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    Even thewyer who was supposed to defend Sarah’s case had pulled out at thest minute. Sarah was

    in hot water too.

    They could only resort to shady, underhanded methods. Their top priority now was ito /iavoid prosecution and imprisonment.

    Nancy understood what Sarah was trying to say. She took a deep breath. “We won’t be able to leave the country by flight. We’ll have to use other ways… You should go first.”

    Sarah never imagined that their family would one day end up in this state. People treated them with scorn and contempt ever since their reputation was ruined.

    They had lost their wealth, status, and all the great opportunities that were initially avable to them.

    Sarah couldn’t help feeling indignant. She tightened her fists. A cold glint flickered in her eyes.

    Edward and Jayson had made ast–minute arrangement to meet the next day.

    In the evening, Edward visited Bluum Tower. Arthur greeted Edward and personally showed him in.

    Jayson left the conference room and went back to his office. When he spotted Edward, Jayson smiled slightly. “Mr. Graham.”

    Edward looked at him and had a sip of tea. Then, he began, “Sarah’swyer has left Eldoria. There won’t be any issues for Ms. Walker after this.”

    Jayson lowered his gaze and adjusted his cufflinks. He said in a monotonous voice, “You can make the necessary arrangements as you see fit, Mr. Graham. You don’t necessarily have to inform me about every

    detail.”

    Edward gazed at Jayson. If it weren’t for what happened before, he probably wouldn’t have an inkling of

    what Jayson was thinking.

    At the thought of that, Edward said unhurriedly, “Ms. Walker has probably caught on to something by now. With how wise and sensible she is, she may start questioning a few things, like matters rting to

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    Jayson’s brows arched. He itook /ioff his rimless sses. “We’ll just leave it at that. What matters more is to

    settle the issue at hand.”

    Edward understood the meaning behind those words. He just needed to act like he knew nothing of what

    he just said.

    Someone knocked on the door at that moment.

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    Arthur entered the room and whispered in Jayson’s ear. “Mr. Larkin, they’re finally making a move.”

    Jayson’s expression remained unchanged.

    His phone vibrated. Jayson took a nce at it and noticed there was a message from Nancy.

    “Jayson, could you free up some time to meet me? I’ll wait for you at Goldsbury Bay.”

    Ariel caught a cold the day before. With her immune system weakened, she was running a mild fever. She decided to take a half–day off and work from home instead.

    It was almost 8:00 pm by the time she hadpleted the design sketch of the aircraft’s wing.

    Ariel was famished since she hadn’t had anything to eat. She checked the fridge only to find that she had run out of food ingredients.

    So, Ariel took her phone and headed out in her slippers.

    There was a supermarket near their residential area. It would take only five minutes ito /iget there on foot.

    Ariel found it convenient to stay in this area. She could find hospitals and several supermarkets nearby. The subway was located just a few hundred yards away.

    If the subsequent treatments had proven effective, Ariel nned to buy a property and settle down here.

    After getting some fresh ingredients from the supermarket, Ariel walked back to her ce while gazing up at the night sky from time to time.

    On the way, she received a call from Chad. Chad’s voice was uncharacteristically grim. “I just met Commander Quinton, and he told me they just received some news. Nancy and Sarah… they’ve gone

    missing.”

    A deep frown drew Ariel’s brows together. “What do you mean?”

    Despite having said that, she had an inkling of what might have happened.

    Chad snickered. “They still have the connections and resources to pull this stunt and try to sneak away from the authorities at times like this. They should reconsider it before taking such a step in our country.

    “It’ll be fine. The authorities will act swiftly and take care of the problem as soon as possible. Meanwhile, you should just take another day off.”

    Ariel frowned slightly. “Alright, I understand.

    Ariel could tell that Nancy and Sarah were probably trying to leave Eldoria, or they were hoping to head

    overseas.

    As she was about to reach the entrance to her residential area, Ariel picked up on the sound of tires screechinging from somewhere not too far away. It sounded quite simr to the noise a car would make when someone suddenly mmed on the brakes.

    Ariel paused briefly and looked in the direction of the noise.

    Under a streemp, a ck car swiftly turned a corner.

    The bright lights from the high beams temporarily blinded Ariel. She lifted her hand to block the lights. Out of the corners of her eyes, Ariel noticed the car was still speeding.

    Ariel seemed to be the target as the car sped toward her. 1