Chapter 40

Martin Moore's POV

I just arrived back in my home country after traveling abroad for almost a month. I don't know why, but since yesterday my heart told me to contact Freshia. I just want to know how she is and what her relationship with Eros is like now after I last told her all the truth about Eros.

Therefore, when I just set foot in my apartment, I immediately decided to contact Freshia. But instead of her voice I heard, but the telephone operator's voice telling me that the phone I was calling was busy. Immediately my eyebrows knit together. It seemed Freshia had never been like this before. She always ensures that her cell phone never runs out of battery.

However, I felt worried about her situation. I need to confirm it first. Suddenly an idea crossed my mind to call Amara. She must know the news about Freshia.

After spending almost fifteen minutes communicating with Amara by telephone, I was shocked to find the bad news that had happened to Freshia. How could he just disappear? It feels very odd. I'm sure there's something wrong with her. I thought. I don't know why but I have a bad feeling about all this.

I immediately rushed to Amara's house to hear the full story about Freshia, who couldn't be contacted and just disappeared for almost a month.

After thirty-five minutes, I finally arrived at Amara's yard. I immediately pressed the bell in front of the door of the house and not long after, Amara appeared from behind the door. Without further ado, I immediately asked her to tell me everything and she did.

In the middle of the story, when I heard the name Eros was involved before Freshia's disappearance, my worries grew bigger. My bad feeling about the possibility of Eros being involved in this is getting bigger. It's not just a hunch anymore, but now everything has turned into a belief. I am very, very sure that this man must be the mastermind behind all this. But of course, I have to find evidence first.

After learning the whole story from Amara, we immediately rushed to the apartment where Freshia lived. Without further ado, I immediately went to the receptionist and asked for the CCTV footage in front of unit 901 after I told all the facts about Freshia who had been missing for a month.

"We apologize in advance, but we cannot simply provide CCTV footage to people other than the residents of our apartment. That was after going through several procedures that were required." Said a woman who was on duty behind the reception desk that afternoon.

"If I bring a report letter from the police, is that possible?" I asked the woman who was wearing a name tag that said Victoria.

She seemed silent for a moment, then asked permission to call her superior first to make sure. Halfway through the call, she handed the phone she was holding to me. The man on the phone told me that the CCTV inspection requirements had to be carried out by the police themselves. This means that the case of Freshia's disappearance must be reported to the police first.

What could I do? Amara and I immediately rushed to the police station at that time. After arriving there, we immediately made a report regarding Freshia's missing case. The policeman who received our report at that time was named Mr. Smith. He asked us a lot of questions, especially Amara, who was the last witness to see Freshia before she disappeared.

We were interrogated for almost an hour by Mr. Smith. Then he told us that he would immediately investigate the case of Freshia's disappearance and he would notify us immediately if there were any developments regarding this case.

“Martin, do you think Eros has something to do with Freshia's disappearance?” Amara asked me when we just got into the car after finishing our business at the police station.

“Most likely, yes. Tomorrow I plan to meet him at his office.”

“Can I come with you, Martin?”

I was silent for a moment. Considering whether it would be better if Amara came along or not. However, considering Eros' unpredictable and dangerous attitude, it seems like it would be better if Amara didn't get too involved.

“I don't think there's a need for Amara. Eros is quite a dangerous person. I don't want you to get too involved with it. We also don't know whether Eros was really involved or not. But I promise that I will tell you if it's true that Eros is involved or if there are any developments regarding the Freshia case." My proposal was immediately agreed to by Amara.

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The next day, I actually went to Eros's office to meet him. However, I only met with his secretary and he said that Eros had not had permission to come in since a week ago. I asked when Eros would return to work, but his secretary said that he didn't know because Eros didn't tell him anything.

“Damn Eros!” I screamed his name while hitting the steering wheel when I just got into my car after visiting the Eros office. Where should I look for him? I'm very sure that Eros took Freshia somewhere, but I don't know where. I said to myself.

Three days passed when I finally got the report from Mr. Smith that they had seen the CCTV belonging to Feshia's apartment. It was captured on CCTV that a man in a full suit came out of the Freshia apartment unit pushing a wheelchair with a woman on it. He looked so rushed. Furthermore, CCTV in the elevator shows that he took her down to the lobby.

Then it was continued with CCTV in the apartment lobby that they were seen leaving the apartment building and getting into a car that was waiting in front of the lobby. The police have investigated the identity of the man and the woman he was pushing in the wheelchair until they discovered that the woman was really Freshia, while the man pushing the wheelchair was none other than Eros.

"But did the police manage to contact Freshia or Eros?" I asked on the phone which was still connected to Mr. Smith.

"No. Both Miss Freshia and Mr. Eros, both of them were very difficult to contact so we decided to track Mr. Eros tomorrow. We intend to start the search from his office to where he lives, both his apartment unit and his private house."

"In that case, okay. I will also try to help find where Eros is, sir. Thank you in advance for the report.” I said then ended the telephone call. I knew tracking Eros' whereabouts would not be easy because he had many apartments and houses to live in. However, I'm sure that sooner or later Eros' whereabouts will be discovered and Freshia will also be found soon.