The Mysterious Midnight Magnate

119: Missing Ring (II)

Eric's search for the missing ring led him back to the boutique where he had been the previous day.

With a sense of urgency, he approached the staff and explained his predicament.

"I seem to have lost a ring," Eric said, his voice tinged with desperation. "I was here yesterday, and I'm certain I had it with me then."

The staff nodded sympathetically, eager to assist in any way they could.

They scoured the boutique from top to bottom, searching every nook and cranny for any sign of the missing ring. But despite their efforts, they came up empty-handed.

"I'm sorry, sir," one of the staff said, shaking their head in disappointment. "We couldn't find any trace of a ring anywhere in the boutique."

Frustration boiled up inside Eric as he struggled to come to terms with the fact that his search had hit yet another dead end. How could the ring simply vanish into thin air?

Desperate for answers, Eric pleaded with the staff to check the boutique's CCTV footage, hoping that it might provide so