Unsure of what was said on the other end of the phone, Theo's countenance sank. He said in an icy tone, "Hurry up and go find her for me.”
He hung up the call after saying that.
I could roughly guess that the bodyguard had lost Cindy.
“Don't worry. This place isn't very big. She just went to buy ice cream. It should be easy to find her if she hasn't gone far."
Theo nodded. "Wait here for me. You can eat first if you're hungry. TH go and look for her."
I pursed my lips. "I'll go with you. Shannon and I toured the whole resort some time ago. I'm more familiar with this place than you."
Theo squeezed my hand. “Be good and listen to me. Eat. Otherwise, the food will be cold when we get back."
"Finding her is more important right now. I'll tell the chef and ask them to reheat the food when we get back."
Before Theo could oppose me, I got up and went to the kitchen.
After informing the chef, Theo and I left the restaurant.
The resort was not huge to begin with. Moreover, there were only a handful of supermarkets selling ice cream nearby, so Theo and I went to each one of them but still could not find her.
I asked the villagers who were passing by and they all said that they had not seen Cindy.
This was truly strange. How could a person vanish into thin air in broad daylight?
The bodyguard walked up to Theo from behind and whispered to him, "I lost Ms. Reed on our way back, Mr. Grant."
"Did you see anyone suspicious around her?" Theo asked calmly.
"No, there weren't many passersby at the time. I have a feeling that Ms. Reed was trying to intentionally lose me."
Theo narrowed his eyes. “Keep looking."
I heard what the bodyguard said and lowered my head to think, then sneered and said, “Stop looking. Let's go back to the restaurant. The food won't be cold yet if we go back now."
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