Chapter 187
Chapter 187
"That's strange. Where did Kimberly go?" Sylvia wiped the water off her face and asked.
At the same time, the staff came to help her up and announced, "Congratulations to this lady for winning the female category of the swimming competition."
Then, a light shone on her, making the water droplets even shinier on her body. Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Sylvia.
Sylvia was excited for a moment. She instantly forgot about Kimberly and looked at the camera proudly.
Vera got out from the swimming pool, wiped herself with a towel and walked towards where she had left Kimberly. After frantically looking around, Vera still couldn't find her. The mobile phone she had given Kimberly was also gone.
Vera was anxious. Where did she go?
She looked around again and suddenly spotted Agnes smiling smugly next to her.
A thought dawned on Vera and she quickly searched for Vice President Yardley. She had to tell Benedict about this.
Vera knew that Benedict cared for Kimberly. If she alerted him, he would definitely do something about it.
But when she couldn't find Benedict, Vera felt even more paranoid like a cat on hot bricks. She was worried and scared. From the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of someone not far behind her.
It was Maddox, sitting in his wheelchair!
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She thought since Kimberly had taken the same ride as he did, there must be something going on between the two of them. If Vera went to ask Maddox for help, he probably wouldn't leave her alone, would he?
She had no other choice now. She couldn't find Benedict, so she had to ask Maddox for help.
Thus, Vera walked quickly towards him.
Sam saw Vera in her bikini walking hurriedly towards them from a distance. He took another look and realized that she was the girl who was always hanging out with Assistant Shell.
He lowered his head and notified Maddox, "Young Master Yardley, someone is walking over."
Maddox sneered and said, "Tell her to get lost."
Many girls had come over to chat with him that night. However, Maddox was too indifferent. One glance from him would frighten the girls so much and it would stop them from stepping another foot forward. Some of them who were brave enough to step forward were all chased away by Sam.
Sam said, "Young Master Yardley, she is not here for you."
Sam's words made Maddox frown slightly. He glanced at the woman. However, he only took a glance before looking away from Vera's body.
On the contrary, the image of Kimberly dressed in the sexy red gown appeared in his mind.
D*mn it!
That woman was haunting him.
Speaking of which, Maddox suddenly realized that Kimberly was nowhere in his sight. He didn't know where she had gone.
Just then, Vera said, "Young Master Yardley, please save Kimberly!"
Maddox frowned and his cold eyes swept over her face. His dark eyes looked at her intensely as he asked, "What did you say?"
Vera came over in a hurry, panting while replying, "Kimberly is missing."
"Missing?" Sam narrowed his eyes and questioned, "What's going on? How do you know she's missing?"
Vera organized her thoughts and explained clearly, "Before I went into the water, she promised to take photos for us, but we couldn't find her after the contest. I went around looking for her, but I couldn't find her. Kimberly always informs us where she's going. She'll at least notify us if she's going somewhere. Something must have happened to her."
Her words hit Maddox's heart heavily. His hand clenched a little on his lap and he asked, "When was the last time you saw her?"
Vera thought for a moment and said, "She wasn't wandering around, she was just sitting there and enjoying her drink. I think she felt uncomfortable in her gown, that's why she didn't move around much."
Maddox lifted his chin slightly and Sam immediately reacted. He went away to ask around about it.
In less than two minutes, Agnes was stopped by a group of people.
She looked a little pathetic because she was struggling.
"Hey, what are you doing? Let me go!" Agnes was very arrogant as she yelled, but when she saw Maddox, she felt a chill run down her spine. She did not dare to speak anymore and couldn't even look into Maddox's eyes.
Vera stood at the side and said, "Before the contest began, you and your friend came to provoke Kimberly. There were two of you at that time. Why are you alone now?"
Vera was questioning loudly, suddenly remembering what had happened. "Where is your friend? Did you two do something bad to Kimberly?"
Agnes didn't want to be punished, so she had to defend herself stubbornly.
Agnes retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about? What could we have done? Don't slander me!"
Vera scoffed, "What for would I slander you? What about your friend? Can you tell me where she is?"
"She went to the bathroom!" Agnes lied.
Sam interrupted them impatiently and said, "Stop arguing, Agnes. Someone pointed out that you brought Kimberly away. Bring us to her now."
Agnes's face suddenly turned pale.
Vera also said angrily, "So, you were bullying her. Back at the company's department, you all bullied her and framed Kimberly. You are doing it again! Tell me, where did you bring her?"
Agnes bit her lower lip and kept denying everything.
She said, "I didn't do any harm to Kimberly. She said that she was not feeling well, so I took her to get some rest!"
Maddox's eyes were as piercing as knives as they fell on Agnes's face. Agnes suddenly felt as if there was the weight of two mountains on her shoulders, forcing her to keel over.
"I want her in my sight within a minute," uttered Maddox.
"If anything happens to her, you'll suffer."
His cold voice sounded like it came from the depths of H*ll. Agnes was so shocked that her face blanched and her whole body trembled.
Sam immediately shouted, "Hurry up and bring us to her!"
"Yes..." Agnes could no longer care about anything else. All she could think about now was Maddox's words. If anything had happened to Kimberly, she would... She didn't want to die so soon!
"I'll bring all of you there, let's go!" Agnes said as she quickly walked towards the back area.
"Follow her," said Maddox. Sam pushed Maddox's wheelchair and followed after her. Vera came out of her daze and also followed Agnes hurriedly.
The other people were very enthusiastic about the competition. After all, there were so many people at the scene. While Sylvia was surrounded by the crowd, she looked at Maddox's direction in excitement. But she unexpectedly noticed that Maddox had a gloomy expression and he wasn't looking at her at all.
The smile on Sylvia's face disappeared at once.
She had tried her absolute best on this night. She had given her all in order to win the championship, to get such a remarkable honor and to become the most outstanding person at the banquet.
But Maddox didn't even pay attention to her. Why?
"Hurry up!" Vera followed behind Maddox. When she saw Agnes's legs were trembling, she scolded Agnes.
Agnes fastened her pace. Vera was so nervous that she murmured, "Where did you bring Kimberly What were you trying to do to her?"
Agnes was on the verge of tears as she struggled to explain herself, "It wasn't my idea. It... It was Mr. Maxwell's orders... He asked me to drug her and then..."