Chapter 274
Chapter 274
After seeing the photo, the extra praised sincerely, “This little girl looks great!”
Kenneth narrowed his eyes, and the extra immediately felt threatened. He then put his smile away and shook his head solemnly. “N-No. I haven't seen her before.”
“Look closer,” Kenneth ordered. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.
“This little girl is so pretty. I think I would remember if—” The extra froze momentarily, and he frowned. He looked as if he had just remembered something.
The extra then glanced at the photo once more and asked, “Boss, do you have other photos of her?”
Kenneth suddenly felt hopeful when he heard that. Without another word, he went to Denise's Instagram account and showed the extra some recent photos.
The extra looked at the photos and murmured, “I think... I might have seen her.”
“When? Where?” Kenneth asked anxiously.
“Um... Let me think.” The extra furrowed his brows and pondered over it seriously. Suddenly, he clapped his hands and said, “I remember it now! I saw her the other night at the intersection that we walked past just now! She looked so pretty!”
Kenneth widened his eyes and asked, “What happened after that? What was she doing when you saw her?” “Um... She was talking to a man, but I don't know what they were talking about. At that time, I was in a rush to shoot, so I merely swept a glance at them. When I saw her, I thought she would definitely become a hot superstar in the future. That's why I can remember her,” the extra answered.
Kenneth's expression turned grim when he heard that.
Although he knew Denise's disappearance wasn't just an accident, he was still rather shaken when he heard those words. That man must have something to do with Denise's disappearance.
“Do you remember what the man looks like?” Kenneth asked.
The extra shook his head. “I have no idea. His back was facing me, so I didn't get to look at his face. I guess he's in his forties.”
“What time was it when you saw her?”
After thinking it through, the extra answered, “My filming started at eight-thirty, so it should be around eight-fifteen.”
Kenneth analyzed the situation calmly. I've already watched the surveillance footage around that time. We didn't see anyone suspicious showing up at the spot Denise got lost. Besides, Natasha would remember if she saw anyone leaving with baggage. Hence, there is only one possibility. The perpetrator must've brought Denise to the back of the mountain and left empty-handed. That way, no one would suspect a thing!
Kenneth looked ahead, convinced by his guess.
Right then, the extra asked, “Boss, may I know why you asked those questions?” After a slight pause, he asked when he thought of something,
“Did something bad happen?”
Instead of answering him, Kenneth queried, “Are you familiar with the area?”
The extra nodded instinctively. “Yes. I think I am...”
“My daughter got lost in this area.
Help me find her, will you? If we can find her, I'll reward you handsomely!” Kenneth uttered.
“What? What do you mean? She got lost?” the extra asked cautiously. F*ck! The things I said were so inappropriate.
Kenneth kept mum and looked at him with his darkened gaze.
“Boss, do you think someone has kidnapped your daughter and brought her here?” the extra asked cautiously again.
Kenneth chose to remain silent because he knew that was a possibility.
The extra was horrified. “I have nothing to do with this! It wasn't me! I-I'm familiar with the area, but I would never do such a thing! I saw her, and that's all. I didn't even know if that was your daughter!” the extra was explaining himself anxiously because he didn't want to get in trouble.
Upon seeing how nervous he was, Kenneth uttered, “Calm down. I don't suspect you, and I know it wasn't you!”
“R-Really?” The extra looked utterly worried.
“If it was you, you wouldn't have acted so calmly when you saw the photos. Besides, you wouldn't have revealed so much to me!” Kenneth answered.
The extra nodded quickly. “Yes! You're right, Boss!”
“Hence, help me find her. Regardless of whether we can find her or not, I'll still reward you handsomely,” Kenneth said.
The extra glanced at Kenneth and sized him up. Judging by his speech and his clothes, I can tell he's rich. Besides, he was so generous with the reward just now. In short, he is not an ordinary man.
After pondering for a moment, the extra nodded. “Okay. However, Boss, looking for a person here is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We'll need a long time for the search because of how big the area is!”
Kenneth swept a glance at the surroundings and mumbled, “I'll flip the entire mountain over just to find her!” He then looked at the extra and uttered, “Lead the way! No matter
what, I'll reward you handsomely!”
Upon hearing that, the extra nodded and led the way. “Sure! Let's go!”
He had barely taken a few steps forward when he realized Kenneth had stopped walking. He turned around and saw Kenneth on the phone.
“Fabian, I've already sent you the location. Send some men over, the more the better. Also, send a few helicopters here as soon as possible!” Kenneth ordered.
Hearing that, the extra gaped in bafflement. Helicopters? This man is filthy rich!
After hanging up the phone, Kenneth followed closely behind the extra. At the same time, he rang Natasha.
“Nat, I'll look for Denise at the back of the mountain. You stay put and search for other clues, okay? If you stumble upon anything, call me immediately!” Kenneth said.
“You're at the back of the mountain?”
“I'm just following a hunch. Still, it's better than sitting around and waiting!”
On the other end of the phone call, Natasha kept silent for a while before answering, “Okay!”
“Trust me, Denise is going to be fine!”
After a long while, Natasha replied, “I trust you!”
Kenneth ended the phone call and followed the extra to look for Denise.
Although the sky was getting brighter, there was still a sense of eeriness in the air.
Meanwhile, Natasha was monitoring the surveillance cameras with a heavy heart after the call ended in the car.
Right then, Anthony mulled over it for a while and said, “Nat, do you still remember the time when you got our neighbors to look after us, and Denise almost drowned?”
Upon hearing that, Natasha turned to look at him. “At that time, I had a strong feeling that Denise was in danger. Hence, I kept telling everyone we needed to look for her. In the end, our neighbor found her in the water, and she was saved.”
Natasha could remember that incident clearly, and she never asked their neighbors to look after her kids anymore.
“I'm experiencing something similar! I can sense that Denise is safe.
Although she's terrified, I know she's just waiting for us to find her!” Anthony enunciated every single word clearly.
Benjamin chimed in, “I can feel it too, Nat!”
Regardless of whether those words were true or false, they did make Natasha feel better.
“Don't give up, okay, Nat? Denise is going to be fine!” Anthony exclaimed.
In response, Natasha looked at them and nodded.