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Wilson placed Owen’s phone in the drawer and asked seriously, “Are you close to Aria?”
Caleb went silent for a few seconds before asking, “What do you mean?”
Wilson couldn’t help but think, ‘Well, he just talks like Aria. No wonder they’re family. He sneered and said, “I’m her brother too. I’m just curious.”
Caleb scoffed. “You disappeared for four years and now you remember you’re her brother, huh? Aria has only got one brother, and that’s me.”
Wilson had nothing to say to that. After a pause, he continued, “Seems like you two are close. Do you know what she went through before she came back home?”
Caleb instantly sensed something was wrong. Without hesitation, he hung up on Wilson and immediately called Aria, but he couldn’t get through. He knew she had gone to Torrenia with Owen, so he called him.
After a few seconds, the call went through. Wilson said, “Me again.”
Frowning, Caleb glanced at the screen to confirm it was Owen’s number. His expression darkened, and he asked, “Why do you have Owen’s phone?”
Wilson said, “Long story. Owen’s phone ended up with me, and Aria’s is with him.”
Caleb asked, “Aren’t they together? Where is Aria?”
Given that Caleb was Aria’s brother, Wilson didn’t see a reason to hide it. He said, “Relax. Aria is safe. She is just cut off from the outside for now. I can still get in touch though.”
Caleb asked, “How? Using Owen’s phone?”
“Yeah, she’s on a mission, but she’s in no danger,” said Wilson.
After learning that Aria had ended up in Flynt’s clutches, Wilson looked into the whole story. Apparently, Flynt was trying to take Aria away from Owen.
Though Aria’s actions were hindered, there was no real danger to her life. Besides, judging by Aria’s calm tone during the call, he was sure she could get herself out of trouble.
“What about Owen?” Caleb pressed.
Wilson sighed. “Owen is in a bit of a tight spot now. He went somewhere else, and his whereabouts are unknown for now. Aria said he was fine, so I don’t think we should worry about him.”
Everyone seemed to be getting into dangerous situations, including Wilson. Caleb frowned and said, “If anything happens to Aria, I want to know right away.”
“Sure,” said Wilson.
Inside the cave, the dim glow of a kerosene lamp cast a long shadow on the stone wall. Owen stood before it with a lamp in hand, studying the scattered scratches on the surface. They were likely meaningless.
Owen arrived here two days ago. Aside from the lamp, the cave held a few items-a rug, a neatly folded blanket, unopened
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packs of ration bars, and bottled water.
Everything suggested someone had once lived here for a long time, but judging by the thick layer of dust, no one had been here for years. The rug was small, like it was meant for a girl.
Owen instinctively thought of Aria. He pulled her phone from his pocket, only to find there was no signal at all. He quickly took a few photos of the cave’s interior.
He didn’t go with Russell because he found someone was following him. While checking out the area, he came across a cliff -steep and out of sight, perfect for getting rid of a body. And that was when he found the cave entrance.
If one were quick enough, he could totally catch a ledge and drop into the cave mid-fall. Therefore, when the ambush happened, Owen acted like he had been hit and took a dive.
Everyone out there thought he was dead, which gave Owen way more room to operate. He called the Wolf Regiment. “How did it go?”
Someone answered, “We almost had them, but they all committed suicide.”
Owen said, “Understood. Pull everyone back.”
Owen wasn’t the kind of guy to kill just because he could. Even knowing Flynt was chasing after Madelyn, he wouldn’t act rashly. However, since Flynt insisted on messing with them, he had no reason to hold back.