Chapter 881:

And that wasn’t the only red flag. Linsey would never abandon her child like this. Ignoring Zander’s calls was not her style. If she had chosen to disappear, she would have left clues—a note or a message. But what made the whole situation even stranger was the silence from Zenia’s end. Zander hadn’t been able to reach his sister either. Surely Linsey wouldn’t be so upset with her son that she would isolate him from his sister, too. That didn’t add up.

With tension rising fast, Dustin grabbed his phone and placed a call to Dolores.

The line connected almost instantly. “Why are you calling this late?” she asked, her voice edged with confusion.

Shooting a look at Collin, Dustin lowered his voice and got to the point. “Did Linsey get in touch with you today?”

There was a brief pause on the other end, telling but subtle. Dolores returned with a question of her own, feigning confusion. “Why are you suddenly asking about her?”

Dustin had expected resistance. He braced himself and responded with deliberate emphasis, “Dolores, we already know. Linsey had two kids. They’re Collin’s. You don’t have to keep covering for her anymore.”

silence. Then came a stunned whisper. “You

now,” Dustin replied, urgency threading through his words. “The important thing is Linsey is missing. And no one can reach her daughter either. Do you have Caylee’s number? Call her. She might still

check.” Dolores hung up

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when Dolores spoke. “Is Collin with you right now? Send me your location. I’ll be

Be careful on the road.” Quiet tension settled over Collin as he clenched his fists, saying nothing. Dolores’s involvement could be the breakthrough

man with the reach, audacity,

“M-mommy… Mommy!”

the haze of her dream. Zander’s panicked cries mixed with Zenia’s desperate

you?” “Are you going to leave us

turned pale, beads of sweat appearing on her forehead as she lay there, her eyes

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