CHAPTER 20: A web of deceit

　　Rachel and Rebecca grew increasingly worried as they couldn't locate John for several days. Rachel was consumed by thoughts of where he could be, scanning the room with concern evident in her eyes and pacing back and forth with echoing footsteps.

　　"We can't just do nothing, Rebecca, we have to find him," Rachel asserted, her anxiety mounting.

　　Rebecca, deeply troubled, realized that there was something being hidden from her, but she knew finding John was the priority at that moment.

　　Dialing John's number, Rebecca's hands trembled and her eyes fixed on her phone, hoping for a response, only to be met by voicemail and a frustrated sigh.

　　With determination in her eyes, Rachel turned to Rebecca, suggesting they consider where John might go if he needed to escape.

　　Rebecca pondered and then realized, "The beach house! He always found solace there."