Chapter 181
When they couldn’t contact their employee for four days, Juliet knew something was wrong and quickly told Anabel. Anabel, however, was not worried at all. "I have a friend in Swereo. I’ll call her now and ask for her help."
Soon, Anabel’s friend in Swereo requested the missing person’s photo, phone number, itinerary, destination, passport information, and so on. "He’s been missing for so many days," the friend said. "It’s probably serious. I’ll get a private detective to check it out first."
However, the private investigator went missing too. When Anabel received the news, her expression became grave. "Call the police. Tell them to locate the two people." Yet, the police found nothing.
The friend in Swereo updated Anabel: "The police discovered that Wilson Nash checked into a hotel after getting off the plane. The next morning, he went to the girls’ boarding school in the suburbs to ask for Joy’s information. The high school is closed to the public—outsiders, especially men, can’t enter. The students’ information can’t be given to anyone either. Wilson tried everything but couldn’t get in or learn anything about Joy, so he returned to the hotel."
"At eight o’clock that evening, Wilson left the hotel and took a taxi downtown. He walked into a street not monitored by surveillance cameras and never came out. The private investigator also traced where Wilson went missing. He went alone to investigate and never returned—the only difference was that he went during the day."
At this point, Anabel’s friend’s tone grew slightly nervous. "The security here is quite good. There are very few cases of locals or foreigners disappearing mysteriously. Moreover, the police can’t find anything. I think someone is cleaning up loose ends and stopping anyone from investigating Joy. I don’t dare look into this anymore. I’m afraid I’ll disappear too."
Anabel didn’t press her friend. "This matter ends here. I owe you one." After ending the call, she crossed her arms and paced the room with a serious expression, deep in thought. Juliet stood silently, waiting for Anabel’s decision.
A few minutes later, Anabel instructed, "Don’t investigate Joy directly. Find a few women with high EQ in Aeloria and have them contact Joy’s mother, Nellie Lambert. Find out everything about Nellie and her husband."
The emergency contact on Joy’s profile was her mother, Nellie, who lived in Aeloria. If they uncovered details about Nellie and her husband, they could piece together Joy’s background.
Juliet nodded. "I’ll get on it immediately."
She contacted two socialites thriving in Aeloria and asked for their help—without mentioning the dangers or the disappearances of Wilson and the investigator. The two women agreed casually. They reached out to Nellie, using their shared nationality as an excuse to invite her for a meal.