Chapter 45 Confrontation at the Restaurant

Matthew was seated in Lucas's office, his gaze fixated on the screen displaying a video. He furrowed his brow and turned to Lucas, commenting, "You should have shown me this video earlier." Lucas, filled with curiosity, asked, "What do you mean by that?" Matthew relieved the tension in his muscles by gently tilting his neck from side to side. This is clearly a case of kidnapping. "If you had shown me the video earlier, we could have avoided wasting our time reaching out to various precincts." Lucas let out a heavy sigh. "How could I have shown the video earlier if I only received it now?" Matthew, in an attempt to understand the situation better, asked, "Who shared this video with you?" "Michael," Lucas replied promptly. “Who else could have sent me Eleanor's work video? Matthew connected the dots. "Michael…. Michael Vaughn, you mean, the one who informed you about Eleanor's disappearance, correct?" Lucas nodded to indicate agreement. "And he didn't share the video when he init