caller ID. In truth, she hadn’t needed to check to know it was from Zayne. After all, he and Leon were


    the only two people who knew this particr number, and Leon was a little upied at the moment.


    Thus, Zayne was the only one who would call her.


    “Surprised by my international call, Hattie?” He was as frivolous as always.


    “If you have something to say, say it.” She didn’t have time for his nonsense. Right now, she was still


    waiting for a call from the kidnappers.


    “Stop waiting for a call from the kidnappers. You’d better give up! They’re not going to call you,” he


    continued unceremoniously, aggravating her to no end.


    “How can you be so sure?” she demanded. Even if she believed in his reasoning abilities, his attitude


    was still annoying.


    “Use your brain! Why are you so dumbtely, Heather? Did you hit your head?” he continued to


    provoke her. After all, she was abroad at the moment so she couldn’t retaliate.


    Heather tried her best to calm herself down. “I want legitimate reasons, not your nonsense.”


    “The kidnappers aren’t in a rush to see you and they wouldn’t call to check up on you even if you ran all


    the way to the North Pole. Myra is in their hands and the person who should be worried is you. Flipping


    the situation on their heads is not going to work,” he informed her calmly.


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    Hearing that, she grew sober. If he could read her thoughts so thoroughly, so could a clever kidnapper.


    That meant she had, indeed, made a stupid mistake.