Meanwhile in town, Clifton Claw Goliath felt like he was going to go crazy. Before he could even obtain his love it was already snatched away from him and his headquarters had been bombed into flames, he had to rebuild his empire from the bottom, although his influence didn't dwindle he still took time to recuperate. Six moths should've been enough time for him to get back to his previous glory, however he was being supressed by Marcellus King. And although he had recovered most of his power, because of Marcel, braver gangs have been using this opportunity to steal his resources.
He didn't even have enough time to look for Bailey trying to salvage his operations. However, that was good news for someone - Marcellus King. He had turned the town upside down looking for Bailey. He had looked everywhere. There was no physical trace of her, not even a digital trace. It was like she had disappeared off the face of earth.
But he didn't stop looking, couldn't stop looking. Followed every single lead himself, no matter how minute it was. He was on the verge of a breakdown. He had even hacked and monitored everyone's phone who had ever been in contact with her. Her family, friends and classmates. He couldn't stop himself from looking. He would monitor each and every source himself.
His face was covered with beard and mustache, if Bailey would see him at that point she wouldn't recognise him. He had even lost weight and his drinking had took to a new level bordering on alcoholism.
He was about to shut his laptop when he heard a notification note. An email with Bailey's name had been detected on Loretta May's laptop. Loretta May was her bestfriend of all times, they grew up together, went to the same schools until varsity. When Bailey had the accident and disappeared, she cried the loudest.
Loretta May seemed like she was depressed in the eyes of many, she starved herself after Bailey disappeared, she was really torn. However the email that Marcel saw set him in tenderhooks of doubt.
Marcel quickly checked the email:
Loretta,
It's been over 6 months since Bailey's operation. This is considered successful operation, no? Pay up before dawn or we coming for you.
-JJ
What did this mean? Marcel pondered for a while before sending his IT team to track down where the email came from.