Chapter 345: Missing
"Gabe’s gone missing," Lucien declared with a weighty tone as he entered the conference room, the atmosphere instantly shifting to one of concern as his brothers turned their attention to him. Ian’s furrowed brow reflected his worry as he inquired, "What do you mean missing? I was with him just the day before yesterday."
"But nobody’s seen him since then, Ian. I’ve meticulously scoured his usual haunts and explored other places where he might have ventured in search of Arabelle. He’s simply vanished," Lucien elaborated, a subtle undercurrent of worry coloring his voice.
Ian exchanged a knowing glance with the others, their shared concern palpable in the air. He cautiously suggested, "Perhaps he stumbled upon a clue regarding Arabelle?"
A heavy sigh escaped Demon, and he pressed further, "You know something, Ian?"
"Elena Winthrop made contact. Gabe seemed a bit distracted that day."
"This is not good, Demon. Gabe is not in a state to handle Elena’s and Arabelle’s games," Seb replied slowly, the gravity of the situation sinking in.
"And we can’t afford to stretch our security team any thinner. It’s already an uphill challenge. What does she want? Her only enmity with us was because of Arabelle? And she has Arabelle now. So what are the Winthrops’ upto? Have you tried tracing his whereabouts from his phone, Lucy?"
"Yes, and it’s no use. His phone is at his house. Wherever he went, he deliberately left behind all electronics. I’ve also meticulously reviewed the surveillance footage. He purposely avoided them and even disabled a few key cameras so that we wouldn’t know his whereabouts."
Ian’s grew even more worried as he heard this. By disabling the cameras, he’d made sure to let them know that he was going underground deliberately. The question was why. What was it that the woman had proposed?