Husband With Benefits
Chapter 642: Why

Chapter 642: Why

Seb stared at the record of Officer Humphry, his frustration evident. "What I don’t understand is the motive of this man?" he muttered, more to himself than anyone else.

"For all intents and purposes, this man is an honest police officer. His record is clean, and there is nothing to indicate that he might be crooked. There is nothing that might help us understand why he has kidnapped Gabe and what he intends to do with him," Ian continued, his voice now hoarse from having been talking on the phone for house while he looked for Gabe.

Demetri leaned forward, his brow furrowing in thought. "If the officer isn’t dishonest, then perhaps the motive could be revenge... But why? Did this man know Arabelle by any chance? Is he kind of delusional like her?"

Ian shook his head. "That doesn’t fit either. There’s nothing linking Gabe to revenge with this man. They’ve never been even in the same city before meeting in B Town. It seems highly unlikely that there’s any personal vendetta here."

The room fell into a contemplative silence as the brothers exchanged looks of frustration and confusion. Their brother had been missing more than twenty four hours now and they were nowhere closer to getting to him. It did not sit well with any of them.

Erasmi, who had been quietly observing, finally spoke up. "I think we’re looking at this from the wrong angle. The person is not seeking revenge against Gabe. The motive might be directed towards someone else."

"You think the man wants revenge on Autumn?" Ian asked incredulously, while even the others looked on amazed.

But Erasmi shook his head," Not Autumn. But Gabe. Try to look for a connection between this man and Savoy."

"But if he anything against Savoy, why did he kidnap Gabe?"

The brothers exchanged puzzled glances before diving into their search for any connection between Officer Humphrey and Gregory Savoy. They sifted through files spread out on the table and cross-referenced data, searching for clues that might reveal the link.

After a few tense minutes, Demetri paused, his eyes widening as he compared the name on the Officer’s file with another document. "Wait a minute," he said, "Look at this. Officer Humphrey grew up in an orphanage that Savoy used to ’support’."

Demetri passed the file to the other then, now knowing the man’s motive. A little girl had died there soon after Gregory made his donation...

"That still does not make it clear about why he has Gabe..."

As they trailed off, the phone rang. Gabe glanced at the unknown number and quickly answered, putting the phone on speaker mode.

As expected it was the kidnapper," I am sure you are all worried about your brother... But before you get any bright ideas about rescuing him, let me make one thing clear: this isn’t about Gabe himself. He is unconsciousand safe at the moment, but his continued safety is in your hands.

Seb took a deep breath and spoke up, trying to reason with the man. " Officer Humphrey. why are you doing this? What do you have against Gabe?"

The man snorted at the question," Do not underestimate me. I know you’ve already found out by now that I have nothing against him. My target is Gregory Savoy!"

Seb sighed and tried to coax," Listen, we understand that you’re angry, but taking the law into your own hands won’t solve anything. Especially you know Gabe and Gregory SAvoy are enemies. So what is the point of kidnapping Gabe? Bring Gabe to us, and we won’t press charges. It wouldn’t ruin your career."

The young man scoffed on the other end of the line. "You think it’s that simple? I’m too far in now to back off. The entire police community in B Town is under Savoy’s thumb. They are being coerced into helping him evade the law, and no one is in a position to challenge him. They’ve even declared that Savoy is dead and are now actively working to capture Autumn so that they can later claim that she lied in court. And then Savoy would return to his respectable position."

"I had no choice but to take matters into my own hands because the system is rigged. The people who should be upholding the law are instead serving Savoy’s interests."

"We understand that! And we understand your frustration! Gabe, too has been trying to capture Savoy and bring him to justice. But the man is underground..."

"No, he is not! That man is living openly in Elena Winthrope’s mansion, planning to take Autumn and the little child!"

"How do you know?" Erasmi asked sharply now.

"He is the one who messed with Gabe’s car! And now that I have saved him, I think this is the perfect opportunity to lure him out of his hideout."

Erasmi and Demetri exchanged glances then. "What do you mean? What are you planning to do?"

"I am goint to use your brother as bait! At this moment, Gregory Savoy has only two things in his sight. To get Autumn and get rid of Gabe, the man responsible for his downfall. I will offer your brother to him on a platter. And when Gregory takes the bait, " I will get rid of him. Make the world a better place."

Demetri cursed then while Seb exploded," That is a foolish plan! What do you think Gregory will do to you? You think he will let you harm him just because? Look, Humphrey, we have a common enemy. We can work together on this. Don’t be foolish and endanger yuor life..."

"Oh. You sre going to help me...You see, it will be you people who will get their hands bloodied with Savoy’s blood. I will lure him and when he comes, you will be waiting for that man. I know you Frosts can get away with it. Once Savoy is dead, I will bring Gabe back to you..."

"Humphrey, you are over simplifying things. What will you do if Gregory doesn’t take the bait?"

This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