Chapter 559
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 559<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0559<\/p>\n
The\u00a0sudden\u00a0ringing\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0phone\u00a0startled\u00a0Jean.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0that the\u00a0caller\u00a0was\u00a0Hank,\u00a0she\u00a0quickly\u00a0pressed\u00a0the\u00a0answer\u00a0button.\u00a0\u201cHey!\u00a0You\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0heart\u00a0attack?\u00a0Where\u00a0the\u00a0hell\u00a0have\u00a0you been?\u00a0Why\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0at\u00a0school\u00a0yer?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith\u00a0the\u00a0speed\u00a0you\u00a0usually\u00a0bike\u00a0at,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0you\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0arrived\u00a0by\u00a0now.\u00a0Don\u2019t tell\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0got\u00a0a\u00a0flat\u00a0tire?\u00a0Where\u00a0are\u00a0you?\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0come\u00a0pick\u00a0you\u00a0up!\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0fired\u00a0off\u00a0a\u00a0series\u00a0of\u00a0questions\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0she\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0call<\/p>\n
But\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0end,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0only silence,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0person\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0caught\u00a0off\u00a0guard by\u00a0her\u00a0rapid\u00a0questioning.<\/p>\n
Jean\u00a0found\u00a0it\u00a0strange.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0saying\u00a0anything?\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0usually\u00a0quite\u00a0talkative.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0waited\u00a0patiently\u00a0for\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0response.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0seconds,\u00a0a young\u00a0girl\u2019s\u00a0voice\u00a0finally\u00a0came\u00a0through. \u201cHello,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0Hank.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0Clara\u00a0from\u00a0Charity\u00a0Orphanage<\/p>\n
Jean\u00a0froze\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment.\u00a0It\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0to\u00a0process\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cClara?\u00a0Why\u00a0is\u00a0it\u00a0you?\u00a0Isn\u2019t\u00a0this\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0phone?\u201d<\/p>\n
Clara\u00a0answered,\u00a0\u201cYes,\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0phone.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know why\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0outside\u00a0picking\u00a0flowers\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0his\u00a0phone,\u00a0backpack,\u00a0and\u00a0bicycle\u00a0all\u00a0just\u00a0lying\u00a0there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0went\u00a0or\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0his\u00a0things\u00a0with\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jean\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened\u00a0in\u00a0shock.\u00a0Something\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0happened.\u00a0She\u00a0quickly\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cClara,\u00a0listen\u00a0carefully.\u00a0Take\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0belongings\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0orphanage\u00a0immediately\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0Maeve\u00a0about\u00a0this.\u00a0And\u00a0from\u00a0now\u00a0on,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0go\u00a0out\u00a0alone\u00a0unless\u00a0necessary,\u00a0okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0hanging\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone,\u00a0Jean\u00a0exhaled\u00a0deeply.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0still\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0left\u00a0before\u00a0class\u00a0ended,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0any\u00a0longer.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0rushed\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0classroom\u00a0and\u00a0told\u00a0Cherise,\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Leach,\u00a0something\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0Hank.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0entire\u00a0class\u00a0gasped,\u00a0their\u00a0faces\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0worry.<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0immediately\u00a0stopped\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0doing.\u00a0\u201cZander,\u00a0take\u00a0over\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0instructed\u00a0before\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0Jean.\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0hurried\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0parking\u00a0lot\u00a0and\u00a0drove\u00a0toward\u00a0Charity\u00a0Orphanage.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0the\u00a0way,\u00a0Jean\u00a0quickly\u00a0explained\u00a0everything\u00a0Clara\u00a0had\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0Cherise\u00a0frowned\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0and\u00a0stepped\u00a0hard\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0gas\u00a0pedal.<\/p>\n
Thankfully,\u00a0the\u00a0orphanage\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0far,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0arrived\u00a0in\u00a0no\u00a0time.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0they stepped\u00a0inside,\u00a0Maeve\u00a0rushed\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0them.\u00a0\u201cMs. Leach,\u00a0did\u00a0something\u00a0happen\u00a0to\u00a0Hank?\u00a0Look,\u00a0these\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0things\u00a0Clara\u00a0brought\u00a0back.\u00a0They\u00a0all\u00a0belong\u00a0to\u00a0Hank.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0them\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0calmly,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0okay.\u201d\u00a0Then\u00a0she\u00a0walked\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0examine\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0belongings.<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0phone,\u00a0a\u00a0heavily\u00a0modified\u00a0electronic\u00a0watch,\u00a0a\u00a0backpack,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0other\u00a0items.\u00a0Every\u00a0electronic\u00a0device\u00a0Hank\u00a0carried\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0used\u00a0for\u00a0tracking\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0left\u00a0behind.<\/p>\n
