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Chapter 22
Bartholomew Carter was at Aguilar's brothel when the child protection service arrived. The death of Carlos Aguilar caught the attention of the national government. Because of the reports about his death, the truth about his business became national news too.
He wanted to cover the rescue of almost forty teenagers. Barth could not believe his eyes. The oldest among them was barely seventeen years old. They all looked underfed and scared. Carter received another email from the anonymous sender.
Not knowing who that person make him go crazy. No matter how hard he tried to track the sender, it always came up with an untraceable IP address. Carter even paid an IT professional to track the sender's identity, but still nothing.
"Don't worry, girls. No one's going to hurt again. We will help you get a better life." The woman who led the rescue said to the young girls.
Carter saw the reaction of the young girls. They all looked relieved that they will finally leav
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