NINE

For Gertrude Ferdson, it was just another seemingly normal calm night, sitting on her home office desk and going through her notes for the following class; only she couldn't concentrate with the thoughts of her missing stepdaughter in mind. Sonny had missing for days and not only her but another one of her students had disappeared too. Garvin Maurice had missing too and his uncle, one of hers and Paul's closest friend, had been found dead in his mansion. Apparently he choked on Hennessey. But that was not the feeling that bothered her the most. It was unshakable. Like something bad was bound to happen no matter what. And she knew all these came from the fact that she and her husband had been working in sync with Garvin's uncle in the management of Sonny's fund. She knew they were doing something very wrong to

Sonny but kept the secret from her.

She flinch absentmindedly as she saw a shadow run pass her eyes, causing her to look up at a pair of red eyes s