Soon, they reached Sadies house with Devin. Holden entered without hesitation. The villa was unsettlingly silent, as though it had been empty for days.
Holden took out his phone and dialed Sadies number. The call connected quick, but the voice that answered the call wasnt Sadies.
Sadies agent, Chloe, answered the call.
Hello, is this Mr. Frederick? Chloe asked, her voice trembling.
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Its me. Wheres Sadie? Holden cut to the chase.
Sadie suffered a heart attack last night and is now in the hospital. Im with her, Chloe explained hurriedly.
Let me speak to her, Holden said.
What? Shes still unconscious and cant talk right now. What do you need? Ill make sure she gets the message when she wakes up, Chloe responded.
Holden scoffed, Really? Which hospital is she in? Ill go visit her.
Chloe clearly hadnt expected Holden to suggest visiting. She hesitated. Uh, shes at, um, Mercy Hospital.
She quickly added, But the doctors have already checked her; shes fine. There is no need for you to come. Ill tell Sadie you are worried about her. I wouldnt want to waste your time.
Holden sneered and hung up without another word.
He knew there was no way Sadie had gone to the Mercy Hospital last night. If she had been admitted, he would have heard about it from his sources.
Since he hadnt got any news last night, it was clear that Sadie wasnt in Mercy Hospital.
Sadie and Chloe were clearly lying.
At that moment, he heard Devin shouting from outside, Hey, I found something in the garage! Come here!
Holden and Mitchel both rushed to the garage, where Devin was crouched by a white Land Rover, waving them over.
Look at this, Devin said, pointing at the mud stuck in the tire treads. This stuff comes from mountain roads.
The only way to the farm was through those roads.
Devin continued, And this muds still wet, so its definitely from a mountain road after the recent rain. Considering how damp it is, its probably from about a day ago, which lines up with when Miss Edwards had the car accident-it was raining that day. He stood up.
The clues were adding up.
Why would Sadies car be covered in mud? Was it just a coincidence?
Everyone was thinking the same thing.
Mitchel looked around and said, Looks like she came back here that night. Lets search the place for more clues.
They split up and started combing through the area. It didnt take long for Mitchel to find a pile of wet black clothing and a hat with burn marks, tucked away in a corner of the garden. Clearly, Sadie had tried to burn them, but the damp fabric wouldnt catch, so she had buried them instead.
Mitchel had noticed the loosened soil and dug out the clothes.
The clothes matched exactly with what they had seen on the security cameras.
It had to be Sadie.
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Holdens expression turned cold. He grabbed the clothes, his fists clenched tight, the veins in his hands bulging. His eyes were dark.
Sadie, why do you keep pushing me? Do you really want to play this game? he muttered.
He had cut her some slack before because she was Adeles mother. But now, she had crossed a line.
Holden fixed his gaze on the clothes, like he could rip them apart just by looking at them.
Sadie, Im not going to kill you. Ill make you wish you could die. Youll suffer until you beg me to end your life, he muttered to himself .
The garden was dead quiet. Then, Holdens phone blared loudly, interrupting the silence.
It was Adrian calling.
The moment Holden picked up, Adrians voice came through, full of panic.
Holden, the kids are missing!