The Disconnected Signal Inside the cold, magnificent skyscraper in downtown Madrid, time seemed to crawl by in agonizing slowness. The silence in Fernando's office grew heavier by the second, pressing against his chest until every breath felt like it burned. Outside, the heavy rain had begun to fade into a light drizzle, leaving a thin mist suspended beyond the massive glass windows. Amid the suffocating silence, a sharp vibration suddenly broke through the air. Fernando's personal phone, lying on the mahogany desk, rang loudly. He did not wait for even a second. With a swift movement, his tense fingers snatched up the device and pressed it to his ear. "Speak," he ordered coldly, his hoarse voice concealing an overwhelming anxiety. "Mr. Fernando," Mateo, his personal secretary, sounded tense on the other end of the line. After a heavy breath, he continued, "We've found CCTV footage from the apartment where Mrs. Aixa was staying temporarily." Fernando immediately rose from his exe
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