He just didn't dare admit it.
He didn't dare admit that he was the one who had pushed Sylvia away, step by step, with his own hands, hurting her so deeply that she refused to leave him even a single word.
Now all he could do was pray that he might find some trace of her at university.
The shrill ring of a phone cut through his thoughts.
Adrian picked up his latest flip phone from the coffee table. "Hello?"
The voice on the other end was brisk and professional. "Mr. Shaw, we have news about the person you asked us to find."
Adrian's hand trembled so violently he nearly dropped the phone. "Where is she?"
"According to our investigators, someone matching her description was spotted in Haven Coast."
The call had barely ended before his phone buzzed with several picture messages. The ph
