The country was completely cut off from the world. No foreigner could enter, and that meant the police couldn't communicate with the officials from Turlen. That, in turn, meant they couldn't help Arielle.
Both police officers felt awkward.
If the police were to sneak into Turlen, a simple kidnapping would escalate into an international political war. Those with malicious intentions could take advantage of the situation.
“You don't need to worry about her. I will find some way to bring her home,” replied Vinson calmly. He saw how troubled the police officers were, so he spoke up to help them out.
“Okay, then. If you need any help at all, please call us,” offered a police officer before leaving the house.
The police hadn't gone for long when Susanne showed up. She looked worried when she turned to Vinson, who was sitting on the couch at the time. “Geoffrey said the police were here. Is that true? What brought them over?”
“I leaked the news of Sannie’s abduction to the media, so they dropped by to learn more about the situation.” “Well, are they going to help us?” asked Susanne. She wanted to know more about Vinson's plans because she didn’t want him to go on a rescue mission on his own.
At Turlen.
Inside the bar, Xavier grinned as he watched Dillon approach. It had been days since the former had canceled on the latter, and he had been thinking about making up for it for days. Unfortunately, too many things happened afterward, so he kept forgetting about it. The second he was free, however, he picked up the phone and asked Dillon out for a drink.
“Eric, my man! It's so difficult to get you to show up these days,” teased Dillon as he tapped lightly on his friend's shoulder.
“I've been busy lately.”
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