-Hey, are you at the door? -Noe looked at the worker in front of him, turned around and called his driver.
The driver shouldn’t be far now.
-Mr. Cantero, I’m still here, what’s up?
The driver, in a fluent local accent, asked Noe if he needed help. From Noe’s tone of voice, it sounded like he was in a hurry.
Noe paused before exhaling a sigh of relief in her heart.
-Wait for me now and don’t go anywhere.
-Yes,” the driver replied, though it seemed unbelievable to him.
Noe’s footsteps had a hint of panic in them as he hurried towards the main entrance. At that moment, his heart seemed very apprehensive and restless.
He didn’t know if Mariana would still be around when he left and came back.
The driver honked twice at the door, indicating that he was at the door. It was because of these two honks that Noe reacted immediately.
He quickened his pace and moved forward.
-Sir, aren’t you staying at the hotel tonight?
All the formalities had already been completed, so how come the guest was now leaving again? The worker’s gaze rested on Noe’s body, feeling very curious.
-It’s a bit urgent,” Noe smiled reluctantly.
He had just gotten off the plane and was having difficulty finding a place to rest. Being in Noe’s place, she naturally wanted to be able to get a good night’s rest.
But the current situation was such that the pressure would not allow it.
Leopoldo was on his way here and Mariana did not want to see that man, so Noe was doing everything possible to protect her.
If he exposed Mariana because of her, he thought she would not forgive him no matter what. The mere thought made Noe’s heart feel particularly bad, and he didn’t want to drag Mariana into this.
-Well,” the worker smiled and asked no more questions.
At the look on the other party’s face, Noe left the place in a panic, looked nervous and quickened his pace. When he got into the car, Noe’s eyes kept glancing at the hotel, as if he had a few moments of reluctance.
Seeing Noe’s appearance, the worker was also puzzled.
“This is the first time I’ve seen this person, but why do I feel that he still doesn’t want to leave?”
-Has this customer been here before? -the worker looked toward the car Noe was leaving in and glanced at the name.
No, he hadn’t really been here.
-Mr. Cantero, where do you plan to go now? -The driver couldn’t help but ask as he concentrated on driving the car. It was really hard to come to the resort, so why didn’t Noe take the opportunity to rest a bit?
Why is he so nervous and wanted to leave in such a hurry?
-Get as far away from this place as you can -Noe paused before speaking.
He wanted Leopoldo to never find Mariana. No matter what had happened with these two people, as long as Noe was around, Leopoldo would never try to find out where Mariana really was again.
Noe looked at his hand, where the phone Mariana had thrown away was.
He had to say that this woman was really whimsical.
Walking alone and even leaving the country alone. There was no one to pick her up and she went to the compound. Had Mariana ever thought about how hard it would be to live alone?
To Mariana, all Noe could say was admiration.
-Wait, we’d better go straight back to the office.
Noe’s mind was clear and she knew how smart Leopoldo was.
If it occurred to him, it would surely occur to Leopoldo as well. Suddenly moving from this complex to a very large area would be too suspicious.
So now, Noe just had to pretend nothing had happened and wait for Leopoldo to arrive.
Noe was silent for a moment and lifted her wrist to glance at her watch.
-It’s nine o’clock…
It was still early, and Leopoldo was due to arrive in the evening. At this point, Noe had to admire the other party, Leopold really loved this woman. That was why he was so sharp in what he did.
At the first hint of her disappearance, he had found a clue.
Noe knew Mariana’s whereabouts, but he wouldn’t say anything even if she died.
In the Durán family.
-Mr. Durán, the plane is ready.
Alonso was a little uncomfortable; since Mariana’s disappearance, Leopoldo’s attitude towards him had taken a 360-degree turn. It was as if Alonso was the cause of Mariana’s disappearance.
Even if there was a slight clue now, Leopoldo did not look good.
-Let’s leave immediately,” Leopoldo said with a somber and cold look on his face.
He had to see Noe as soon as possible, and then find out Mariana’s whereabouts from the other party’s mouth. Whether he knew it or not, Noe was the last person to see Mariana.
This man was the biggest suspect.
-Yes,” Alonso answered and followed Leopoldo closely.
Once Leopoldo boarded the plane and buckled his seat belt, the plane took off in an orderly fashion. Alonso sat uneasily behind Leopoldo. With the person missing, Alonso’s responsibility was the most important thing.
-Mr. Durán, you are still far from your destination, you can rest,” Alonso reminded him gently, fearing that Leopoldo would get tired and sleepy.
The trip was going to be very long and the time difference was twelve hours.
But this time they were not looking for Mariana. Noe had gone on a business trip to find this far away place, Leopoldo felt a little upset and spoke coldly:
-Check what Noe has been doing lately and who he has been meeting with.
Leopoldo more or less listened to Alonso’s words.
At times like this, Leopoldo could only go to check on Noe. He wanted to know if this man had come before with his wife or not, or what kind of help he had given Mariana.
But when he found out, he would not forgive Noe.
Stunned, Alonso immediately took the floor and answered:
-Yes!
He scoured the satellite network and used all his resources and clues to find out Noe’s recent agenda. But although he had gathered quite a bit of information, none of it had anything to do with Mariana.
Noe had been very quiet lately.
Or maybe it was just a coincidence that Noe had let Mariana into the car. But if it was a coincidence, Leopoldo should have figured it out right away, so why did he need to find out more about Noe?
-Mr. Durán,” Alonso glanced around and called Leopoldo.
Leopoldo looked somber and indifferent as he looked at the other man.
-Speak.
-There’s nothing unusual about Noe lately. No evidence of any ladies coming and going. This time, the trip abroad is for work,” Alonso said, completely dispelling the thoughts from Leopoldo’s mind.
What he feared could not happen at all.
-Okay, I know.
Leopoldo did not know whether to be happy or saddened by such news.