Chapter 473

Having been made to feel slighted by Byron’s inappropriate advances, Nydia didn’t dare to confide in her father or her elder brother. With a flushed face holding back tears, she hurriedly left the bustling banquet hall,

As she moved through the crowd, she was bumped by a waiter.

Suddenly, she felt a sting on her arm, like the prick of a bee, but the pain quickly faded.

“Oh, I’m terribly sorry, Miss,” the waiter quickly apologized.

“It’s okay.”

Nydia didn’t think much of the incident and quickly walked away.

The waiter watched her leaving, with a smirk on his face.

The evening breeze gently ruffled Nydia’s soft hair, as she stood alone on a deserted balcony, gazing at the chilling moonlight and quietly wiping away her tears.

If only Jason were here, he wouldn’t have let her suffer the slightest grievance or injustice.

But she had made up her mind to endearingly let go; from now on, Jason would no longer be a part of her life.

So, should she make one last call to him, to say everything that needed to be said, to bring closure to it all?

After much contemplation, Nydia, enduring the acute pain in her heart, tremblingly turned on her phone.

The signal connected. And in an instant, countless missed call alerts and messages flooded her screen.

Jason had never stopped trying to reach her. His every word was filled with deep emotion.

Nydia clutched at the stifling ache in her chest, where her heart seemed to be broken into pieces. She bit her lips bitten until they bled, unable to stop the steady stream of tears.

“Jason. I don’t want to be apart from you.”

Suddenly, her tear–blurred vision darkened, and her body swayed dangerously, and she began to falter.

“Nydia, what’s wrong?”

A voice of concern reached her. Nydia’s mind was muddled, and buzzing noises filled her ears.

The next moment, she was harshly pulled by someone into a tight embrace.

She could even feel the intrusive hand caressing her shoulder inappropriately.

“Who are you, Don’t touch me!”

Nydia’s body shivered, and although she tried to struggle, she found herself without the strength to do so, her eyes filling with tears of panic

“Heh, don’t be nervous, relax,” the man said with a sinister laugh, his lips brushing against the cheek he’d long coveted. “I’ll take good care of you.”

Meanwhile, Cassius acted as President K, playing the role of negotiator amongst the privileged elites.

While he was still mingling with the guests, a bodyguard who had been following Ms. Nydia came running over, sweating profusely, and pulled Cassius aside.

“Bad news, President Ashbourne. Ms. Nydia is missing!”

Cassius felt his heart tightened with worry, his handsome face darkened. “How could that be? With such high security here, and you tailing her every move, how could my sister just disappear?”

“She was within our sight at first. Nydia was sitting there talking to Byron.”

Byron?

had a sudden ominous feeling, and his eyebrows furrowed.

then a crowd passed by from the dance floor,

fury, his noble

in the knees that he almost knelt, “President Ashbourne, we’ll start searching right away!”

hoarse with contained rage. “Search in the shadows, and don’t alert Chairman Emeric just yet–no need to worry him. If my sister isn’t found before the banquet ends, consider what your fates will

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family’s bodyguards scattered, combing through the castle in a sweeping search.

for pleasantries and promptly set out to search.

as the eldest brother, he felt almost

couldn’t bear to tell Evadne, either; with her fiery temper, she might well turn William and his son’s entire party upside

please be

Cassius, his face beaded with sweat, he dialed Nydia’s number while running.

but was

when he faintly

the sound to the balcony.

the ground, the

are you? Nydial”

the balcony, but

Brother, how can Nydia

rushed over, followed by an injured Jason, “This place is under tight security, and we have records of all guests. How can Nydia just vanish? I

him, his tears mingling with blood from his wounded eye. He was neared the brink of breakdown.

my fault, I was too careless! Cassius exclaimed, punching

one would dare harm the daughter of Chairman Emeric while he’s in attendance, not unless they’re tired of living” Thaddeus said, grasping Evadne’s trembling shoulders, his thin lips set in determination. “Since we found the phone here, let’s start by checking the surveillance footage nearby.”

Cassius’s avas

anger, “I’ll send someone to get

slow! The more time we waste, the more danger Nydia faces!”

“Big Brother, get me a high–performance computer. I’ll hack into the system myself! Forget about mere surveillance–l can bring the whole castle’s security network down

and Jason had been

lady was a first–class hacker, her skills trained by the legendary agent Elvis; she was not to be underestimated!

stared at her, with a surge of intense admiration in his eyes:

woman was nothing short of divine.

should have been used to it

bring the best–performing laptop available on the market.

watched the screen, her delicate fingers dancing across the keyboard in a sight to

right behind her, with their eyes glued to her moves as if watching the final moments of the Super

green code flashed across the screen. While it seemed like a blur to the

course, and he knew something about hacking too, but next to Evadne, hel was nothing.

flickered and switched

saw next

by several cameras, was entwined with a man. And that man,

Thaddeus’s eyes blazed with fury.

truly eerie was Nydia’s attitude toward

eyes and

one willingly wrapping her arms around the man’s waist, resting in his embrace with a seductive eyes

Voices!

was oozing with oddly

a shiver coursing through

true,

drop in his heart, his head shaking in denial. “That can’t be

of person Nydia is. There’s got to be something fishy going on here!”

Nydia and Byron headed to the top–floor guest area. After turning a corner, the

Nydial We’ve got to stop him now! Cassius was usually calm

a torrent of emotions in just a few seconds.

dared lay a finger on his beloved, he’d make him pay. If he couldn’t kill him, he’d make his life a living hell!

for the

wouldn’t love her any less. He’d steadfastly

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