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He grabbed his phone and dialed Millard’s number with a sense of urgency in his voice, “Is
Xavier in J City?”
Millard responded immediately, “Yeah, he’s here. He has never left.”
“Okay.”
Jonathan hung up the call, his mind still swirling with unease that seemed to grow with
every discrepancy he
found.
No!
He needed to see Estelle now!
Only seeing her in person would ease his mind!
Snow was falling heavily in J City, grounding private planes, so Jonathan decided to drive
to C City.
In the afternoon, Josiah returned from the docks and went straight to Amiee’s house. As
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsoon as he walked in,
he asked, “Any news from Estelle?”
Amiee shook her head, “Nothing. She hasn’t sent any orders in the last couple of days,
and for the past two
days, all video calls with Jonah switched to recording mode.”
That meant Estelle couldn’t conveniently take video calls.
Josiah frowned and asked, “It’s been two days?”
“Yes!” Amiee stared at her phone.
“Could Estelle be in danger?” Josiah’s face turned pale.
“If she were in danger and her phone died, Eagle Valley would send out a silent alarm to
notify me. But there’s
been no activity from Eagle Valley,” Amiee explained.
Still uneasy, Josiah said seriously, “Amiee, I think I should go look for Estelle. I can’t focus
on anything here in J
City. I’d rather go check on her myself.”
“We need to stay calm at times like this and follow Estelle’s plans. She hasn’t told us to
act, and we shouldn’t
take matters into our own hands and mess up her plans,” Amiee stated firmly.
“But I can’t stay calm!” Josiah frowned tightly, “And if it’s always recording mode, Jonah
will eventually notice
something’s off. No matter how advanced the technology, it can’t compare to a real
person.”
Rather than waiting for Jonah to come to him, it would be better for him to find Estelle
first!
Amiee suddenly said, “You reminded me that there’s a flaw in my setup. The timing for the
video switch is
always the same. I’ll go change it right away.”
It had only been two days; hopefully, Jonathan hadn’t noticed.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBy the time Jonathan arrived in C City, the sky had turned dark.
Jonathan asked, “Is Grandpa feeling better from his cough?”
The weather was gloomy, with a bitter wind.
Old Wade looked puzzled, “Ms. Macclain? She’s not at home.”
Seeing Jonathan’s expression change, Old Wade quickly said, “She left the day after she
got back. Didn’t you
know?”
“Yes!”
Sensing something was amiss, Old Wade followed closely.
He stepped in; the bed was made, a thin layer of dust settled on the desk, indicating it
had been days since
anyone lived there.
What was going on?
There she was in the video, sitting in a chair in her room, greeting him with a charming
smile, “Have you had
dinner yet?”
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