Chapter 87 —Where is Sasha?

Narrator:

The afternoon was passing quietly at the Adler mansion. Aylin was in the living room when the sound of the front door slamming open broke the tranquility.

The chauffeur entered with a distraught look on his face, breathing heavily, fear reflected in his eyes as he desperately searched for Roman.

“Mr. Adler!” he exclaimed urgently, immediately attracting Aylin's attention.

She stood up instantly, feeling the air in the room become heavy.

“What's going on?” she asked, frowning, as she approached the man who was barely able to catch his breath.

Before the driver could answer, Roman appeared in the doorway of her office, his mere presence enough to make the man tense even more.

“What's going on?” Roman demanded, his voice low, controlled... but Aylin recognized that tone. It was the tone that preceded the storm.

The driver swallowed hard and spoke in a broken voice.

“Sasha... Sasha wasn't at school when I went to pick her up. She left early and no one