"But I still lied to you. I was wrong. I didn't know any other way to spend time with you alone, so I resorted to this method. You're right-I was despicable."

Hearing the dejection in Theodore's voice and thinking about Sydney's disappearance, Rosalie decided not to hold it against him for now.

"It's all in the past. Don't dwell on it anymore. Right now, finding your mother is the most important thing. I'll think about it on my end and see if I can come up with any leads. If I do, I'll let you know."

Theodore acknowledged with a hum. "Alright, I'll leave it at that for now. I need to keep searching for my mom."

With that, the two ended the call.

Rosalie returned to her room. Steve was still awake, lying in bed with wide, curious eyes.

"Baby, your grandma is missing. What are we going to do? If I'd known something like this would happen, I would've remembered every detail from the last time I saw her. I should have paid more attention to that client's appearance. I was too careless."

Suddenly, a thought struck Rosalie.

Justin was there at the time

the number Justin had called her from earlier that morning. She wasn't sure if he would answer. The

assuming

her phone rang. Seeing Justin's name on the caller ID, she

Why are you calling so late? Did something happen?" Justin's voice was

worry, I'm fine. I just need to ask you

"What is it?"

mother-in-law. My ex-husband just called me to say she's missing. The last time I saw her was at the restaurant, and the client she was with was

gravely. "What can

older woman looked like? Or any other

a moment before speaking again. "The woman was wearing a Patek Philippe Calatrava 5287G limited edition watch. It's worth about ten million, and only a few people in the world own it. You could start by looking into

a very important lead. I'll

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