Chapter 565 What's Wrong

Andrew didn't know how he got out of the Lu family villa and how he managed to drive back to Golden Palace.

Andrew held the recording device tightly in his hands. He didn't know if he wanted to keep it, or if he wanted to smash it. It was the only evidence of what Ashley had done.

Claire noticed that Andrew was alone. Ashley was nowhere to be seen. "Mr. Lu, where is she? Where is Mrs. Lu?" she asked.

Claire's words seemed to strike a nerve in Andrew.

Andrew stared back at her with cold and unfeeling eyes. Claire thought that Andrew's eyes would stare a hole right through her.

Claire had never seen Andrew look at her like that. She was terrified and couldn't help but look away.

"When did she leave?" Andrew asked.

Andrew's voice sounded harsh, like a hammer falling down on the ground.

There was nothing reassuring or pleasant about his voice.

There was nothing charming or friendly about Andrew now. Andrew had not always been the easy one to work with. There were days that he was quite a demanding boss to Claire.

However, there were also days that Andrew could be charming and considerate. This was not one of them.

Ashley was not with Andrew and it clearly affected him.

Andrew was not his normal self, and he was starting to scare Claire.

Claire thought for a while and took out a piece of paper from her pocket. "Ashley has been gone for around 3 or 4 days now. The last time I saw her, I was about to serve her some dinner. She did not answer my calls, so I went upstairs to speak to her, personally.

To my surprise, when I went upstairs, I didn't see her, but instead I saw this note. It said that she would be with her friend, Miss Su for a few days. They have always been good friends, so I didn't think much of it, when I read the note."

Claire gave the note to Andrew. Her hands were trembling as she handed it to him.

Once Andrew got the note, Claire withdrew into the hallway, like a turtle crawling into its shell for protection.

Andrew opened the note and read it carefully. It read, "I will stay in Ellie's house for a while. Don't worry. I will be back in a few days."

He immediately recognized Ashley's handwriting.

Andrew tightened his fist on the note, and crumpled it. Without saying a word to Claire, he t

d look for her. Don't come back until you've found her."

Johnny was not really surprised at Andrew's reaction. He was still a very hard man, and the sudden disappearance of Ashley would only make him even harder.

If he had let him touch Ashley's sacred design books, then he really would not be the Andrew that Johnny knew of so well.

This was just Andrew being Andrew.

"Okay sir," Johnny replied and turned to leave.

Andrew suddenly thought of something and asked Johnny to come back. "Wait, take Greyson with you. The two of you should have a better chance of finding her."

Johnny understood perfectly what Andrew was trying to do. Greyson had come from the Yun family, a family with a strong military background. Greyson and his military connections would be a big help in finding Ashley at the soonest time possible.

"Mr. Lu, are you okay?"

Johnny was concerned about Andrew, and he couldn't help but voice his concerns. Andrew was clearly not in the right frame of mind. Ashley's disappearance had truly affected him.

Andrew did not say anything to Johnny. Instead, he put all of Ashley's books in order, and fixed the table he had turned over. His silence was clearly an indication that he wanted Johnny to find Ashley immediately.

Johnny left Andrew alone, and he stood silently, staring at the books he had thrown around. He touched them gently, as if they were Ashley, herself.

He murmured, "Where on earth are you? Why can't I find you? Did they threaten you? Is that why you left?"