Caleb’s expression also darkened.
After mulling over Carlos’s report, he turned to me and said solemnly, “Don’t worry, Debra. I’ll get to the bottom of this.”
I didn’t believe that he could save me. After all, he was the reason why I was being hunted down. Besides, this was a matter of Life and death, and my life was on the Line. I couldn’t count on him to protect me.
The only solution was for me to leave this damned town as soon as possible.
But I couldn’t leave until I had completed the task Gale had assigned to me.
“Okay,” I replied perfunctorily, just to get Caleb off my back for now. Because I was traumatized by the near-death experience and the terrifying nightmare, I barely got any sleep. After hours of restless tossing and turning, I decided to get up before dawn.
Since it was so early, Caleb was still asleep.
Perfect. If I could sneak out without him waking up, he wouldn’t have a chance to ruin my plans today.
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
I slipped out of the hotel room and made my way to the mayor’s office. No one else had arrived yet. Adam’s office was empty, so I seized the opportunity to search for clues.
Adam was a very meticulous person. The documents on his desk were stacked and organized neatly. After poking around a little, I found that there was a cabinet under Adam’s desk that was not Locked.
I opened the cabinet quietly.
Inside lay the I0U of the Frosty River Pack!
Even before I was kicked out of the Silver Ridge Pack, I had roughly calculated that the Frosty River Pack had amassed a huge debt. Most of the debt had accumulated before Marley even met my father.
Judging from the I0U, the deadline for the repayment of the debt was nearing.
Perhaps that was why Colin had come to Roz Town.
It turned out that the Frosty River Pack’s financial situation was worse than I had imagined. No wonder Marley would want my father to drive me away.
It suddenly dawned on me that the reason why Marley married my father wasn’t out of Love, but because she wanted to use the Silver Ridge Pack to pay off the debt of the Frosty River Pack.
At that time, Marley kept targeting me because I was so close to finding out the truth, which would’ve jeopardized her plan. If my father knew about it, he would’ve immediately terminated the cooperation projects between the Silver Ridge Pack and the Frosty River Pack, and he would’ve punished Marley severely.
Although this information had nothing to do with my original mission, it was very useful to me.
I took out my phone to take a photo of the IOU.
Just then, a voice sounded from behind me.
“Debra, what are you doing here?”
