Having vented, he turned his back, covering his face with his shirt.

"Okay, okay, let's just get through this. I need sleep. Keep the noise down, if you want to play guard, do it quietly.”

Being subordinate to Donny, Nolan backed off, sensing Donny's growing annoyance.

He returned to his game, but his mind was uneasy.

It felt wrong to slack off when he was earning so much. Frustrated, he put his phone away, deciding to keep a closer watch.

Just as he did, he saw a familiar car approaching. Surprised, he tried to wake Donny, but it was no use.

Donny was out cold, snoring loudly. With the car now approaching, Nolan had no choice but to step out and greet the incoming visitors.

Inside the car, Theodore looked intently at the barely-lit villa, a frown creeping onto his face.

“When did they turn off the lights?" As the window lowered, his stern face was revealed, eyes never leaving the shadowy villa.

Standing before him, Nolan was on edge. His voice shaking, he muttered, "About half an hour ago."

Seeing Theodore's face grow even more serious, he quickly added, "But I swear, I saw Mrs. Anderson go in myself. Since then, Donny and I have been here and we haven't seen her leave."

Nolan's words about Ariana eased Theodore's concer a bit, but he remained suspicious. Ariana wasn't usually one to sleep this early.

Theodore looked over at Horace and commanded, "Take a few people and inspect the area around the villa.”

After a beat, he thought of Ariana's angry expression and softened his tone. He said,

“Try not to cause noise, I don't want to disturb her.".

Horace nodded, heading off, but returned shortly after with a troubled look on his face.

“Mr. Anderson, we've found the blueprint of this villa, and it shows a garage linked to the basement. We checked out the garage and the car that was parked there is gone."

Theodore's face clouded over upon hearing this. Nolan felt a pit in his stomach, a sheen of cold sweat breaking out on his skin, his lips trembling but no words escaping.

Theodore's gaze landed on the man still fast asleep in the car. Horace caught his look and immediately got the message. He led a couple of others out of the vehicle, yanked Donny out, dumped him onto the ground, and socked him awake.

Donny's yell of surprise caused Nolan to freeze in place, fear anchoring him to the spot, his gaze averted to avoid Theodore's stern look.