At first, Ethan also thought that it was most probably some bold kidnappers. As days passed, he got less confident about his guess. He feared that it might be his enemies.

He was worried that a box containing their bodies or body parts would show up on his doorstep one day.

The current situation was like casting a stone into water. There was no reaction, and no one knew what was happening in the water.

Ethan's patience and wits, which he took pride in, began to crumble as time passed.

He didn't dare fall asleep. Once he did, the bloody scenes he experienced before would have Olivia and Connor in them.

On the seventh day, Ethan finally collapsed. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything in days, and he didn't even sleep.

He watched the surveillance footage time and again, so much so that his eyes were bloodshot. The men he sent out never brought back any useful info either.

On the second day of the new year, Brent found Ethan lying unconscious in the bathroom. He hastily called over the