Several days later…
Theodore had rented an apartment in the locality where Zack's house was with fake ID and changed appearance. He had been observing Zack, but nothing suspicious had been noted yet.
Every day, he observed the man's mundane routine—leaving for the office in the morning, returning in the evening—without any sign of suspicious activity. His mother's occasional errands were equally uneventful. Yet Theodore couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss.
It was frustrating. It seemed that all his efforts to find Bella had been wasted. But the nagging doubts that Zack was hiding something lingered in his heart.