Chapter 306: A New Enemy
Melanie didn’t need to be told how close that fall had probably been. Now that she knew, she could feel it in the way Adam’s arms were wrapped around her- so tight and unyielding, that she could barely breathe.. She hugged him back immediately, already clinging to him, as she comforted him the same wayhe was doing her. She didn’t want this. Another enemy coming out of nowhere, when they’d just had a moment of peace.
She could just imagine how he must have felt. First, she had almost been kidnapped. And now this.
After a long silence, she spoke, her voice barely above a whisper."Do you think the two incidents are related? The kidnapping attempt and this?" She paused, then added quietly, "Could it have something to do with the Thomases finding me? Because before they did... nothing ever happened. Everything was normal."
Adam didn’t answer immediately. He slowly eased his hold, and looked into her eyes, making sure that she was not too scared. Then he shook his head.
"The police are still investigating what happened today. That’s just getting started," he said, his tone level but laced with frustration. "As for the Thomases... I’ve already been looking into them. Everything I could find. And from what I understand, this has nothing to do with them. There is nothing in their past that would indicate to unsavoury connections. At least so far- nothing."
Melanie frowned. "Then who could it be?"
"I don’t know," Adam admitted. "But here’s the thing. I’ve been told someone’s been digging into both StormEdge and LuxeArt lately. Quietly. Through back channels. Just questions being asked."
Her breath caught. "You think it’s connected to this? But anyone could be investigating that. After all, StormEdge is a bog congolomerate and LuxeArt has been doing better and better lately."
Adam gave her a grim look, "Anyone could be it. They could be competitors or clients. But I have a feeling that something is not right with this. If they were comeptitors, they would not need to dig deep into the roots. And if they were clients, they too would look for problems that could arise and harm their interests, not for weaknesses. This is something malevolent. The only problem is, I don’t know if they’re coming after you, or after me... or both of us. But they’ve been watching. And now this-sabotaging an elevator inside a secured building? It seems like they are ready to move.