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.

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

 

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

that the restaurant’s video surveillance system was operating normally but had not captured any

the present, 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

darkened, and the temperature in the

a warning glance and indicated to him to be silent. Wasn’t he seeking

time for me and Charles

Toby watched 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, she instantly surrounded herself

dislike of Tina and her warning him not to regret divorcing Sonia, he

a cold expression on his face and made

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

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

should we do now?” Tom looked

instructed, “Continue

Tom

his cell phone away, Toby left the restaurant

he followed the butler inside, Julia and Titus both happened to be coming down the stairs. When Titus saw that Toby was alone, he asked

time, Julia looked behind Toby. “Is she still

answered in a low voice,

that, Julia froze. “Tina’s

In response, he nodded.

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

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. I fear that something has

a roll of her

quickly catching

the couch. After they laid her down, Titus kept patting her

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