Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 1-2

"You got it, Danielle. I knew this would get your attention," Emery replied, almost grinning through the phone.

The email hit her inbox almost immediately. The Charrington family had switched from politics to business under Logan Charrington’s leadership, skyrocketing the company to the top.

They were now a global powerhouse, dominating wealth rankings year after year.

Danielle skimmed the file with a sharp eye.

"Alright, I’ll take it. Give me a week," she said, her tone steady and cool.

"Danielle, you’re finally getting out of that backwater!" Emery sounded almost giddy.

"I’ll pick you up from the airport."

responded with a

"Mr. Darling, we’ve got a lead on Miss Darling. She’s been spotted in a village in Okina City.

to his feet, gut instinct screaming

alert your father?"

first, but keep it quiet. We can’t tell anyone," Joseph said, voice calm but firm. He’d long suspected foul play in his sister’s disappearance,

his voice steady despite the storm of emotions brewing

doing her usual chores-prepping for another

a convoy of luxury cars, led by a Rolls-Royce, cruised into Bane Springs, the smell of

us?" Lucy’s angry voice rang out across the courtyard. The neighbors didn’t even blink anymore, used to

turn every head in the village. They’d only ever seen this kind of wealth

clear he was someone important. His

a cold fury simmering inside him. His bodyguards flanked him, their presence enough to

his sister well. The thought of what she’d gone through made his