82 Chapter 34 (1/2)

The moment Asher returned home, he went to Evangeline's unit in high spirits. In his hands were a bunch of brochures of heritage sites, tourist spots, and best places to travel, excited to spend this two-month vacation with his darling Evangeline that he couldn't help but whistle with joy while walking.

Raising his hand, he was ready to press the doorbell but halted when his eyes read the words on that piece of paper plastered on the door.

[I'm going out of the country.

Don't look for me]

The moment he finished reading it, he picked his phone from his pocket and dialed Evangeline's number. When he heard her phone was ringing, he let out a sigh of relief.

His relief soon turned to a frown when he heard the familiar ringing tone inside her unit. Without a second thought, he typed in the pa.s.scode and entered her room.

The first thing he noticed . . . how dark and empty it was. Turning on the lights, those furry, adorable, annoying pets, who raced to his feet were nowhere to be seen.

”Evangeline?”

His phone still on his ear, he walked towards that ringing sound and found the culprit causing the only noise in the quiet room on top of a table.

”f.u.c.k!”

Letting out an annoyed and frustrated curse, he realized Evangeline purposely left her phone, which meant she didn't want anyone to find nor disturb her.

The way his cousin was acting was not like her at all. It only meant maybe . . . she's with that nerd again!

Asher bolted out of the room, slamming the door shut. He dashed towards the parking lot and rode his bicycle to confront Eric once and for all.

He didn't need to search far though, when he noticed a familiar silhouette at the sidewalk.

SCREECH!

The sc.r.a.ping tire against the asphalt road made an ear-piercing sound, yet Asher didn't care. He parked his motorcycle and ran towards Eric in unrestrained anger.

”YOU!”

Asher grabbed Eric's shoulder, forcefully turning him around to face him. Uncaring at the onlookers, he gripped Eric's collar while his other hand clenched in a tight fist. He then brought down his anger, determined to beat the a.s.shole until he could no longer walk.

”I'll cut all relations with you.”

His fist halted inches from Eric's face, blowing some of his hair from the force.

Gnashing his teeth, Asher gradually let go of Eric's collar. He then pushed him away while Eric staggered backward before his feet found its balance.

”You! Where did you hide Evangeline?! Where is she, you motherf.u.c.ker!” Asher pointed and cursed. His anger and frustration intensified when Eric only reciprocated him with a blank look. His body was appearing . . . lifeless. Like he was talking to a puppet without its puppeteer.

Asher stomped towards Eric and grabbed his jacket with both hands, not a care if he choked him to death. He brought him closer to his face so he could see the burning desire to murder him in his eyes.

”Where did you take her, a.s.shole?! Speak or I'll . . . I'll . . . I'll tear your clothes apart!”

Evangeline only said not to hurt him. Tearing his clothes wouldn't hurt him. It would only embarra.s.s him.

Asher's fury and thoughts got disrupted when he had gotten a look at Eric up-close. No matter how he yelled and shook him, the b.a.s.t.a.r.d's face didn't move one bit from its death-like state. His eyelids were half-closed while his eyes appeared dull and dead, looking particularly at nothing. His body was limp like he was a corpse!

Though the school held Asher by two years, it didn't mean that he was an idiot. He could tell that the man before him was not in the right state of mind. He could tell that something must have happened, reducing him to this cadaver like state.

Does it have something to do why Evangeline left?

Did Evangeline leave this guy that's why he's so lifeless?

Based from Eric's direction, he bet he came from Heaven's Tower. At the thought, his anger dispersed almost in an instant. And an indescribable sense of happiness and glee spread across his face. It's about time that Evangeline realized how useless and unworthy this guy is!

Asher released Eric and pushed him aside. This time, Eric didn't have any intention to balance himself as he fell on the pavement, completely unfeeling. Like even if the world exploded, he wouldn't give a d.a.m.n.

Asher sneered, throwing Eric one contemptuous look before he snorted and left.

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Two days pa.s.sed, and Asher was beginning to lose his sanity, trying his hardest to find Evangeline's whereabouts. He even utilized his connections and resources to find the woman to no such luck.

”We have checked every surveillance camera in every airport in Burberry, be it domestic or international flights. We have scanned seventy percent of the list of pa.s.sengers who boarded that time, but still no success,” D reported, his voice coa.r.s.e and a bit low while the bags in his eyes were sagging.

They had been searing for darling Highness Evangeline for two days nonstop!

Asher's gloomy and haggard face turned even more sinister, and his already puffy bloodshot eyes narrowed, zeroing at those words on the bundle of papers on his hand, afraid he would miss even a single name. His hand then irritably scratched the stubbles, which followed the contours of his jaw.

”Don't stop searching! If not that day, then search all the lists these past two days!”

D smacked his lips in a thin line. His brain couldn't help but screamed in agony while his body protested in frustration. They already exhausted themselves to the limit having to search the list of thousands and thousands of pa.s.sengers that single day. Now, they had to search the records of millions of names from the past two days?

It was the time of winter vacation, so the domestic and international flights were swarming with people. Not to mention Evangeline Heart was not a rare name. She had thousands of people with the same name, and they had to crossed check it one by one.

D could only shed invincible tears and scurried out from Asher's study, afraid his boss would have more demands.