"I''ll check upstairs. You keep patrolling."
Rodolfo felt something was off and hurried upstairs to investigate.
The vi was eerily quiet. Everything seemed normal, yet there was an inexplicable sense of unease.
Rodolfo looked around cautiously but found nothing suspicious.
He quickly went upstairs and gently knocked on Micah''s door.
Andrew opened the door. "What''s up?"
"Andrew, where''s Mr. Clemens?" Rodolfo asked immediately.
"He''s asleep," Andrew whispered. "What''s going on?"
"Mr. Clemens has been resting this whole time and hasn''te downstairs?" Rodolfo''s eyes widened.
"Of course," Andrew frowned.
"That''s strange," Rodolfo grew increasingly uneasy.
"Uriah just said he saw Mr. Clemens in the garden, moving swiftly by the pool."
"When?" Andrew was baffled.
"Just now, a few minutes ago."
Rodolfo nced inside the room. In the dim light, he could see Micah lying on the bed, peacefully asleep.
"How is that possible?" Andrew said in a low voice. "Mr. Clemens went to his room at eleven and has been sleeping since. How could he be in the garden?"
"I find it strange too," Rodolfo said urgently. "Could someone have snuck in?"
"Turn on the lights and search the ce," Andrew ordered decisively. "I''ll notify Rn to bring more people back."
"Got it." Rodolfo moved to turn on the lights while Andrew picked up his phone to make a call.
Suddenly, a loud explosion echoed from downstairs!
The kitchen had exploded, sending debris flying everywhere. The sound was deafening, shaking the entire vi.
Simultaneously, mes burst out from the kitchen, spreading rapidly and engulfing the living room and dining area on the first floor.
"Emergency alert, now!" Andrewmanded urgently.
"Yes." Rodolfo rushed downstairs to gather the team.
Andrew returned to the room, where Micah had been awakened by the explosion. He quickly ordered, "Get the kids out first."
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"Mr. Clemens, what about you..."
"Go now," Micah urged.
"Okay." Andrew hurried to find Noah, Nathan, and Mia.
By now, the bodyguards and servants were awake, screaming in panic and running in all directions.
Noah and Nathan ran out of their room, shouting, "Daddy! Mommy!"
"Noah, Nathan,e with me," Andrew grabbed them quickly. "Where''s Mia?"
"Mia''s in her room," Nathan pointed to Mia''s bedroom.
"Uriah," Andrew shouted downstairs, "take Noah and Nathan out."
"On it," Uriah rushed up and took Noah and Nathan.
"Where''s Daddy?" Noah asked anxiously.
"Don''t worry, I''ll get Mia and then go help him."
Andrew reassured them and went to find Mia.
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Just then, a figure calmly walked in from outside.
"Who''s there?" Micah turned around warily, his body tensing. "Who are you?"
"Seeing you so surprised makes me happy," the person approached slowly in the darkness, a sinister smile on their lips.
"Looks like my stic surgery was a sess, good enough to fool you."
"It''s you?" Micah was stunned, his eyes widening in shock.
"You recognized me," the personughed coldly. "Did you think I was dead and no longer a threat to you?"
"Did you cause the explosion?" Micah demanded. "What do you want?"
"To take back everything I lost," the person pulled out a gun and pointed it at Micah. "For the sake of our past, I''ll make it quick for you."
"Are you insane?" Micah shouted angrily. "Do you even know what you''re doing?"
"When you destroyed my family and humiliated me, did you ever ask yourself that question?"
The person''s eyes glinted with deep-seated hatred. "Micah, I''ve waited a long time for this day."