"Ms. Amaryllis, we've searched everywhere. There's nothing here." One of the men reported.

Clarice's brows furrowed in irritation. "Impossible! Where's her phone?"

"No phone was found."

This time, Clarice could not care less about appearances. She stormed forward, crouching down to grab Yvonne by the hair, forcing the battered woman to meet her gaze.

"Bitch! You must have been looking for something if you're in Pivotage in the dead of night. What did you find? Iland it over, and I might spare your miserable life!"

Yvonne spat blood and saliva directly into Clarice's face.

"You bitch!" Clarice's eyes burned with rage, and she slapped Yvonne twice.

Her hand stinging from the impact but still unsatisfied, she screamed, "Take her away!"

Two men hurried forward, dragging Yvonne's limp, bloodied body.

Clarice wiped the blood and spit from her face, her eyes bloodshot with fury. "Keep searching! Track every step she took to get here. I want every inch of the path searched!"

Justin took the wheel himself, speeding toward Bella with reckless urgency.

in the biting cold.

held an umbrella over her to shield

eyes. 'Young Master Justin, when will you

stop before

stepped out of the car, and he

of the car, barely walking a few steps before

voice trembled, a mix of relief and reproach in her eyes as she looked at

gazed into Justin's deep black eyes,

came.

teasing him playfully. But now, all of that seemed

She hesitated, holding back.

voice low and steady, his piercing gaze meeting her reddened eyes. Bella's voice was hoarse and faint. "I was waiting for

in Justin's chest. His fingers curled

shaking her head. "There's no time. We

that had jolted her earlier-a loud

eyes as she said, "I think I heard gunshots... I heard them! Yvonne's phone is unreachable. What if she's been shot? What if something's already

run wild," Justin

will be ruined!" Bella's voice cracked as she thought of her brother, who had only recently found happiness. The tears she had held back began to fall, streaming

can't get hurt...

she could finish, Bella felt the world spin and her body limp as she

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