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.

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

 

he called her, but she didn’t pick up. Then, he had the manager

restaurant’s video surveillance system was operating normally

that only proves she avoided being captured and is now in hiding. Maybe she’s doing it on purpose

Toby’s face darkened, and the temperature in the room

indicated to him to be silent. Wasn’t he

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 time in finding Miss Gray. We hope you find her soon. Goodbye!” Then, with

acted numb toward him, but now that they were divorced, she instantly surrounded herself with men, offering them warm and brilliant

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

out his cell phone with a cold expression

of her.” Standing at the door of the restaurant, Tom suggested while scratching his head, “Maybe we

don’t know if her disappearance was an accident, the police are unlikely to take action immediately. They will only take action after 48

do now?” Tom looked around the place

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

sir!” Tom

Toby left the restaurant and

destination. As he followed the butler inside, Julia and Titus both happened to be

Julia looked

her, Toby answered in a low voice,

that, Julia

In response, he nodded.

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

the place for her, but she

a roll of her

Titus shouted, quickly catching hold

her cheek. Finally, she coughed twice and woke up, hammering her chest as

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