Past, Present, Future (1)

"Vivienne's missing?"

Vivienne, Estelle's best friend either in the novel or in real life, was gone, and Nadia could already foretell the reason.

"Yes. I know it has only been two days, but I am already certain that she has been taken as well."

There is no doubt about it. Vivienne fell victim to those people who are actively snatching women in the empire so boldly. She's already aware of the situation, and yet she still gets surprised when someone she knows goes missing.

"You're right. People can't just go missing like that."

"Her family said she never went out, and yet they couldn't find her the next day. That means she was abducted in their house despite the tight security."