Chapter 336 Spare No One
After everyone had left, Stephanie finally dared to ask, “What’s the matter with you? Did Elias figure it out? Did they really move her out in a suitcase?”
Crispin didn’t say a word and only furrowed his eyebrows.
Seeing his expression, Stephanie grew even more anxious and shoved him. “Say something! Is that the case?”
“It is…”
“What?! What if Elias finds out? If he traces it back to you, he’ll only blame me! Are trying to drag me down or help me?”
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Stephanie was on the verge of breaking down. Even if it was indeed Crispin who did it, Elias would vent all his fury on her. She couldn’t even imagine how Elias would punish her.
“Stephanie, calm down! They won’t trace it back to me. I don’t know those people at all, so they won’t find any connection to me, let alone implicate you.” Crispin grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard, trying to get her to calm down.
“So, what do we do now?” She was truly terrified of being seen through by Elias.
Crispin reassured her, “We have to follow them now. We can’t let him notice anything unusual, or he will soon suspect us. Don’t forget that Elias already isn’t pleased with you.”
Meanwhile, Amanda found herself curled up inside a suitcase, dazed and confused. Two men. lifted the suitcase she was in and placed it in a car before driving away from the hotel.
No one knew where they were taking her.
“This chick’s quite the looker. Should we…”
“Don’t even think about it. Our only concern is money. Once we have it, you can have any woman you desire. Don’t let your lust jeopardize the plan.”
“Yes, yes. You’re right, Hunter.”
Vaguely, Amanda could hear their conversation even though she was in the suitcase. She wanted to struggle, but she had no strength left in her body. She could only allow them to take her away.
She managed to open her eyes with great difficulty, but everything was pitch black. As she
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tried to cry out, she realized her mouth was covered with duct tape. The drugs had taken effect and rendered her powerless, and the next moment, she slipped into unconsciousness.
An hour later, the two men arrived at a small rundown motel with Amanda and brought her
into a room.
One of the men then instructed, “Bring that woman out. We’ll be in trouble if she suffocates. The boss especially reminded us not to harm her in any way.”
“Alright, Hunter. But who is this woman? That hotel we were just at was no ordinary place. Only the wealthy and influential can go to that hotel.” As he spoke, he opened the suitcase.
“Who knows? I don’t care. I just want the money,” Hunter replied as he took a cigarette and lit it.
The man proceeded to pull Amanda out of the suitcase and blindfold her before placing her on the bed.
While moving Amanda to the bed, he couldn’t help but be tempted by her attractive figure. He scanned her from head to toe, and his saliva almost dripped from his mouth.
Hunter swiftly covered Amanda with a blanket, putting a stop to any bad intentions his younger partner had. “Forget it,” he growled. “She’s not someone you can touch. Listen to me -once we have the money, you can find any woman you want. Just not her.”
Only then did the man avert his gaze and put on a playful smile. “I understand, Hunter. Are you hungry? How about I go out and get you some food?”
“Go ahead. Just don’t get caught.”
“Aye.”
On the other side, inside the hotel’s surveillance room.
Everyone was carefully examining the surveillance footage frame by frame. Since many guests had left the hotel with their suitcases tonight, they had no clue where to begin their investigation.
Crispin and Stephanie stood at the back nervously while their eyes remained fixed on the surveillance screens. Truth be told, Crispin had no idea what the person who took Amanda away looked like; he had only been in contact with the middleman.
As for the person who would carry out the final act, he knew nothing about them.
Stephanie also stood anxiously on the side, afraid that Elias would notice any slip-ups and
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immediately suspect her.
She didn’t know why she was so afraid, but she felt like she was looking at the Grim Reaper when she looked at Elias’ back. She was scared that he would suddenly turn around and end her life right there and then.
Elias placed both hands on the control panel as he stared at the dozens of surveillance screens. Every person seemed suspicious to him. As they didn’t know where to start, they would have to investigate their suspects one by one.
“Start investigating. Look into all of them.”
“That’s a huge task, Mr. Winters,” Yacob mentioned. “I’m afraid we won’t have any news for tonight. Ten guests left with suitcases during the time Miss Bailey disappeared. Do we have to investigate them all?”
“Yes. Do not overlook even one person. She only wanted to prevent Amanda from attending tonight’s banquet. It shouldn’t be a matter of life or death for her, so yes, investigate them.
too.”
Elias had made his first guess. Considering how Stephanie would be the one who had the most to gain tonight if Amanda was absent, it was likely that she was behind all this.
But he didn’t have time to deal with her now; he had to find Amanda first.
“Copy that!”
Yacob then turned and left, starting another night of searching. It was going to be another night of doing overtime work.
Jack was standing off to the side with a frown. “You two go back and keep Aiden company. Don’t let him suspect anything. That child can’t be separated from his mother. Elias and I will search for Amanda.”
Edith didn’t want to leave at first, but when she thought about Aiden, she reluctantly nodded. in agreement. They couldn’t tell the child about this yet.
It was late at night when Amanda slowly emerged from a deep slumber that lasted for over five hours. Gradually, she opened her eyes, only to find a black cloth obscuring her vision, preventing her from seeing anything.
Her mouth was taped shut, and she couldn’t move as her hands and feet were bound.
“Mm… Mmph…” While lying on her side on the bed, she struggled to make a sound.
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The man, who had been dozing off, noticed her awakening and perked up. Clearing his throat, he informed her, “Don’t be alarmed, miss. We’re just doing a job for money. You’ll be fine once we get through tonight. We’ll personally escort you back tomorrow. Please forgive our rudeness, but we can’t let you see our faces. It’ll get a bit troublesome if you do.”
“Mmm… Mmm!” Amanda desperately struggled as though she was trying to say something.
However, the man continued chattering away while oblivious to her struggles. “Are you hungry? I’ve sent that kid to buy some food. We’ll feed you later. Don’t be too picky. After all, we have limited resources. It won’t be as good as the meals you have in hotels.”
He paid no attention to Amanda no matter how much she struggled.
Amanda finally lay there quietly when she got tired from struggling. She had a feeling she knew what these people’s motives were. They simply wanted to prevent her from attending tonight’s banquet because they didn’t want to reveal her identity to the public.
There are only a handful of people who would do this. Who else could it be, if not Stephanie and her devoted boyfriend?
She sprinted down the stairs but suddenly remembered her pregnancy and slowed down. Clutching the test strip in her hand, she wondered what Elias Winters' reaction would be once he heard the news.
Yet, when Amanda was halfway down the stairs, she saw two figures in the living room—Elias and a sexy woman. Slowing down her steps, she held the handrail tightly and felt her heart sink. That was because she saw her husband and the woman behaving affectionately as though they were a smitten couple.