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.

Charles’ suit jacket and pulled him to the side before walking up to Toby. “I’ll admit I bumped into her

 

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 not

was that the restaurant’s video surveillance system was operating normally but had not captured any trace of her. Something

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

face darkened, and the

he seeking death to call the love of Toby’s life

speak without thinking. Please 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

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, she instantly surrounded herself with men, offering them warm and brilliant smiles. How could such

he recalled his grandmother’s dislike of Tina and her warning him not to regret divorcing Sonia, he couldn’t

out of his mind, he pulled out his cell phone with a cold expression on his face and made

My men and I have searched the areas near the restaurant, but we couldn’t find any traces of her.” Standing

cell phone, Toby responded 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 action immediately. They will only take action after

looked around the place

a moment, Toby instructed, “Continue

sir!” Tom nodded his

left the

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

Julia looked behind Toby. “Is

her, Toby answered in

that, 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

a roll of her eyes,

shouted, quickly catching hold

they carried her to the couch. After they laid her down, Titus kept patting her cheek. Finally, she coughed twice and woke up, hammering her chest

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