Meanwhile, back at the Riveras' mansion...

Lucas had just returned to New Capital City. He went straight to his company after having dinner with Corinne.

He had nothing urgent to attend to, but he chose to go to do the work that had been piling up. This was to distract himself from thinking about other things that might worsen his already bad mood. It was already late at night by the time he finished his work, and he closed his laptop.

Pinching the bridge of his nose, he stood up, put on his coat, and went out.

As soon as he opened the office door, he saw Edmund wrapping up a phone call and turning hastily.

Seeing Lucas coming out of the office, Edmund hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Mister Lucas, are you leaving soon? I was about to go in and tell you something."

Lucas looked at the flustered Edmund with a frown. "What's the matter?"

"Something happened at your house! The housekeeper just called and said that Mister Maxwell is missing. He couldn't get through to you, so he called me and asked you to go home quickly!" Lucas' frown deepened. "When did my father go missing?"

Your grandparents thought he was still gardening in the yard, so they didn't think too much about it. But when he didn't come home even when the sky turned dark, they decided to call him before realizing

a while. "A grown man like

Maxwell might have taken ill again or got into

and it seemed his father did not

go home and see what's

Mister Lucas!" responded Edmund. He then called the driver and asked him to bring the

was 1 a.m. by the time Lucas got

Beatrice and Cedric sitting in the living room with all the

officers were asking about the

the

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