“Just follow them.”
Matteo complied and began tailing the car carrying Raegan.
They continued until the car pulled up at West Lake Villa. Matteo parked a little way off, keeping a low profile.
Stefan, behind the wheel, moved with an elegant ease and swiftly went around the vehicle to open the door for Raegan.
Standing by the car, Stefan and Raegan exchanged a few brief words before Stefan nudged Raegan,
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urging her to go inside.
Raegan gave Stefan a warm smile. “Thanks for everything, Stefan. I’ll treat you to dinner someday.”
“There’s no need for formalities,” Stefan responded.
As Raegan started to walk away, she paused and turned back to face Stefan. “Did you come across any new leads during your trip to Aurora?”
“I did. I looked into the Maxwell family’s migration details, and the timings for five individuals lined up.” Stefan had intended to talk about this the next day, but Raegan’s question prompted him to pull out a burner phone.
Stefan then showed Raegan the images of the five individuals.
Raegan’s eyes widened when she spotted a man with a scar near his eye, and she gasped in shock, “That’s him!”
Raegan hadn’t noticed the concern etching Stefan’s brow as she excitedly clutched his wrist, exclaiming, “It’s him. These eyes I remember! He has heterochromia!”
Five years ago, amid Raegan’s car incident, as the car she was in on the verge of falling down to the river, this man thrust the car off the bridge just before rescue arrived.
Raegan remembered distinctly because, even though the man was disguised with a cap and mask, the lighting had caused his eyes to reveal their unique colors: one light blue, the other light red.
In the photo Raegan pointed at, it was only the man’s eyes that stood out, immediately recognizable.
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After five years, seeing those eyes again stirred a deep sense of dread in Raegan. They reminded her of the calculating gaze of a venomous snake, giving anyone he looked at a chilling sense of danger.
Raegan’s grip on Stefan’s arm trembled with the intensity of her emotions. “Stefan, do you know who he is?”
Stefan’s frown deepened. “This man is connected to the Maxwell family, recently sent on a mission. His current location is unknown. I’ll circulate this photo among the Clifford family to be vigilant. The moment this man returns to Aurora, we’ll apprehend him to uncover the truth about what happened five years ago.”
“It’s not just about five years ago,” Raegan insisted. “He was also involved in the recent bombing.”
Raegan recognized the man’s accent from the voice-altering device in the car loaded with explosives. She was convinced he was the same man who had altered his voice during the car incident five years ago.
Stefan was aware of Lauren’s kidnapping Raegan, as Erick had briefed him.
At the time, a hacker had infiltrated the car’s system, and after using satellite technology to trace the signal, Erick sent the code to Stefan to help find someone to crack where it was sent from.
Ultimately, Stefan’s hacker acquaintance discovered that the signal was sent from Ardlens.
With the evidence linking back to the man with heterochromia, Stefan’s expression turned grave.