The guards were about to touch Kelly to pull her away from Kai when the man stopped them with one smooth gesture.
"What? Abi? You mean, Abigail Chen is here?" Kai asked her, his voice suddenly becoming serious and his face looked like he was dumbstruck.
"Yes. She was with me but just minutes after we entered the ballroom, she suddenly disappeared. She's not answering my calls and I can't find her anywhere! She doesn't usually leave my side at parties like this... Please help me look for her."
Kai's face became grave when he heard her. He suddenly gripped Kelly's shoulders as he spoke.
"Why did you bring her here?!" He was obviously angered and acting as though bringing Abi here was a disaster.
What was going on?! Why was he acting like this? What was so wrong with her bringing her friend to this place?
"Huh? Why can't I bring her here?" Kelly, who was all confused by the man's unexpected outburst asked him in both curiosity and worry.
But the man didn't answer her. He simply shook his head before he ran his fingers through his hair.
"This is bad…" he mumbled, causing Kelly's heart to beat wildly.
"What do you mean –"
"Where did you last see her?" he cut her off.
"In the ballroom."
Kai held her hand as he led her back to the ballroom.
"Are you sure you looked for her carefully? Could she have gone to the restroom? Have you checked there?"
"I looked around the ballroom for minutes and also checked the restroom but there was no sign of her."
Once they entered the ballroom, the two started scanning the crowd again, looking for her but the result was the same. If she was in there, Kelly would have been able to detect her straight away because of the unique colour of her dress but Abi was nowhere to be found.
"Damn, she's not here!" Kai cursed. His reaction was making Kelly feel like something really bad had happened to her best friend and she started to panic.
Before she could speak, Kai pulled her with him again and they headed back to that hallway Kai had run through a while ago. Kai dragged her along as he ran as if someone was chasing after them. Thankfully Kelly had removed her high heels otherwise she wouldn't have been able to keep up with him! They turned around a corner and then they climbed up two flights of stairs. Kelly didn't have time to admire the magnificent surroundings as they sped past.
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