“What? What do you mean?” Lopez stopped abruptly. Adrian’s call ended just then, and he hurried toward her.

“What’s going on?”

Joey's voice was tense. "I have some information you both need to hear immediately. There is more to this kidnapping than we initially thought. I will be over in five minutes."

Lopez relayed the message to Adrian. "Joey is on his way. He says he has urgent information."

Adrian nodded, his expression serious. "Let's wait for him in the living room."

Minutes later, Joey arrived, his face grim. He went straight to the point.

"I managed to get some intel from a contact in the underground network. The kidnapping...