The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1246

Stella's heart skipped a beat. "Missing? What happened?"

"I went out to get lunch after bringing him his," Harold explained, his voice strained. "When I got back, he was gone!"

"Have you tried calling him?" she asked urgently.

"I did. It went straight to voicemail."

Stella's expression hardened. "What about the hospital's security footage? Have you checked it?"

"Yes, I just did. He left on his own. He wasn't kidnapped."

A small measure of relief washed over her at the news.

She and Leonard were now sworn enemies; if Joshua had been taken by him, it would have been a disaster.

Taking a deep breath, she asked, "Harold, have you tried locating his phone? Where was his last known location?"

There was a slight pause on the other end. Harold had almost forgotten his other identity as the hacker.

his voice lacking its usual confidence. "I'll track his phone right

"Please do," she said.

coming back now,

my way, but I'm quite a distance from the hospital. Call me

"Okay," Harold said, relieved.

the

"Joshua is missing. I'm worried that Leonard or Sellers Burton's men might have taken him.

Neville's expression turned serious.

was well aware of Stella's feud with both men,

turmoil surrounding the

asked for details, but

people means a better chance of finding him," he

refuse. "Thank

***

Stella's phone rang again. It

I've

he?" she

a second before answering.

sea was cold and biting. Stella's car slowed to a stop. In the distance, she saw a tall slender figure sitting on a large rock at the water's edge. Waves crashed against the stone şending up plumes of spray. The man's silhouette looked precarious, as if it might be swept