Chapter 814
Chapter 814:
“Well…” Yelena glanced down at her toes, too shy to look Austin in the eyes. “Sorry, that was an accident p>
Austin responded, “I’m sorry too; it wasn’t intentional p>
“Yeah, I know p>
Yelena raised her head to look at Austin, only to find him already watching her.
Yelena unintentionally locked eyes with Austin. Her gaze lingered on him, her eyes sparkling with emotion, her long, curly lashes fluttering enchantingly.
Because they were standing so close, Austin’s features seemed more intense. His dark, deep-set eyes seemed to pull Yelena in.
Yelena thought that if they moved just a bit closer, they might kiss.
Her mind raced with thoughts. It was the first time Yelena had felt this anxious. She clenched her fists and subtly licked her lips.
Austin’s gaze intensified, feeling a rush of energy surge from his spine to his head, sending tingles across his scalp.
“Excuse me… I don’t mean to disturb you, but this isn’t the right time. Perhaps you could come back later and p>
Snapping back to reality, Yelena quickly stepped back and, in an awkward tone, said to Austin, “Let’s go p>
Austin’s voice came out deep and slightly raspy, held back with restraint. “Okay,” he said.
As they walked back into the living room from the balcony, they found John resting on the sofa, wearing a knowing smile.
Yelena felt a wave of guilt as she looked at John, despite having done nothing wrong. “Let’s go p>
𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙩
Yelena picked up the walkie-talkie and learned that Cayson had directed all efforts toward the investigation. They had now searched nearly half of the building’s thirty-eight floors.
Suddenly, the walkie-talkie crackled with news. Cayson’s team had identified a suspicious room on the sixteenth floor, Room A1611. The hotel staff had been knocking on the door for quite some time, yet there was no response.
Cayson requested the front desk to verify the information of the guests staying in that room. It turned out to be a couple from the north, vacationing to celebrate their anniversary, accompanied by their young, chubby six-year-old child. A family of three.
After knocking for a long time without receiving an answer, Cayson began to worry that they might be in danger. He quickly gave the order to use a master key to unlock the door. Unfortunately, the door was locked from the inside, making the master key useless.
Cayson then gathered more personnel and plainclothes police officers to assist.
Yelena and Austin exchanged glances and decided to start their search from the top floor downwards. As Yelena moved down the hallway, she stayed tuned to the updates coming through on the walkie-talkie.
When the door finally opened, the scene inside was horrifying. Two adults, a man and a woman, were found dead, lying in a pool of blood. The resort manager immediately recognized one of the bodies.
The manager explained, “This man is the occupant of this room. He had an argument with a neighboring guest over his smoking. He spent the entire night on the balcony, using his phone and smoking. The smoke bothered the guests next door. Despite the neighbor’s attempts at discussion, he ignored them and even argued that he had every right to smoke on his balcony since he had paid for his room and that no laws prohibited smoking in his own room. We apologized to the disturbed guest, who, after receiving some compensation, agreed to switch rooms p>