Adrian did not sleep that night.He sat in his study with the lights off and his phone on the desk. Every twenty minutes it buzzed. Every time, he picked it up too fast.Every time, it was Marcus. And every time, the news was the same."Nothing yet, sir."By midnight, Marcus had checked every hotel near the university. By two in the morning, he had called three hospitals and two police stations. By four, he had called Elena's college friend, her old art teacher, and a woman she once bought paint from.No one had seen her.At six, the phone rang again."Sir, we have a small update," Marcus said. His voice was tired. "The taxi driver says he took her to a guesthouse near the bus station. But the owner says no one by that name stayed there. She paid cash. She left before dawn."Adrian's jaw tightened. "Bus station?""We checked the cameras. There are too many people. We couldn't find her.""Her phone?""Switched off. And the number is dead now, sir. It looks like she destroyed the SIM."
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