189 Missing persons 3

Mrs. Wilson was in a daze while trying to process the scene unfolding in front of her. There is CEO Anderson, and the woman who is holding him must be his wife, and who are the others…? It does not matter. All of them came to search for Maximilian Anderson and Dr. Elizabeth Williams and even if Tyler does not have anything to do with their disappearance, he was harassing Dr. Williams in order to get the gossip that he can sell. However, considering Tyler's behavior so far, even she is having trouble believing that he has nothing to do with their disappearance.

The more Mrs. Wilson looked at her son, the more her disappointment swelled. "Tyler. How many chances I gave you?"

Tyler nervously glanced at Nathan, Madeline, Rhonda, and Foxy. Somehow, the younger generation didn't appear to be so intimidating, so he could tune them out partially. "Mom… can we talk about this later?"

Mrs. Wilson's temper flared. Does Tyler think that all these people will leave without getting their answers? "Later? What is later? After you offend someone else? After someone really gets hurt? I am already getting threats because of your behavior, and your father as well. Our businesses are in danger because of your reckless behavior. When are you going to realize that this is not a game? This is the last straw."

Mrs. Wilson turned to her husband. "Call your brother. On Monday we will request Dr. Shaw to discharge Tyler and by the end of the day tomorrow, he is joining the military."

Tyler paled. His Uncle is a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, and he said more than once that he can pull some strings to expedite Tyler's enrolment into the military. Mrs. Wilson threatened Tyler many times that he will be sent there, but now it looks serious.

Tyler looked at his father silently asking for help, but he only saw that the old man looked away, avoiding Tyler's gaze.

Tyler sneered. His father was never able to stand up to his wife! Whenever the old man helped him, it was always sneakily so that Tyler's mom does not find out. Useless!

"Mom, are you serious?"

'PAK!'

A hard slap landed on Tyler's face. He didn't expect it, so he was completely dazed.

"Am I serious? Don't talk to me. I am ashamed that I failed to raise you properly and for your own good I hope that the military will succeed where I failed and make a man out of you." Mrs. Wilson paused and saw a defiant look on Tyler's face. "Don't even think about running away! If in the morning I don't find you in this bed, say goodbye to your apartment, your car, and your boat. I will sell them without any regrets and cancel all your credit cards."

Mrs. Wilson turned to Nathan. "I am terribly sorry for all the mess Tyler caused. I don't know how to make up for it. If there is anything I can do, please let me know."

Nathan was ready to do some scolding, but seeing that Mrs. Wilson is genuinely remorseful, his fighting spirit diminished. "Don't worry about it. Just make sure that Tyler does not cause any more trouble. Our main priority is to find Max and Liz."

Hunter approached Tyler's bed. "Tyler, if you have anything to do with this… the army will not save you."

Sabrina was behind Hunter glaring at Tyler. She was too angry to speak.

"I don't know what you are talking about, and I don't know why you are here. I have nothing to do with Max and Liz disappearing!", Tyler screamed.

Hunter ignored Tyler. Unless Tyler admits that he knows where Max and Liz are, Hunter will assume that Tyler is lying and it seems that Tyler is sticking to his story.

Hunter checked his phone. "It's not only Suzy, there are also few others. We should form teams and check them out, it will be faster."

"I will help you…", Mrs. Wilson offered.

Rhonda is not the one to be left behind. "Count me in."

A minute later, everyone left Tyler's room and only Tyler and his dad were left.

Tyler looked dejectedly at the empty side table. His mom took his phone away! How is he supposed to contact anyone for help?

"Dad, say something… are you going to allow mom to send me to the army?", Tyler pleaded.

Mr. Wilson sighed. "Son, I helped you so many times that I ran out of options. There is nothing else I can do."

"I will die there!"

Mr. Wilson shook his head. "And that would be my fault. If I educated you earlier, you would not need to suffer now."

"If you are admitting this as your fault, then you go to the army! Why are you sending me?"

Mr. Wilson waved dismissively and made his way toward the door.

Tyler saw that his father is leaving, and he panicked. Is this how it ends? If his Uncle gets his hands on him, it will be years until he can return home! He can't allow this to happen. He needs to do something. Anything.

