Chapter 72. Nothing Would Stop Me

André's POV

I had a cup of coffee before me and watched Pierre go furiously at the keyboard.

"Any progress hacking into the Inn surveillance?"

Pierre continued to type faster, but soon, he stopped and stared at the screen.

I dropped my coffee and stared at him.

"Well, what is it?" I asked impatiently. "Did you find anything? Do you recognise the man? Is Olivia in the footage?”

I watched Pierre gulp before he turned to me.

"The…the surveillance records have been cleared, Sir."

I gripped the table in anger and nearly spilled my coffee.

"What?"

"The surveillance footage from that night until now has been completely wiped from the records. There’s nothing here.”

His voice was cold, matter-of-fact. But it felt like a punch to the gut. I grabbed the laptop from his hands with more force than I intended, the sharp edges digging into my palms as I stared at the screen. He was right. There was nothing. Just empty files, like t