Chapter 405

Chapter 405:
The second the car door shut, the Bentley peeled out of the driveway and sped off without hesitation.
That afternoon, with William and Willow out of the picture, Stella and Shaun headed to a new location—an old abandoned factory.
The moment they arrived, Stella got a strange feeling. The place was too quiet, too clean.
Shaun sat behind the wheel, watching the factory entrance warily. “Syl, maybe we should turn back. This place feels off. If someone’s lying in wait—”
Before he could finish, Stella had already swung the car door open and stepped out.
Shaun had no choice but to follow her in.
This time, Stella didn’t ask him to search with her. She combed through the place herself, checking every room and corridor with quiet determination. But after a long, thorough search, she came up empty.
“Looks like they cleaned the place out again,” she muttered, brows furrowed. But something still bugged her—like she’d missed a piece of the puzzle.
Shaun walked over, prompting her to leave.
“Wait,” Stella said, eyes narrowing. “There was a wall upstairs that looked strange. I want to check it again.”
Shaun hesitated, then nodded, following her to the second floor.
As they moved along the hallway, Stella tapped on the walls—slow and methodical—until she suddenly stopped. A hollow sound echoed back. Her eyes lit up. She turned to Shaun. “This section’s hollow.” There was definitely something hidden behind it.
She moved closer, trying to find a switch or seam—anything to pry it open. But before she could act, the sharp roar of engines echoed outside.
Shaun grabbed her wrist. “Someone’s coming!”
Stella froze, then cursed under her breath. There was no time. Shaun pulled her with him as they rushed down the stairs and slipped out through a side door. Their car screeched out of the lot. Shaun took a sharp detour, blending into traffic before they could be spotted.
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Inside the car, Stella clenched her fists. “We can’t just leave like this,” she said, jaw tight. “We were so close.”
Stella turned to Shaun. “Stop the car.”
Shaun’s brows furrowed as he glanced at Stella. They’d already driven nearly a kilometer from the factory. “Syl, we can’t turn back now.”
Stella’s jaw tightened. “But I have to.”
She couldn’t just let it go. Those people were clearly there to wipe everything clean—by the time they returned again, any shred of evidence would be long gone.
Everything they’d worked so hard to find would vanish, just like before.
No matter what it takes, she had to go back.
She took a breath. “If you’re not up for it, drop me off here. I’ll go alone.”
Shaun’s eyes darkened. He hadn’t expected her to be this dead set on it.
Without a word, he turned the steering wheel and made a sharp U-turn. “I’m going back with you.”
Stella opened her mouth, wanting to tell him not to get involved. It wasn’t his fight, and she didn’t want him getting hurt.
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