059 The Missing Case

Sebastian’s POV

“What do you mean she didn’t make it home?”

I barely made it to my office when I got a call from Jack, asking if Ava spent the night with me. Like, why would she? She has never spent the night at any place besides home, including mine. She was that fragile a doll.

“You picked her up, so why didn’t you take her back home?!” Jack instantly explodes, shouting at the top of his lungs, “How could you be so irresponsible?! Don’t you know how dangerous it is for her out there?!”

I want to tell him that Ava is her own person and a grown–up now, but this is not the right time.

this,” I tell him instead, “I’ll get back

the phone next, but he told me he put Ava down at the Fuller’s Villa, and he literally watched Ava go in. So either

Fuller would never joke about Ava’s

nothing came up. If she’s reachable, Jack won’t be this frustrated. I tried Gabriel, but he was

on, “call Jeremy Rogers and

his tablet, asking with an uncertain tone, “…the

HIM, don’t call the police. They won’t register it as a missing person’s case until 48 hours, but Ava can’t wait!” I instruct, can’t help but have my voice faster and louder as I go, “Then call Alfred and let him describe the whole process of driving Ava home last night

has worked for me for years, and he knows me as much

just those two,

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hesitance like a good secretary should. I

person to

because there is o

Jack made sure of that. Everything was too dangerous for her, so her childhood was at home, at school, and at school. Anywhere she goes, she’s accompanied by either Jack, Anna, or both. That means Ava’s life is revolving around only her family,

her

sure if Scar still considers this true. It doesn’t seem like she does, but she

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