"If you can’t find her, keep looking. Don’t even think about coming back until you do." He articulated each word slowly into his phone, addressing his subordinates.
Finally, the phone slowly slipped from his ear...
New York.
Ever since Howard Geoffrey helped her find Jonathon Gibson’s number, Rebecca Quentin had been calling him every day, even though Jonathon’s phone was always turned off.
At this mont, just like every day this week, Rebecca was dialling Jonathon’s number again.
Rebecca thought Jonathon’s phone would remind her it was still off, but unexpectedly, today, she actually got through.
Though she had to wait for a long ti before the call was answered, Rebecca couldn’t contain her excitent and eagerly asked the person on the other end, "Hello, is this Mr. Jonathon Gibson?"
"Yes, it is."
"Mr. Gibson, your voice..."
His voice sounded so despondent.
He could already recognize Rebecca’s voice, slowly saying, "You’re Christine’s sister, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Gibson... I heard from my brother-in-law that my sister went abroad, but she hasn’t contacted anyone for over a week. I’m very worried about her... I know she went abroad with you, and your phone was previously unreachable. I really want you to tell , where is my sister now? Why can’t I get through to her phone?"
There was a long silence before Jonathon softly said, "She has left..."
"Left?"
Jonathon’s voice beca even more distant, "Yes, she left with the little ti she had left, away from everyone..."
Rebecca was stunned, "What little ti left?"
Christine Quinn seed to vanish into thin air, one day, two days... still no news about her whereabouts.
On the third morning, Howard accompanied the four-month pregnant Rebecca to London.
At this mont, Rebecca stood in front of the hotel suite door where Skyler Jones was staying, coldly asking the two bodyguards standing outside, "Is Mr. Jones inside?"
The bodyguards, recognizing Howard and Rebecca, both lowered their heads, not daring to stop them.
In the next second, Rebecca impulsively reached out to knock on the door.
"Skyler Jones, co out for ... Skyler Jones... Skyler Jones, co out here..." Rebecca called out hysterically, her voice full of mournful sobs.
"Becca, Becca, don’t be like this..." Howard tightly embraced his wife, not allowing his pregnant wife to act more recklessly.
Rebecca struggled vigorously, "I don’t care... I want Skyler Jones to co out to see ... Skyler Jones... co out for ..." Breaking free from Howard, Rebecca continued to pound on the door with her fists.
Howard once again pulled his wife into his arms, firmly grasping her hands, and coldly reminded her, "Don’t forget you’re pregnant!!"
Realizing her condition, Rebecca gradually leaned against Howard’s embrace, tightly holding Howard, her teary eyes looking imploringly at him, "I want to see Mr. Jones, I need to ask him what he did to my sister... why did my sister leave alone... why..."
Howard, heartbroken, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, sternly stating, "If you can’t manage your emotions, I won’t let you see him!!"
"No..."
Howard softened his tone slightly, "What if your emotions cause harm to the baby inside?"
Rebecca lowered her head, sniffing.
Howard pulled Rebecca back into his embrace, gently caressing her smooth hair, softly coaxing, "Promise , be good, I understand your feelings, let handle it, alright?"
"I’m just so worried about my sister, she is alone sowhere with her frail health..." Rebecca started to lose control of her tears again.
Howard gently cupped Rebecca’s tear-streaked face, kissed her tear-stained lips, and comforted tenderly, "No matter to the ends of the earth, I’ll find your sister, don’t worry, I won’t let anything happen to her."
"Can you really find her?"
"Have I ever not fulfilled a promise to you?"
"But Mr. Jones has been looking for days..."
"That just ans she hasn’t been found yet, but she will be found eventually... I promise you."
Rebecca finally nodded, leaning into Howard’s embrace.
At that mont, the hotel room door opened.
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