Sonia raised her eyebrows. “If you’re looking for Miss Gray, why are you here? Isn’t she with you?”

“Exactly!” Charles agreed, crossing his arms.

In response, Toby lowered his eyes. “She’s not with me.”

“What?” Charles paused for a moment before smiling gleefully. “Have you lost her?”

Toby didn’t reply. No longer finding the situation as funny as before, Charles questioned in surprise as the smile slipped from his face, “Are you serious?”

Looking at Toby, Sonia continued, “Are you looking for her here because you think we hid her?”

Toby met her gaze. “She never returned from the restroom, and the only people here that have bad blood with her are you two.”

Annoyed, Charles barked a laugh. “You think we hid her because we have issues with her? How stupid do you think we are? Everyone knows we’d be the foremost suspects if something happened to her.”

Silently, Toby pursed his lips. In truth, he, too, knew the chances of Tina being there weren’t high. Thus, he had gone over only hoping he would find Tina by sheer luck.

“President Fuller.” Sonia grabbed the split hem of Charles’ suit jacket and pulled him to the side before walking up to Toby. “I’ll admit I bumped into her in the restroom, but I left before her and have no idea where she went. You can check the video surveillance of the areas close to the restroom.”

“I did. There’s no trace of her,” he said, clenching his fists. After Tina failed to return to their private room, he called her, but she didn’t pick up. Then, he had the manager send the restaurant staff in search of her. Even after checking the entire place, they could not find her.

The strange thing was that the restaurant’s video surveillance system was operating normally but had not captured any trace of her. Something seemed amiss.

Back in the present, Charles curled his lips. “If there were no signs of her in the video surveillance footage, that only proves she avoided being captured and is now in hiding. Maybe she’s doing it on purpose and making you anxious because she wants to see what position she holds in your heart. That sounds like something the drama queen would do.”

Instantly, Toby’s face darkened, and the temperature in the room dropped.

gave Charles a warning glance and indicated to him to be silent. Wasn’t he seeking

thinking. Please don’t take it to heart,” she apologized somewhat insincerely before looking down at the watch on her wrist. “It’s getting late. It’s time for me and Charles to leave. Take

irritated. For six years, she had acted numb toward him, but

and her warning him not to regret divorcing

cell phone with a cold expression

searched the areas near the restaurant, but we couldn’t find any traces of her.” Standing at

low, restrained voice, “It’s pointless. Since we don’t know if her disappearance was an accident, the police are unlikely to take action immediately. They will only take action

looked around

a moment, Toby instructed, “Continue

sir!” Tom nodded his

away, Toby left the restaurant and drove in the

both happened to be coming down the stairs. When Titus saw that Toby was alone, he asked in confusion,

Julia looked behind Toby. “Is she

Toby answered in a low

hearing that, Julia froze.

In response, he nodded.

“Wasn’t she

eating and never returned. I have men looking all over the place for her, but she hasn’t yet been found. I fear that something has happened to her,”

her eyes, Julia

Titus shouted, quickly catching hold

they carried her to the couch. After they laid her down, Titus kept patting her cheek. Finally, she coughed twice and woke up, hammering her chest as she

arms, patting her on the back as his heart ached for her. “Don’t

as he said that, Toby’s phone rang. Toby pulled out his phone and checked the caller ID before

found a lead, President Fuller,” Tom said excitedly. “A passerby saw a masked man

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