Stella's grip on her phone tightened, her voice steady but filled with shock.

"How would I know? You left in such a hurry. Is something wrong at the office?"

"Liz is missing."

"What? Wasn't Liz performing in Summer City? How could she just vanish?"

"She disappeared right before the show."

"Where could she have gone? Do you think she's upset because you were with me at the dinner and couldn't be there for her performance?"

Stella spoke with a soft, soothing tone, her words earnest. Yet, her palm was sweaty, and her eyes darkened.

Her welcome-back dinner had turned into a farce.

parents tried their best to lighten the mood, the guests couldn't stop

on her even more. She overheard a few ladies mocking her, saying she was more of a country bumpkin than ever, unable

added, "Is Liz's phone off too? Don't worry too much,

your welcome-back dinner. I'll make it up to

voice lightening a bit, "It's okay. Just focus on finding Liz first. Girls need to be coddled sometimes. You talk to

But his handsome face was devoid of

"Keep

turned around, "Do you think this has something to do

he found Stella's response odd. Besides, he told her Lizetta was missing. Most people would think of

couldn't rule out the possibility that Lizetta's disappearance made

West family has a motive. Check where Hogan and

was Lizetta's solo plan, without any accomplices. That way, she couldn't have

searched all over Summer

down during Lizetta's disappearance, with too many people backstage to narrow down

City, a bustling

with its myriad exits

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