"Dad! You need to believe me!", Tyler cried desperately. "I didn't do this. If anything, Max and Elizabeth are bullies! When I approached Elizabeth on the parking lot, she kicked me so viciously that I barely got up. And then in the bar, Max came out of nowhere and continued beating me where that bitch left off. I am in the hospital because of them!"

"Shut up!", Mr. Wilson roared. "Do you know what you are saying? If they call the police to investigate their disappearance you will be their prime suspect. You just admitted that you have a motive! If I'm you, I would continue pretending that I don't remember how I ended up here. Don't tell me that you would rather go to jail than to the army..."

Tyler looked after his father who left the room in disbelief. Just what is going on? Is he really going to be sent to the army? If he tries to leave, he will be a deserter, and they shoot at deserters! And what was that nonsense about jail?

…

From that afternoon in Franciscan Medical Center, Hunter and Olivia used their extensive social network and followed clues to find Suzy. They were disappointed to find out that she is out of town for the weekend.

Next, they looked up several other people who are in the same line of business as Tyler and Suzy and they split up in several groups in order to contact them and investigate if they have anything to do with the disappearance of Max and Liz.

To have more hands on deck, Hunter called Ashton, Jake, Derek, and Mike.

In the end, they had nothing.

They all joined the phone conference call to figure out what to do next.

Mia got an idea: "Let's gather in Liz's apartment and order food. Over dinner, we can regroup and decide on the next steps…"

"Why in her apartment?", Sabrina asked nervously. She was never in Liz's place before, and it's not polite to go to someone's home for the first time without a present!

"That is the best place.", Hunter responded instead of Mia. "In case Liz and Max return, we will get to know…"

~ Seattle, Continental Views apartment building ~

8:57 PM

Max parked the car in the underground parking of their apartment building and turned off the engine.

"Here we are, back to reality.", Max said and turned to Liz while unbuckling his seat belt.

Max reached for the glove compartment and his hand hovered above their cell phones (which are turned off).

Liz held Max's hand, preventing him from getting the phones and she looked at him with sparkles in her eyes. "The reality with you is getting better every day. Can we stay disconnected from the rest of the world until the end of the day?"

Max hummed in approval while leaning closer to Liz. He gave her a lingering kiss on the lips. It was supposed to be a light kiss, but Liz's fingers laced in his hair and she deepened the kiss right away and the situation turned into a steamy one within a second.

His hand glided over her thigh higher under her dress, and she tugged his shirt up.

Max's hand was on the lever to recline Liz's seat when he became aware of the surroundings.

"It is too bright here, and the windows are not tinted. Let's go upstairs and continue where we left off…", he murmured.

Liz was heated up and breathed heavily, but even with that she visibly blushed at his words. She knows that he is talking about making love. They spent most of the afternoon doing it on his boat! Max has some crazy skills and stamina to support them. And she loves it. She loves him.

Max's smile widened when he saw that Liz nodded in approval. He got out of the car and dashed to the other side, to open the door for Liz.

"My lady…", he sang while extending his hand, palm up for Liz to take.

She giggled and put her hand into his. When their hands connected she firmly grasped his hand, silently telling him to hurry up.

Max thought of pulling her closer for a kiss, but he told himself to be patient. They will be upstairs in a few minutes and then they can enjoy their privacy.

They are both fancy-dressed in the outfits they wore on the fundraiser on the previous night, and the only thing out of place are two white plastic bags with carry-out food from the Asian restaurant.

"Hold these…", Max gave both bags to Liz, and in the next moment his hand reached behind her knees and he carried her princess style to the elevator.

"Is your back OK?", Liz asked with concern.

Max stifled a laugh. "After everything we did today, now you are worried about my back?"

Liz pursed her lips. "I am worried. If you get injured now, what will we do tonight?"

Max's eyebrow twitched when he heard Liz shamelessly admitting that she wants them to make love. That is his no-nonsense Elizabeth, speaking her mind. And he loves it. He loves her.

"We can watch jeopardy.", Max said with a straight face.

Liz paused. Who the heck wants to watch a game show on the television in exchange for screaming in ecstasy? "Just make sure your back is fine. If you feel any discomfort, let me down immediately, OK?"

Max was doing his best to suppress his grin. Ah, this will be a fun evening. And the rest of their lives…

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