Bianca remained composed and grinned. "Ms. Thompson, don't you trust me?"

"I only trust in evidence."

"But Nala Chriss is missing, and it's linked to Lena's adoptive father and brother. That's a fact!"

Lina blinked, surprised and almost bursting into laughter. How could someone tell such blatant lies with a straight face?

Did she truly believe the security cameras in the hotel's backyard were completely malfunctioning? Did she genuinely think that with the Thompsons and Hamertons' resources, they couldn't fix a single surveillance camera?

Zuko comfortingly patted Lina's shoulder and discreetly handed her his phone.

Lina glanced at the message he had received from his subordinate: [Mr. Hamerton, we're working diligently to recover the surveillance data. The truth will come out very soon!]

Lina couldn't help but stifle a laugh. Bianca was only making her situation worse by hastily accusing Lena. They just needed to remain patient, and she would expose herself.

Just then, the butler rushed in, looking somewhat flustered. Several police officers followed him. They scanned the room and sternly inquired, "Can anyone here confirm that they are Lena Harding?"

straight. "Officers,

"Are you Lena Harding?"

"I—"

a report linking Ms. Lena Harding

"What?"

Lena was alarmed.

investigation, Ms. Harding. Come

had been more than a day since

watery soup and a stale bun. Nala had been pampered since childhood and had never seen

for her small hand.

day of hardship, Nala was no longer the princess she had been when they first met. Her hair was disheveled from Drake's makeover, and she wore

felt a sudden pang in his

were their only provisions—the only things keeping

stuck in her throat. Alexander quickly patted her back, and she eventually coughed it up.

some of mine." Alexander broke off a piece of the bun and dipped it into the soup,

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