Goodbye, Mr. Ex: I've Remarried Mr. Right novel Chapter 1683

The guard at the gate quickly stepped out of the booth. "Greetings, Mr. and Mrs. Houston. Unfortunately, Mr. Osborne isn't home."

"We're not here for him," Marion said flat-out. "I want last night's security footage."

The guard hesitated. "I'm sorry, but without Mr. Osborne saying so, I can't just hand it over."

"Randy is lying in the hospital right now," Debra cut in. "Erica went missing from your place last night. If you don't cough up the tapes and something happens to her, can you take the heat?"

The guard was shocked. "Mr. Randy Osborne in the hospital? And Miss Mathis is gone? I'll grab the footage. Hang on."

He dashed to the security room. But when he pulled up the feed, the screen was pitch black.

"What's wrong? Is it busted?" Debra asked.

The guard smacked the console a couple of times, and the picture flickered on. There was Enoch, stuffing a sack into his trunk and driving off.

That explained why the cameras outside had only caught Enoch.

Debra felt a chill run through her. They couldn't tell if Erica was in that sack or if she was even okay.

Marion kept it together. "What about the earlier footage?"

Jordan got Marion's update and sent a crew to the Osborne Group. The receptionist claimed Enoch hadn't shown up in three days, just like Marion had predicted.

Debra and Marion peeled out toward the valley.

Every tick of the clock put Erica in more danger. By now, she'd been gone for over eight hours.

Hopefully, Enoch still had a shred of decency left and would not hurt a girl.

Across town at the Lowe Mansion, someone reported, "We've got word that Marion and Debra are headed for the valley."