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Chapter 154: The Truth

Author: Ameiry Savar
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-02 18:54:21

Aurora couldn’t stay still inside the car. Every passing minute put Loyd in even greater danger.

“What’s taking them so long?” she muttered, her frustration mounting.

She grabbed her phone and connected to Red.

In an instant, Red’s emoji face popped up on the screen and greeted her.

“Master! What can I do for you?”

“Red, can you connect to any CCTV cameras in my location right now?”

Red’s emoji face blinked for a moment.

“I’m sorry, Master. But your location is abandoned. I can’t detect any internet connection or existing systems I can hack into.”

Aurora’s shoulders slumped in disappointment.

“How about a phone signal?”

Red went quiet again. A few seconds later, an error message appeared on the screen.

“There is a phone signal inside, but… they’re using old models. I can’t access them.”

“Damn it! What’s taking them so long?” she snapped, slamming her hand on the steering wheel.

Then Red’s voice spoke again—this time with something more urgent.

“But… Loyd is not inside, Master.”

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