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Keeping calm, Daniela answered, “The restroom was out of order, so | went upstairs.”
Cedric nodded but then hesitated. He realized the gaze that had been following him was now gone.
He stopped mid-bite, fork in hand, and looked at Daniela’s face. Something about her calmness made him
suspect that she might have something to do with it.
After dinner, they went back home.
While Daniela was in the shower, Cedric asked for the restaurant’s restroom surveillance footage.
The footage showed an “Under Maintenance” sign outside the restroom. Moments later, Daniela appeared on the
screen, walking up the stairs. Cedric frowned, wondering if he was just imagining things.
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Meanwhile, Daniela sat on a small stool in the bathroom, watching the edited footage with a faint smile.
Daniela plugged the phone she had taken from the man at the restaurant into her laptop.
She scrolled through the photos and videos again, confirming they were just clips of Cedric’s daily routine.
What could these recordings be for?
She clicked on the first contact and opened the chat with the ID.
Mimicking the man’s previous tone, she typed, “Hello. | have today’s video ready. Should | send it now?” There
was no reply right away.
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Suddenly, her phone buzzed with a new message.
It was from Hurst Craig at the mental hospital.
“VMS. Harper, Caiden wants to meet with you.”
As Daniela typed a response, the phone connected to the laptop buzzed. The person had replied with a simple,
“Yes.”
First, Daniela sent a voice message to Hurst, saying, “Okay.” Then, she sent the blurry video of Cedric.
The person on the other end quickly transferred $15,000 to her account.
Daniela accepted the payment, but then saw an angry emoji followed by, “Are you scamming me? Look at the
video you sent today. It’s barely watchable!”
Daniela typed back, “Today’s video is a bit blurry, but | did my best. Cedric is very cautious, so | can’t get too
close. I'll make sure tomorrow's is better.”
Another angry emoji cthrough, along with a message.
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“If tomorrow's quality is the same, I'll find someone else.”
Daniela, copying the man’s tone, replied with a feigned sense of worry, “Okay, okay. But why do you need so
many of Cedric’s daily videos? You're not planning anything illegal, are you?”
The other side went quiet. Daniela leaned back in her chair, waiting for a response.
Five minutes later, a reply came.
“Don’t ask so many questions if you want to make money!”
As Daniela read the message on the phone screen, she couldn't shake the feeling that it seemed familiar.
She typed again, “When | was filming Cedric today, Daniela happened to be there. Both she and Cedric are very
powerful. | only want to make money, but it feels like I'm risking my life.”
Once she sent the message, the other side stayed quiet for a while. Ten minutes later, a reply appeared.
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