Dexter moved swiftly. “Another matter has come up. Where’s Mr. Dalton?”

“We couldn’t find anything on him. The merchandise was a feint, so we had no choice but to let him go.”

Dexter walked straight to the car. “I need to head back to Rivodia immediately. I’m leaving Wavery in your hands.”

Caleb looked puzzled. “What? Something wrong with Arnold?”

Dexter didn’t have time to explain further. Seeing the situation, Calvin, who was not far off, promptly took the driver’s seat. “I’ll drive you there.”

Once he got in the car, Dexter noticed several missed calls from Justin. He took a few deep breaths before returning the call. “What’s going on?”

When Justin finally got through, he said, “Grape is missing. She was insisting on seeing you guys. I thought I’d take her out for a bit of fun. We had three or four bodyguards with us, but she vanished in the blink of an eye. We can’t even find her on the surveillance footage.”

closed his eyes in

sister-” The call

man in the rearview mirror, a sense of foreboding washing over her. “The flight’s already booked,

of Josie and the child, Grape. He thought he must be a loser. He failed to protect the two most important people in his life at

wave of intense self-reproach and guilt washed over him, threatening to drown

down in Rivodia. Justin and his group were close to the airport. He was quite clever, remarking, “Everyone who was present

respect without showing anger. “Think carefully about how you answer my question. One slight

moving at an unusually slow pace due to its damage. As if fearing something might happen to Josie, Mark remained steadfast, keeping watch from his original position.

was, letting out a wry

as she watched Mark’s figure. She was suddenly reminded of the night she left Wavery. She had wanted to see them one last time,

think Mr. Dalton will spare you once you leave the country?” Her gaze fell upon Arnold’s

I would get

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