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CHAPTER 63: THE RACE AGAINST TIME
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2026-08-08 19:59:25
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THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 64: LOCKER 214
Morning came with a renewed sense of urgency.For the first time in days, the task force wasn't following another dead end.They had a destination.Detective Bennett held Samuel Ashcroft's faded library card between his fingers."If Victor was telling the truth," he said, "Samuel hid his notebook somewhere no one thought to search."Nathan looked at the card."And that somewhere is Locker 214."Bennett nodded."Let's hope it hasn't been emptied after all these years."---Less than an hour later, Bennett, Damian, Nathan, Adrian and two forensic officers arrived at the Central City Library.The building had stood for decades.Its stone walls and towering windows gave it an air of quiet permanence.The library had not yet opened to the public.The head librarian met them at the entrance after Bennett presented a court order."I received your call, Detective."She looked at the faded library card."I've never seen one this old.""Do you still have the lockers?" Bennett asked.She smiled
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 63: THE RACE AGAINST TIME
The task force moved before sunrise.Within minutes, unmarked police vehicles left headquarters in different directions.Their destinations were the twelve active railway crossings identified from Evelyn Ashcroft's phone call.No flashing lights.No sirens.If Evelyn was alive, Detective Bennett wasn't willing to risk alerting whoever was holding her.A large city map was spread across the command vehicle.One by one, Bennett crossed out locations."Crossing One—clear."A voice crackled over the radio."Crossing Three—nothing suspicious."Another transmission followed."Crossing Five—negative."Nathan looked at the remaining circles."We're running out of options."---Damian, Nathan and Adrian headed toward the oldest crossing on the eastern edge of the city.Unlike the others, it bordered several abandoned warehouses that had once served the railway.The area had been scheduled for demolition years earlier but had never been redeveloped.Their SUV rolled to a stop.Damian stepped ou
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 62: THE MESSAGE IN BLOOD
The abandoned parking structure echoed with the sound of approaching sirens.By the time Detective Bennett, Damian, Nathan and Adrian arrived, the area had already been cordoned off.Evelyn Ashcroft's sedan sat alone on the third level.Its driver's door was slightly open.Crime scene tape fluttered in the cold night breeze.Bennett ducked beneath it."No one touches anything until it's photographed."The forensic team nodded.High-resolution cameras began documenting every angle of the vehicle.Damian stopped a few feet away.The words on the windshield had been written in thick red strokes.STOP FOLLOWING THE DEAD... OR YOU'LL JOIN THEM.Nathan frowned."Is that blood?"A forensic technician carefully swabbed the message."We'll know soon."Another technician leaned into the driver's seat."There are bloodstains on the steering wheel.""And the driver's seat.""But not enough to suggest a fatal injury."Bennett looked through the open door."So whoever was bleeding...""...left aliv
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 61: THE LOCKET
The silver locket lay inside a clear evidence bag on the hood of Bennett's car.No one took their eyes off it.Nathan was the first to speak."Samuel Ashcroft on one side..."He looked at Victor Hale's photograph."...and Victor on the other."Adrian frowned."It doesn't make sense.""They disappeared twenty-two years apart."Damian's expression remained unreadable."Unless their stories were connected long before either of them vanished."Detective Bennett handed the evidence bag to the lead forensic technician."I want the locket processed immediately.""Fingerprints.""DNA.""Age of the photographs.""And find out when this locket was manufactured.""If someone assembled it recently, I want to know."The technician nodded and hurried toward the forensic van.---The search of Evelyn Ashcroft's home continued.Every room was photographed.Every drawer catalogued.Unlike Victor Hale's apartment, this house felt lived in.Nothing suggested Evelyn had planned to disappear.Her handbag
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 60: THEY WERE WATCHING
The photograph lay in the center of Detective Bennett's desk.No one touched it.No one spoke.Damian stared at it, his pulse pounding in his ears.It was unmistakably recent.The four men stood outside Victor Hale's apartment building, exactly where they had been earlier that afternoon.Bennett.Damian.Nathan.Adrian.The angle was elevated, as though the photograph had been taken from one of the upper floors across the street.Nathan broke the silence."They were close."Adrian's jaw tightened."Close enough to photograph us...""...and walk into Victor's apartment after we left."Bennett slipped on a pair of gloves and carefully lifted the photograph."The paper is still warm."Nathan looked at him."Warm?""It was printed recently."A forensic technician stepped forward."We'll process it immediately.""Fingerprints.""DNA.""Printer marks.""Anything."Bennett nodded."And check every surveillance camera within a five-block radius.""I want to know who entered that apartment aft
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 59: THE LAST CALL
The words hung in the air."...the estate."Damian stared at the report in Detective Bennett's hand."You're certain?"The officer nodded."The call connected to a cell tower less than two kilometers from the estate. It lasted only twelve seconds before the line went dead."Nathan frowned."Twelve seconds isn't enough for a conversation.""Unless the person on the other end never answered," Adrian said.Bennett looked down at the report again."Or Victor realized someone was coming and ended the call himself."He handed the report to the forensic communications analyst."I want everything.""The exact location.""Nearby surveillance cameras.""Traffic cameras.""Private security footage.""If Victor was that close to the estate, someone may have seen him."---Less than an hour later, investigators gathered in the police command room.A digital map of the area surrounding the estate filled the largest screen.A red circle blinked near the edge of the property.The communications analy
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 7 - PANIC
“Amelia!”The sound of Damian’s voice echoed through the apartment with a panic nobody had ever heard from him before.Sophie gasped.Nathan froze.And Adrian immediately lifted Amelia into his arms as her body went limp against him.“Move.”His calm tone cut sharply through the chaos.Years of med
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 6 DON'T TOUCH HER
The words slammed into Damian like a physical blow.“Don’t touch her.”For a second, nobody moved.Amelia’s body trembled weakly in Adrian’s arms, her face pale enough to terrify everyone in the room.“Move aside,” Damian said coldly.Adrian ignored him completely.“Get water,” he told Sophie calml
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 5- THE MAN FROM HER PAST
Amelia’s heartbeat stopped for a second.No.Not now.Not tonight.Sophie looked between the door and Amelia in confusion before opening it wider.Standing outside was a tall man dressed in a dark coat, rainwater still glistening faintly on his shoulders. His sharp features carried the calm confide
THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING CHAPTER 4- THE WOMAN HE COULDN'T REACH
Damian Vale did not sleep that night.By three in the morning, the entire top floor of Vale Corporation remained brightly lit while executives and assistants moved nervously through the hallways like soldiers preparing for war.Nobody dared ask questions.Nobody dared mention Amelia.But everyone c
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