Chapter 119

That suspicion alone wasn't enough to arrest someone. Everything had to be backed by solid evidence. The police continued searching every corner of the parking garage while property management contacted residents, asking them to come downstairs. Most residents in this community were wealthy, and the parking garage was filled with luxury cars. Damaging any of them would cost a fortune.

At the same time, the police checked with the residents to see if the suspicious black sports car belonged to them or one of their guests. The police had analyzed the situation. Disabling a small section of the parking garage's surveillance cameras was subtle and hard to detect. However, for an outsider's vehicle to enter the community, they would have had to hack into the security system. The difficulty of doing so wasn't the biggest issue; the real problem was the high risk of exposure.

If a breach attempt were detected, security would immediately tighten, and the perpetrator would only end up alerting everyone to their presence. The only way someone could have entered so seamlessly was if the car either belonged to a resident or was driven by someone who had been granted access. However, after questioning everyone, no one claimed the car. None of the residents had visitors that day, either.

The police instructed property management to pull up footage from the main entrance surveillance cameras to see when and how the car got in. Property management reviewed today's footage but only found the car exiting. There was no record of it entering.

Rebecca, who had gone with them to check the footage, frowned. She thought, “How is that possible? There’s no record of the car entering.”

“Check the footage from the past few days,” Dominic suggested after hearing what Rebecca said. Both she and the property staff were confused and unsure of the logic, but they followed his advice anyway.

What they found shocked them. The car had entered the community three days ago. The footage showed that on that night, a man in black clothing and a cap stepped out of the car. He carried a small box, passed through security with ease, and took the elevator upstairs. A while later, he came back down, got into the car, and left. The footage clearly showed that he went to the 18th floor.

One of the residents, a woman named Clara Baldwin, gasped, “That’s the delivery person from the sushi restaurant who delivered my late-night order!”

The police immediately pressed her for details. “Who is he? Do you have his contact information?” Clara shook her head, looking confused. “I don’t know him personally. That night, I was at home, and my friend ordered takeout for me. Normally, takeout orders are dropped off at the front desk, and the property staff brings them up to us. But my friend said this owner had strict rules about the temperature of his food and insisted on delivering it himself. So I let him in.”

The people around them felt a chill run down their spines. That was reckless.

“What’s your friend’s name?” “Laurel Bowle.”

It was exactly as they suspected: the Sowles were behind this. The police immediately headed to the Sowle residence. At the same time, Rebecca informed Dominic. “It’s that car. It entered three nights ago and has been hiding in the parking garage ever since. The person behind this is Laurel—Tina’s sister.”

Dominic’s expression grew even darker. If it had been the Munez family, it might have been easier to handle. But if the Sowles were behind all this, that was a different story—things were bound to take a dangerous turn.

“You need to speak out now as Vespera’s lawyer. Call out the Sowles and Tia, demand that they release her. Say we have solid evidence. Make it public. Stir up outrage online.”

There was no telling whether Vespera was still alive. But if she was still alive and the Sowles hadn’t made a move yet, maybe they were hesitating, maybe even reconsidering. There was also a chance it wouldn’t work at all.

“Got it. I’m on it.” Heberra understood the stakes. They had no choice but to take the risk. She hung up and got to work immediately. Over the past few days, they had spent money buying off online trolls and influencers. Now, it was finally paying off.

As soon as the video was posted, it exploded across social media. The internet erupted. People had been waiting for an update, and now they’d finally gotten one. Exposing this could pressure them into...

Dominic escalated the situation by issuing a sharp, direct statement through Taylan Group’s official account—if anything happened to Vespera, Tavian Group would cut all ties with Vortex Group permanently.

The car screeched to a sudden stop.

“Mr. Bld,” Raymund’s voice was raised, almost hushed. “That car up ahead… Isn’t that… isn’t that the car?”