Sonia raised her eyebrows. “If you’re looking for Miss Gray, why are you here? Isn’t she with you?”

“Exactly!” Charles agreed, crossing his arms.

In response, Toby lowered his eyes. “She’s not with me.”

“What?” Charles paused for a moment before smiling gleefully. “Have you lost her?”

 

Toby didn’t reply. No longer finding the situation as funny as before, Charles questioned in surprise as the smile slipped from his face, “Are you serious?”

Looking at Toby, Sonia continued, “Are you looking for her here because you think we hid her?”

Toby met her gaze. “She never returned from the restroom, and the only people here that have bad blood with her are you two.”

Annoyed, Charles barked a laugh. “You think we hid her because we have issues with her? How stupid do you think we are? Everyone knows we’d be the foremost suspects if something happened to her.”

Silently, Toby pursed his lips. In truth, he, too, knew the chances of Tina being there weren’t high. Thus, he had gone over only hoping he would find Tina by sheer luck.

Toby. “I’ll admit I bumped into her in the restroom, but I left before her and have no idea where she

 

did. There’s no trace of her,” he said, clenching his fists. After Tina failed to return to their private room, he called her, but she didn’t pick up. Then, he had the manager send the restaurant staff in search of her. Even after checking the entire place, they could

was operating normally but had not

Charles curled his lips. “If there were no signs of her in the video surveillance footage, that only proves she avoided being captured and is now in hiding. Maybe she’s doing it on purpose and making you anxious because she wants to see what position she holds in your heart. That sounds like

the

silent. Wasn’t he seeking death to

don’t take it to heart,” she apologized somewhat insincerely before looking down at the watch on her wrist. “It’s getting late. It’s time for me and Charles to leave. Take your

them walk away, joking and squabbling, his gaze darkened, and he felt immensely irritated. For six years, she had acted numb toward him, but now that they were divorced,

grandmother’s dislike of Tina and her warning him not to regret divorcing Sonia, he couldn’t help thinking that it was ridiculous. Regret? How could that

he pulled out his cell phone with a cold expression on his face and made a call. “Have you

couldn’t find any traces of her.” Standing at the door of the restaurant, Tom suggested while scratching his head, “Maybe we should

in a low, restrained voice, “It’s pointless. Since we don’t know if her disappearance was an accident, the police are unlikely to take

Tom looked around the place and shivered in

for a moment, Toby instructed, “Continue asking around to see if

Tom nodded

the restaurant and drove in the direction of

reached his destination. As he followed the butler inside, Julia and Titus both happened to be coming down the stairs. When Titus saw that

time, Julia looked behind Toby. “Is

Toby answered in a

Julia froze.

In response, he nodded.

his face sank, Titus questioned loudly, “Wasn’t

went to the restroom while we were eating and never returned. I have men looking all over the place for her, but she hasn’t yet been found.

of her eyes, Julia

Titus shouted, quickly catching hold

Titus kept patting her cheek. Finally, she coughed twice and woke up, hammering

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