On the other end, Evan was a bit confused. Didn’t he say not to contact him unless it was necessary?
Why was Elijah calling so soon?
And Freya went to the hospital?
It wasn’t time for her to give birth yet, right?
But he didn’t dare to ask because Elijah’s voice sounded extremely urgent. He immediately replied, “I will find out right away.”
…
After hanging up the phone, Elijah drove his car and used the navigation to go to the nearest hospital from the hotel. For some reason, he felt a strong sense of foreboding. He didn’t know why. Maybe it was because he was worried that something had happened to her. They had just reunited after a long time apart. They hadn’t had the chance to spend time together, to look at her properly. They hadn’t had the chance to talk to each other properly. They hadn’t had the chance to tell each other how much they missed each other. He had so much to say to her, but he hadn’t had the chance yet. About Joan Nash’s matter, Elijah had read that letter. He hadn’t told Freya yet, hadn’t thanked her for what she had done for Joan Nash.
When he arrived at the hospital, he parked the car and headed inside. The hospital was crowded with people. He made a phone call and used his connections to smoothly have the front desk check the name. There was no record of Freya being admitted, nor was there any record of a person named Jane. At that moment, Evan also received some news.
“I’ve asked around, there’s no record of Freya being admitted, and no name Jane.” Evan said.
Elijah realized something was wrong. He had explained to Freya, so she couldn’t just disappear without a word. He told Evan to go back to the hotel, and he rushed over himself. In such a situation, the only clue they could find was at the hotel.
Elijah was closer, so he arrived at the hotel first and retrieved the surveillance footage. The hotel’s surveillance equipment was working properly, and the footage was clear. He saw Freya entering her director’s room and coming out shortly after, then heading to the hotel restaurant for a meal. During their meal, Freya started feeling unwell and then fainted, being carried by her colleague. The surveillance footage was clear, but there was no sound recorded. It was unclear what they were saying.
When Evan arrived, he felt Elijah’s urgency. Evan also sensed the seriousness of the situation and asked, “What happened?”
“Freya is missing.”
While speaking, Elijah’s gaze remained fixed on the surveillance video. “Go find someone who can read lips and interpret what Freya and that man were saying.”
As soon as Evan heard that Freya was missing again, he almost lost his balance.
She couldn’t have run away again, could she?
Evan was almost going crazy. Freya had been back for less than 24 hours. He rushed out in a panic, determined to find the person Elijah needed as soon as possible. He just hoped that this time, it was just a misunderstanding. Perhaps Freya just had some urgent matter to attend to and would be back in a while, or maybe overnight.
Evan made phone calls, one after another. And he quickly found the person Elijah needed. They were immediately brought to the hotel within an hour or so. The lip-reading expert, along with the surveillance footage, interpreted the conversation between Freya and her colleague in the monitoring room.
Meanwhile, Elijah had the hotel call back the server who had spoken to him. The female server trembled nervously, wondering why a simple remark seemed to have caused trouble. Elijah had Evan place a stack of cash on the table.
“Tell me everything you saw about that pregnant woman. If you explain it clearly, this money is yours.”
The server looked at the stack of money on the table. It must have been close to ten thousand dollars. It was more than her two months’ salary combined. Her heart definitely fluttered.
“It was in the evening, they were having dinner in the hotel restaurant. The pregnant woman seemed to be feeling unwell and tried to go back to her room. But at that moment, she crouched down on the floor, looking very uncomfortable. Then she collapsed. I wanted to help, but by that time, the foreign man who was dining with her picked her up and said they would take her to the hospital. Since I was almost done with my shift, I left. That’s all I know, and I’ve told you everything.”
What the server said almost matched the content of the surveillance video. Now, they just needed to interpret the conversation between Freya and her foreign colleague.
“I’ve translated it,” Evan said, handing over the lip-reading transcript to Elijah.
Elijah reached out and took it.