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 in the restroom, but I left before her and have no idea where she went. You can check the video surveillance of the areas close

 

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

was operating normally but had not captured any

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 something the drama queen would

and the

Wasn’t he seeking

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

gaze darkened, and he felt immensely irritated. For six years, she had acted numb toward him, but

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 be

his mind, he pulled out his cell phone with a

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

around his 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

looked

Toby instructed, “Continue asking around to see if anyone

Tom

cell phone away, Toby left the restaurant and

the butler inside, Julia and Titus both happened to be coming

Julia looked

glancing at her, Toby answered in a

that, Julia froze.

In response, he nodded.

his face sank, Titus questioned loudly, “Wasn’t she with you? How could

looking all over the place for her, but she hasn’t yet been found.

roll of her

shouted, quickly catching hold

her down, Titus kept patting her cheek. Finally, she coughed twice and woke up, hammering her chest as she cried, “My

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