Substitute Bride For Young Master
Chapter 27's
Frenetic sound of music that snapped was not able to divert Raymond's mind from the problems he was facing. Lorie is still unaccounted for, even though this has entered the fifth day. He doesn't know what else to do. Every morning, afternoon, and night he went to the police station to ask about Lorie, but there was no significant information development. Meanwhile, Alice did not want to warm up the phone at all or reply to a single message from him. This situation really gave him a headache.
That's why he stopped by one of the bars in the city center after returning from the police station an hour ago. He hoped that alcohol and crowds could make him distracted, but in fact the same. All the commotion ahead was unable to make him stop thinking about Lorie. What really happened to that woman. Is he okay now?
The man sighed softly before raising the glass and chugging down the liquid inside. The feeling of heat radiates in the esophagus to the stomach. The alcohol-scented steam broke through his mouth and nose as he exhaled loudly. A moment later his head felt heavier. With a slight stagger, he got up and paid for his drink. Sitting longer in that room would only make her even crazier.
“Take the change,” said Raymond, handing over a few euros to the bartender.
He then stepped out of the bar. The night wind hit his face and made his hair fall apart, but he ignored it. He stood for a few minutes under the street lamp, then went to sit on an iron bench on the side of the sidewalk. He looked like a stranger who had lost his way. The roar of a passing vehicle seemed not to disturb him at all.
The alcohol in his blood started to react. His body felt heavier and hotter, but he was completely reluctant to move on. Going back to the hotel only makes things worse. Being alone in the room will make him even more tormented because he feels guilty to Lorie. She could not imagine how she had behaved a few days ago, when she accidentally recognized the woman as Alice and.
Did he rebel? Is he in pain? How did he deal with it?
The man let out a long sigh and murmured, “I'm really a jerk.”
He rubbed his hair and rubbed his face repeatedly. What if he never met Lorie again? Will this regret and guilt haunt him for the rest of his life?
“What should I do?”
Suddenly his forehead frowned as an idea popped into his head. It's a brilliant idea and the easiest to do.
Damn, why not think about it since yesterday?
Nervously he turned on his phone and traced the number stored on the contact. He does not have an Alex Smith number. Judging from his position and position, the phone number of the man will also be difficult to obtain in a short time. However, he still keeps Kinara Lee's contacts.
Given how Alex felt to his late wife, he was pretty sure the man would keep Kinara's number active. Therefore, upon seeing Kinara Lee's name written on her phone screen, Raymond unhesitatingly touched the green circle to make a call.
“Lift ... come on, lift .. I beg ...”
“Halo?”
Yup!
Raymond clenched one hand and punched the air. He jumped up and down like a boy who got a gift and almost forgot to return his interlocutor's greeting.
“Raymond Dawson?”
“Oh ... um, hello, Mr. Smith. Sorry to bother you this late,” said Raymond after being able to control himself. He really felt very lucky because Alex Smith kept his wife's cell phone very well, even still let his contact be in Kinara's phone.
“What's up?”
“Um .. It's about Lorie. We met accidentally a few days ago. He said he was at work, wanted to negotiate with a biochemical arms company. Eng ... it .. did you know that she went missing five days ago?”
A long silence was created in the air after Raymond finished asking that. He even thought Alex Smith had turned off his phone so he called a little hesitantly, “Master Smith, you're still there?”
“Yes. How do you know Lorie's missing?”
“It ... Our hotel room is next door. I haven't seen him since Sunday, my phone hasn't been picked up, nor have my messages been answered, so I asked the receptionist if he had checked out or not. Said the girl on duty, Lorie hasn't left the hotel yet. Then, the security officer told me that the hotel taxi driver watched Lorie being kidnapped by an unknown person in front of the pharmacy. We've gone to report to the police station, but there's been no news to this day. I don't know who else to contact, so ..”
Raymond explained everything in one breath, then waited for a response from Alex.
However, again only a long silence paused in the air.
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