Chapter 640: An Officer
"How is he doing? Is he seriously injured. How did the accident happen? Have the found anything?" Autumn’s voice trembled with urgency as Ian walked through the door, his expression grim. She had already heard about Gabe’s accident. Her heart was filled with a mix of guilt and anxiety. She felt a pang of self-reproach for assuming Gabe had abandoned her for that woman when, in reality, he might be in danger.
Ian shook his head, as he looked at her with sympathy. "No, Autumn, not yet. The police are investigating. They think someone tampered with his car."
Her legs felt weak even as she tried to stand straight," Then, what about his injuries? Is he doing alright? Can we go see him?"
Ian shook his head and gently nudged Autumn towards the chair as the girls all looked at him with worry. With a sigh, he broke the news," Gabe is missing."
The room fell into a stunned silence, the gravity of Ian’s words sinking in before everyone erupted askign simultaneously how he’d gone missing and what was going on.
"Missing? How... how is that possible?" Autumn asked, feeling as if her brain was lagging now.
Ian ran a hand through his hair, looking troubled. "The police found his car wrecked on the side of the road. The brakes had been deliberately tampered with. There was no sign of Gabe at the scene."
His words shook as he tried to speak more. Ian knew now was not the time to break down but this was not something easy to do. He needed to reassure Autumn and the others that they’d find Gabe but he needed to believe that first. And as the blood splattered seat and air bag, flashed in front of his eyes repeatedly, he was losing confidence. Gabe was too injured to have gone somewhere and what the police officer had told him...did not reassure him.
He felt Isabella’s hand slip into his and gripped it tightly. As he turned his head to look at her, the calmness in her eyes gave him strength. He couln’t afford to break down now. Not when his priority should have been to look for that person...