Chapter 245

“A leopard can’t change its spots,” Debra said.

Juan’s defense of her would only serve to fuel Melody’s anger.

Juan’s phone rang, slicing through the tension. Debra glanced down and saw that it was a call from Joe.

His urgent voice came through. “Sir, we have a problem.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Miss Vargas is missing!”

“Have you contacted her family?”

“Yes, she hasn’t returned home.”

Debra listened quietly, her mind racing. There was only one route back from the Sapphire Hotel. If Hester had returned, she would have encountered Joe’s car. The fact that she hadn’t meant something serious might have happened.

‘Could Shelia have done something to Hester?‘ Her brow furrowed lightly as she considered the possibilities.

unlikely that Shelia would act so quickly, just after

call and said, “Go ahead and take a shower. Don’t worry about

could respond, a text

a ransom of ten million dollars.

kidnapper sent over an

screen and asked, “Are you going

to Hester, Melody would not

needed. She understood that he knew he had to go find

go with you,”

was the daughter of the Vargas family, who was

of her. For a while,

seat and remained

faint sounds of a woman struggling echoing from inside the factory. Juan got

ahead.

a figure rushed out from the corner. The masked man held a knife to Debra’s neck. Juan demanded sternly, “I’ve

with the knife trembling against her skin. This wasn’t a professional kidnapper like Aaron, who had

Or I’ll kill her!” he warned, his

young.

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