Thirty Six

Time was running and fast. Claire Oxford still hadn't gotten any form of news from Gabriel Manifold. Was Ordinaz Rodrigo really that hard to find?

Reverse was certainly the case in time past.

In fact, the stout man took pleasure in showing of his not so attractive self in public even if it disgusted more than half of the street at that time. While she was his wife, he forced her to go on tours with him, as he would call it.

It seemed he found joy in such acts.

But now that she needed him in public so he can pay for what he did to her and what he might be planning to do to her son, he had hidden himself well.

But then, is the world really that large that a rich man like him wouldn't be found? Certainly, no matter where he was, with the right methods being used, he will be hunted down.

As she sat down and stared at nothing, Mrs. Oxford had to wonder if Gabriel'