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

The call

glanced at the man in the rearview mirror, a sense of foreboding washing over her. “The flight’s already booked, the earliest one available. You don’t look well. You should take

he make a move. His mind was filled with the images and laughter of Josie and the child, Grape.

intense self-reproach and guilt washed over

Justin and his group were close to the airport. He

face commanding respect without showing anger. “Think carefully about how you answer my

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. “Under such a blazing sun, it’s hard on an old man like me to keep you company here, enduring the scorching

he was, letting out a wry laugh filled

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

spare you once you leave the country?” Her gaze fell

that I

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