章節 268: Chapter 259: Another kidnap?
It has been a couple of days since Bastian had stayed in his house and Erick's patience has grown thin. It was not because he did not like the man himself but he disliked his presence which was disrupting his lovenest with Amber.
He was currently at his office, working on Ronan's case. He had already received the warrant when he went to the court house, together with Hamish, thus he could immediately work on the case. Using the reports and evidence that he has received from Ronan, the investigation and the prosecution went well.
Although the court date has not been settled yet, at least he was quite prepared with everything. While he was working, Bastian sat across from him, playing with his phone. Yes, apparently, he had followed Erick to the office. And they were inside the lounge room since Erick's cubicle would not fit two burly men.
The room was quiet as the two men kept to themselves, doing their own business when loud gurgling sounds could be heard.
Both men looked up at each other.
After the sounds were heard once more, Erick silently rearranged his things while Bastian waited for him to finish. And before they left the office, the former walked over to the receptionist, telling her that he was going for a lunch break and will be back later. Then he told her that his things were still inside the room and he had locked the room, bringing the keys with him. The receptionist nodded and wished him a good day.
After the two left the building, they did not notice that a group of women had approached the receptionist, asking about the two men. The receptionist smiled professionally and answered that one of them was an associate from the firm.
It seems like she had encountered this kind of situation by the look of her face and she looked quite immune to it. So yes, it was not the first time that women had come up to her, asking about Erick. But the thing was, he was not alone this time. He had introduced Bastian to her, saying he was a friend from out of town. Thus, inwardly, she was at a loss when women asked her about Bastian as well.
How the heck would she know??
She listened to the women talking in front of her, asking non-stop about the two men. She had to put up with their questions without being rude since they were clients of the company.
Even though it was fine to give out Erick's name since he worked there, she did not think it was polite to give out Bastian's name. So, she endured little insults from the women who told her to her face that she was stingy and impolite. She continued on, forcing herself to smile while inwardly, she was cursing these women and also the two men. Why did you have to be so handsome??
At the town square, not far from the office, the two men were oblivious to what had happened back there as they were busy trying to fill up their hungry stomachs.
Bastian looked around him and cocked an eyebrow at him. "Of all the places that you wanted to treat me to lunch, you brought me here?" he asked sarcastically.
The two of them were standing in line in front of one of the concession stands where the vendors were selling different kinds of fast foods; cheesy nachos, hotdogs, fries and corn dogs.
Erick studied Bastian from top to bottom and said with disdain in his voice, "It's only you. Why should I bring you to some fancy place? And this is cheap and delicious. That's the only thing that matters."
Bastian just snorted.
When it was finally their turn, the vendors thought that it was a good thing that they had stock up a lot of food. They knew that Erick had a huge appetite since sometimes he would come here to eat. But what they did not expect was that his companion also shared the same appetite as him.
It took the vendors nearly half an hour to finish cooking up the two men's orders and by the time they were done, one could see how tired they were.
Again, unaware of the little chaos that they had caused at the small concession stand, both Erick and Bastian went to look for a bench to sit on and have their lunch. What Erick liked about this town square was the fact that it was very convenient where the townspeople had provided bench tables for the people to have their meals while enjoying the scenery and atmosphere.
When they finally found one, they immediately sat down and began to place their food on the table. And it seemed like the table was full of their food that there was no more place to even put another plate of food.
People who had walked past their table had their eyes widened in shock when they saw the food on their table. Even wider when they saw how quickly these two men finished them off.
Once they were done with their lunch, they immediately cleaned after themselves, throwing their rubbish at the recycle bins and wiping the table clean. And the two made their way back to the office, waving goodbye at the vendors who cooked their food as they walked past the stand.
Few minutes later, they were about to reach the office when suddenly, they saw a familiar person running towards them.
Both Erick and Bastian waited for the man to reach them, feeling a bit anxious since the expression on the man's face looked as if he was panicking and in a hurry.
The man was actually someone from the Kendall pack named Fred and Erick wasn't sure what had happened to cause him this distress. He was one of the shifters from Erick's generation and they turned to a full shifter that same night. However, Erick wasn't close with this man at all, seeing how the other man usually kept to himself. Hence why Erick was surprised to see him rushing towards him.
"Erick!" he exclaimed when he reached them.
"What happened, Fred?" Erick asked in concern.
"I was walking past your mate's workplace when I saw her being taken away by some suspicious people!"
Erick's eyes widened in shock. He grabbed the man's shoulders, shaking it in panic. "Who? Who dares to steal my mate away??" he shouted.
Fred blinked his eyes furiously, seemingly frightened by the look on Erick's face. "I couldn't be sure. I tried to chase after them but I lost them!"
"How could you lose them?" Erick shouted angrily, drawing attention from other passerbys.
Bastian quickly patted him on the shoulder, trying to calm him down. "Bro, chill," he said.
Erick threw his hand away. "I have no time to stay calm!"
Without another word, Erick suddenly ran towards the direction of Amber's workplace. While running, he immediately typed a message to Murray, telling him that he has an emergency and won't be returning to work.
The two shifters, who were left by him, stood there, feeling baffled.
Bastian turned to Fred and said, "You go back to the Kendall packhouse while I follow him."
Fred nodded.
After Bastian hurried over to follow Erick, he did not see the sinister smile forming on Fred's mouth.
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TheTalkingCupcake Apologies again for this late chapter. It's been a bit hectic for my personal life that I could not find the time to sit down to write. Hence why I've decided to change the schedule. The days are unpredictable as I can only write whenever I'm free. But I promise that I would give two chapters a week. If I have more time, perhaps three. I apologize for this and hope you enjoy this chapter!
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