Female Novel
Chapter 648
However, there was no one in the room. “Where is she? The woman named Janie. Where did she go?”Benjamin questioned the staff. “She was here a few minutes ago. I saw her enter the room,” the staffreplied.
“Then she hasn’t gone far. Eric, cooperate with the security guards and search the vicinity,” Benjamininsisted. Eric proceeded with his order. “Did Janie see us coming?” Emmeline asked as she looked outthe window.
The parking lot was visible. Abel walked over and said, “She must have seen our car. We were beingcareless.”
“She has to be here somewhere. She’s just hiding,” Benjamin said as he rushed out of the room. Hebegan to search every room. They were either empty or occupied by others. Janie had disguisedherself as a janitor and entered the elevator.
The elevator had descended when Emmeline realized something was off. “Janie is in the elevator!” sheuttered. Abel and Benjamin rushed towards the elevator and realized that it had descended to thebasement.
Benjamin swiftly phoned Eric and said, “Eric! Keep an eye out in the basement! Janie has taken theelevator to the basement!” Eric did not have time to respond and immediately order the others to thebasement.
However, Janie had taken another elevator and reached the ground floor. The surveillance camera hadcaptured footage of a janitor hastily leaving the hotel. Benjamin punched the wall forcefully. A crackwas left on the white wall.
“Don’t be too hard on yourself. Janie is avoiding you intentionally. It won’t be that easy to find her,” Abelsaid. “That’s right, Ben. At least we know that she’s doing fine. Perhaps she’ll return on her own after
she thinks things through,” Emmeline added.
“I’m worried that she won’t. She’s a stubborn girl!” Benjamin uttered. “Calm down. Janie isn’t a fool.She knows that you’re looking for her. She’ll return on her own soon,” Abel said. They continued tosearch for Janie in Falmouth but to no avail.
After returning to Struyria, Benjamin received a phone call from Joey. “Mr. Benjamin, there are two menhere claiming to be Ms. Eastwood’s cousins. They demand to see her!” Joey said.
“Janie’s cousins? What do they want from her?” Benjamin questioned. “They said that since Janie wentmissing at Adelmar, we either have to let them see her or pay up!” Joey replied. “Nonsense! I’ll be theresoon,” Benjamin said.
“Didn’t Janie’s uncle mention that she never returned to her hometown ever since she went to college?Why are her cousins here?” Emmeline asked. “It’s obvious that they’ve seen the announcement.They’re trying to take advantage of the situation,” Abel said.
“That’s what I thought. These people disgust me,” Benjamin said as he frowned. “In that case, I’ll gowith you and kick them out together!” Emmeline uttered. “Calm down. Let’s observe the situation,” Abelsaid.
Once they reached Adelmar, they took the elevator to the 88th floor. There was a crowd in front of theCEO’s office.novelbin
“Is Mr. Benjamin back yet? Let me see him!”
“What happened to my cousin? Why did she go missing”
“That’s right! Let us see her or pay up! The Eastwood family won’t let you off the hook that easily!”
“Benjamin, get out here and face me!”
Benjamin approached them and said, “I’m here. You’re all Janie’s relatives?”