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."

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Reed, Joseph’s assistant, burst in with a stack of papers. "Mr. Darling, we’ve got a lead on Miss Darling. She’s been

unflappable Joseph shot to his feet, gut instinct screaming that they’d

alert your father?" Julian

but firm. He’d long suspected foul play in his sister’s disappearance, but eighteen years of searching had turned up nothing concrete. Now, it felt like they

heading to Okina City," Joseph ordered, his voice steady despite

her usual chores-prepping for another day in the

Rolls-Royce, cruised into Bane Springs, the smell of breakfast starting to fill the

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

of the luxury cars, parked outside the Granger family’s home, was enough to turn every head in the

clear he was someone important. His tailored suit,

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

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