Soon, Patricia arrived at the location she had been forewarned about, yet Emma was nowhere to be


    seen.


    "Hasn''t she arrived yet?" Patricia frowned and inquired.


    "This... we find it strange too. We''ve already sent someone to check.” Just as Seth finished speaking,


    his phone rang.


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    After he answered the call, his expression turned grave. "What?!"


    Patricia immediately took the phone away from him and pressed for details. "What happened?"


    "We''ve been deceived. Doretta changed the meeting location at thest minute, and now both Emma


    and Doretta have vanished," the person on the linemented.


    "Go check." Patricia uttered two words coldly and then hung up the phone.


    "What should we do now?" Seth was distressed that they had just lost track of them.


    Patricia felt a pang of panic but forced herself to remain calm; this was not the time to lose her


    composure.


    Fifteen minutester, Patricia returned to Riddle Corporation.


    After hurrying into Nicole''s office, she quickly ryed the situation.


    Nicole''s expression shifted slightly, but she soon regained herposure, saying, "They''re probably


    trying to use Emma to threaten Er. Emma won''t be in danger for now."


    "Why would Mrs. Riddle be so careless? Why did she avoid our security personnel?" Patriciamented.


    She couldn''t understand why Emma had


    gone to meet Doretta alone despite knowing the risks.


    "It''s likely that Doretta said something, and Emma, worried about Doretta, dared not bring anyone with


    her," Nicole spected.


    Patricia was somewhat anxious. "I wonder when there will be news on Everett."


    "Go and check on Er. You''ll definitely get some news when you stay with him," Nicole instructed


    Patricia.


    "Yes, Ms. Riddle." Patricia acknowledged and left.


    Nicole bit her lip slightly, worried about Emma, but knowing that calmness was essential at this


    moment.


    She believed that since Everett had captured Emma, he wouldn''t harm her before achieving his goal,


    and that was their window of opportunity. They needed to buy time, hoping to rescue Emma safely. To


    aplish this, Er''s cooperation might be crucial.


    After quickly organizing her thoughts, Nicole called Er and exined the situation clearly, instructing


    him on the next steps.


    "Alright, got it, Nicole," Er replied, his voice sounding serious.


    "You need to stay calm now. We''ll work together to rescue Emma," Nicole advised gently.


    "Okay." Er paused, then asked, "Patricia went out earlier because of this, didn''t she?"


    He could easily deduce that the call Patricia received must have been about this situation; she went


    alone not wanting him to worry, but unfortunately, her attempt was still unsessful.


    "I''ve asked Patricia to return. Coordinate well with her," Nicole responded.


    "Okay." After affirming, Er ended the call.


    Hearing that Eliar was rtivelyposed, Nicole felt somewhat relieved, thinking that as long as Er


    remained calm, they could temporarily proceed with the nned actions, feeling there was still some


    hope.


    After a while, Patricia returned to BayCorp.


    Seeing Er''s expression, Patricia understood immediately and said softly," You already know."


    "Nicole called me," Er replied.


    "I''m sorry, I didn''t expect Doretta to change the meeting ce at thest minute, and I didn’t get to see


    your mother." And now, they didn''t even know Emma''s whereabouts.