Given\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0abilities,\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0forced\u00a0to\u00a0abandon\u00a0these\u00a0items\u00a0likely\u00a0meant\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0encountered\u00a0someone\u00a0extremely\u00a0cautious\u00a0and\u00a0difficult\u00a0to\u00a0deal\u00a0with.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0inspecting\u00a0everything,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Maeve\u00a0and\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0phone and\u00a0the\u00a0watch\u00a0for\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0return\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0Hank\u00a0once\u00a0he\u00a0comes\u00a0back<\/p>\n
Maeve\u00a0nodded.\u00a0At\u00a0this\u00a0point,\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0only\u00a0true\u00a0Cherke<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she\u00a0pieced\u00a0these\u00a0observations\u00a0together,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0became\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0convinced\u00a0that\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0disappearance\u00a0was\u00a0far\u00a0from\u00a0simple.\u00a0In\u00a0other\u00a0words,\u00a0this\u00a0could\u00a0very\u00a0well\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0premeditated\u00a0act.<\/p>\n
Realizing\u00a0this,\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Jean\u00a0and\u00a0Clara.\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0head\u00a0back\u00a0first.\u00a0From\u00a0here\u00a0on\u00a0out,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0Hank.\u00a0I\u00a0trust\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0find\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0himself\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0this.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0daytime,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0natural\u00a0light.\u00a0But\u00a0based\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0direction\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0walked\u00a0while\u00a0blindfolded\u00a0earlier,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0certain\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0negative\u00a0first\u00a0floor.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0thoroughly\u00a0observing\u00a0his\u00a0surroundings,\u00a0Hank\u00a0finally\u00a0reached\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0removed\u00a0his\u00a0glasses.<\/p>\n
To\u00a0anyone\u00a0else,\u00a0it\u00a0looked\u00a0as\u00a0though\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0simply\u00a0rubbing\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.\u00a0That\u00a0was\u00a0exactly\u00a0what\u00a0Lydia,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0monitoring\u00a0him\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u2019s\u00a0top\u2013floor\u00a0surveillance\u00a0room,\u00a0assumed.<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0that\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0case.\u00a0The\u00a0moment\u00a0Hank\u00a0took\u00a0off\u00a0his\u00a0glasses,\u00a0he\u00a0lightly\u00a0pressed\u00a0his\u00a0fingertip\u00a0against\u00a0a\u00a0tiny\u00a0screw\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0frame.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0glasses\u00a0appeared\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0ordinary,\u00a0but\u00a0in\u00a0reality,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0signal\u00a0jammer.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0past,\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0used\u00a0this\u00a0tool\u00a0to\u00a0interfere\u00a0with\u00a0signals.<\/p>\n
Since\u00a0his\u00a0electronic\u00a0watch\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0with\u00a0him,\u00a0he\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0certain\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0would\u00a0work.\u00a0But\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0very\u00a0least,\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0disrupt\u00a0all\u00a0signals\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0short\u00a0time.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0gamble.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0pressing\u00a0the button,\u00a0Hank\u00a0put\u00a0his\u00a0glasses\u00a0back\u00a0on\u00a0and\u00a0resumed\u00a0his\u00a0previous\u00a0sitting\u00a0posture,\u00a0silently\u00a0counting\u00a0down in\u00a0his\u00a0mind.\u00a0\u201cThree,\u00a0two,\u00a0one<\/p>\n
Sure\u00a0enough,\u00a0three\u00a0seconds\u00a0later,\u00a0a\u00a0barely\u00a0audible\u00a0beep\u00a0sounded\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0glasses,\u00a0and\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0surveillance\u00a0feeds\u00a0in the\u00a0villa\u00a0froze.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0villa\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0eerily\u00a0silent,\u00a0and\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0security\u00a0footage\u00a0was\u00a0stuck\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0still\u00a0frame,\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0noticed\u00a0anything\u00a0unusual.<\/p>\n
Sensing\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0timing\u00a0was\u00a0right,\u00a0Hank\u00a0slowly\u00a0rose\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0feet\u00a0and\u00a0carefully\u00a0made\u00a0his\u00a0way\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0one\u00a0step\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0time.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile,\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0exact\u00a0moment\u00a0Hank\u2019s\u00a0glasses\u00a0emitted\u00a0their\u00a0alert\u00a0tone,\u00a0Cherise\u2013who\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0dropped\u00a0Jean\u00a0off\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0residence\u2013noticed\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0flashing\u00a0light\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0beeping\u00a0sound\u00a0coming\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0electronic\u00a0watch\u00a0beside\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Jean,\u00a0who\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0yet\u00a0gotten\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0glanced\u00a0over\u00a0and\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cCherise,\u00a0is\u00a0that\u2026?\u00a0Did\u00a0Hank\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0move?\u201d<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0hesitation,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0quickly\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0electronic\u00a0watch.\u00a0Seeing\u00a0the\u00a0screen\u00a0display\u00a0a\u00a0Bluetooth\u00a0connection\u00a0prompt\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0phone,\u00a0she\u00a0visibly\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath\u00a0of\u00a0relief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-582","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}