Without a single word of explanation to the stunned airline staff, Michael ripped his boarding pass back from the counter, broke away from the ticket line, and began sprinting out of the VIP terminal.
Dominic looked at his boss's retreating back, throwing protocol out the window, he abandoned the gate entirely and ran out of the airport to catch up with the tycoon.
They threw themselves into a waiting taxi, flying down the highway toward the corporate tower. All the way through the traffic, Michael continuously redialed Evelyn's personal line, but the chilling, automated voicemail confirmed her device was still entirely dead.
The second the vehicle slammed to a halt at the company plaza, Michael didn't head to the executive floor. He stormed straight into the main security surveillance hub, commanding the tech team to pull up the high-definition external feeds from the previous evening.
