The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

According to the security footage, Ms. Cameron and Ms. Murphy... they were

most likely taken out with the garbage truck."

Foreman's face drained of color, little by little.

He'd been too confident.

He'd thought the hospital was firmly under his control, that it was safe. But Leonard-Leonard had managed to come up with such a despicable, underhanded trick!

Forcing himself to stay calm, Foreman asked, "Have you sent people to look for them?"

His assistant replied softly, "We already have a team on their trail."

But the situation... didn't look promising.

If the other side could pull off something like this-spiriting people away right under their noses-they were bound to be excellent at covering their tracks.

Foreman struggled to his feet. "Bring the car around. I'm coming with you."

The assistant glanced at Foreman's pale face and spoke gently. "Mr. Richards, you need to rest and recover. If your wound gets worse and you pass out, it'll only make it harder for us to rescue Ms. Cameron."

He hesitated, then added, "Should we contact Mr. O'Brien? If Benson finds out Ms. Cameron is missing, he'll definitely send backup."

not. They can't

to keep her safe, she'd disappeared. Sandford was his

and

missing for a short time-they can't have gotten far. And make sure everyone understands: this stays absolutely confidential.

sir. I'll take care of

have risked so much shouldn't have gotten

Aetheria, the Gardner estate.

family thought their patriarch had met another untimely end. Power struggles broke out, with rivals scrambling to

to put out

he hadn't vanished for those months, if they hadn't gotten

was a blessing in disguise. Now that he was

a move—at least, not while

his chair, eyes closed, mentally

was still a bit of loose

He wanted to pick out some

Connolly, and the others before

be back as

music filled the

one of Stella's

violin recordings to help