Chapter 44: Embrace of a Nightmare
----Continuation of Flashback 3 years ago----
As Loren stepped out of the police station, she immediately spotted a familiar face.
Wait... that's one of the staff from the airport earlier, she thought.
"Sir! Sir!" she called out urgently, not hesitating for even a second.
"Please, where did you take my boyfriend? I just want to know where he is. He didn't do anything wrong, did he?" Her voice trembled with desperation, and her eyes pleaded for any answer.
But the two men she had approached didn't seem to care in the slightest. They were casually puffing on their cigarettes, blowing smoke in every direction without concern. They passed the stick back and forth like it was a shared game.
Finally, one of them spoke with a smug tone.
"Oh, you mean the guy who had a bullet in his bag? Chief Eman's handling that now."
"Please, sir... I'm begging you," Loren pleaded again, her voice cracking. "Just tell me where you took him."
They exchanged glances. One of them sighed.
"Tsk. Fine," he said with a twisted grin. He leaned in and whispered something to his companion that Loren couldn't quite hear—and then both men laughed, their grins widening.