Chapter 280 Hayden Is Missing
How could there be something like this in the White Manor?
Who would be bold enough to secretly plant a bug in the White Manor?
What was even more shocking was that they hadn't noticed it at all.
Sophia quickly gathered her thoughts and made her voice sound as calm as possible.
"Found it. Didn't expect it to fall under the couch."
Preston caught on too and quickly said with a smile, "You could've just asked a servant to do this small thing. Why do it yourself?"
Sophia slowly handed the bug to Benjamin, then gestured to him and went upstairs.
Benjamin lowered his eyes, his deep gaze falling on the bug in his palm, a bone-chilling murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Whoever it was that dared to secretly plant a bug in the White Manor was asking for death.
A cold smile slowly spread across his thin lips. Preston and Alaric's faces also looked extremely grim.
Upstairs.
Sophia entered the room, opened her laptop, and started typing rapidly on the keyboard.
Her slender, pale fingers flew across the keys. Soon, strings of code appeared on the computer screen.
Before long, she pulled up all the security footage from the entrance over the past month.
During this time, very few people had come to the White Manor.
After Preston retired, he stopped dealing with business matters.
So he wasn't as close with his old business friends anymore.
In the past month, the people who came to the White Manor could be counted on one hand.
Amelia had come several times but never made it past the door.
There were also a few of Preston's former business partners.
And Elijah.
Sophia's gaze fell on the surveillance footage on her computer screen, a deep look passing through her eyes.
Soon, she brought the laptop downstairs and showed them what she'd found.
Preston and the others' faces instantly darkened, then he slowly shook his head.
He wasn't sure.
Anyone who could enter the gates of the White Manor definitely had an unusual status.
Each of these people was a prominent figure.
Although their wealth and background couldn't compare to the White family, they were all well-known in Silverlight City.
For a moment, he really couldn't tell who had done it.
This answer was within Sophia's expectations. She slowly closed the laptop and then looked at Benjamin.
They had been followed right after leaving the airport yesterday, and she had felt something was wrong then.
She didn't expect to find a bug in the White Manor.
The fact that she and Benjamin returned today was probably heard through this bug.
Sophia gripped Benjamin's hand tightly, her expression very serious.
It seemed the person behind that organization was even more powerful than she had imagined.
Benjamin gently patted the back of her hand and pulled her into his arms with his long arm.
"It's okay, I'm here."
Benjamin's thin lips moved, silently comforting her.
Just then, a servant suddenly walked in, looking anxious. "Mr. Benjamin White, there's someone outside claiming to be Mrs. White's mother, looking for Mrs. White."
"Olivia?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Sophia was the first to stand up and walk toward the door.
Benjamin then also stood up from the couch and followed behind Sophia.
Clearly in a protective stance.
Olivia was standing at the door, her face full of resentment.
After not seeing her for a few days, her face looked terrible, as if she had aged several years.
The moment she saw Sophia come out, Olivia suddenly stepped forward and started cursing at her.
"You little bitch! Where did you hide him? Hand him over right now!"
"You damn ungrateful wretch, you even hurt your own father. Aren't you afraid of going to hell?"
"If I had known this would happen, I should have drowned you when you were born!"
Olivia stood at the door, screaming hysterically at Sophia, her eyes filled with rage.
As if she wanted to tear Sophia apart on the spot.
Sophia looked at her with confusion. "Hayden is missing?"
"Stop playing dumb with me! I'm telling you, if you don't hand him over today, I'm not leaving!"
After she returned from the Smith Villa, she found the house completely empty. All the valuable things had been taken, nothing was left.
Hayden had also disappeared.
She kept calling him, but couldn't get through no matter what, as if he had vanished into thin air.
It had been two or three days now. She had searched everywhere but couldn't find any trace of Hayden.
In over twenty years of marriage with Hayden, this had never happened before.
So Olivia immediately thought that Hayden must have been kidnapped.
After the Brown Group went bankrupt, those shareholders all came to the Brown Villa to demand payment, but at most they just made a scene—they didn't have the guts to kidnap Hayden.
So the most likely person to have kidnapped Hayden was Sophia.
Sophia was amused by Olivia pointing and cursing at her like this. She laughed coldly, "You can't control your man, so why come to me?"
"If you didn't kidnap him, how could he not come home? It's been two days. No matter how bad he was before, he's still your father!"
Sophia's face immediately darkened, and she coldly cut off her words. "Olivia, you seem to have forgotten that I cut ties with the Brown family long ago. Mr. Brown is no longer my father, and he doesn't deserve to be."
Olivia was furious at these words. With one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Sophia, she cursed, "You heartless, ungrateful wretch! You even disown your own father. Aren't you afraid of what people will say?"
Sophia: "You were the ones who disregarded family ties and sent me to the White family in exchange for benefits. What right do you have to stand in front of me and say these things now? Shouldn't you and Hayden be the ones getting criticized?"
They were the ones who abandoned her back then, and now they were the ones accusing her of not caring about family ties.
They really had all the good words to themselves.
Olivia was frightened by her cold gaze and couldn't help shrinking back.
Soon, she realized what had happened.
Realizing she had been intimidated by the aura Sophia gave off, she suddenly felt very embarrassed.
She said sternly, "I don't care. Give me back my husband right now, or I'll stay here and not leave! I want to see if the White family can afford to lose face like this."
Olivia stood at the door, showing none of her previous grace and gentleness.
With her hands on her hips, she screamed hysterically like a shrew.
Olivia spewed out every curse word she could think of.
As if Sophia wasn't her biological daughter at all, but an enemy she had a deep grudge against.
Sophia pressed her lips together, her eyes growing colder.
Just then, Benjamin suddenly came out and blocked Sophia behind him.
He narrowed his eyes, a dangerous and bloodthirsty gleam flashing in them.
"Olivia, you're looking for Hayden in the wrong place. I happen to know where he is..."
Olivia immediately looked up at him and asked urgently, "Where?"
"You insulted my wife. Why should I tell you?" Benjamin sneered coldly, domineeringly pulling Sophia into his arms.
Completely in a protective posture.