Trapped with My Billionaire Ex-Husband by Mariya Mercedes

Chapter 85

SEBASTIAN

Six months later…

“You’re still at it?”

I lifted my head when I heard Atlas‘ voice coming from the door. My eyes were so fixated on my laptop that I didn’t notice him coming in. I was too busy reading the latest report regarding Blaire’s whereabouts.

Almost everyone has given up on her, but not me. I will never stop looking for her. As long as there’s no definite proof that she’s dead, I will do everything to find her.

I looked at Atlas with dead eyes before I turned my eyes back towards the screen of my laptop.

“You’re not going to stop, are you?” he asked once again when I deliberately ignored him.

“You know I won’t. Why bother asking?” I answered.

“You’ve been spending thousands and thousands of dollars, and you only get the same information over and over again. Have you even considered the fact that if Blaire were alive, she would have come back already?” Atlas continued.

I lifted my eyes and glared at him with a threatening look. “What are you mumbling about? Your company is the one that’s earning a lot of money from this. I’ve been paying you generously to search for Blaire, not to give me unsolicited advice.”

He chuckled. “I was about to build a new office in Asia because of the money you paid me.”

“And yet you gave me nothing,” I remarked sarcastically.

“Give me some slacks, okay?” he complained.

I shot him a death glare before refocusing on my laptop screen. Minutes passed in tense silence until he cautiously approached my desk, dropping a folder of documents onto it.

Raising an eyebrow, I glanced up at him, my expression questioning. My gaze lingered on the folder for a

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moment, pondering its contents.

“You won’t know what’s inside until you take a look,” Atlas remarked, his tone suggesting he could read my thoughts.

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“I don’t have time for your games, Atlas,” I retorted, my hand trembling slightly as i reached for the folder. I tried to conceal my nervousness, but I knew Atlas was observant enough to notice,

photographs nestled within the folder. There, staring back at me, was a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to Blaire. The resemblance was so striking, it sent a

images more closely, I could no longer deny the truth. It was Blaire–or at least, someone who looked exactly like her. My mind raced with a flurry of emotions, ranging from disbelief to a

her,” I murmured.

to run on your parade, but I want to tell you not to let your

away from the photographs, my mind spinning with possibilities.

mean?” I asked him confusingly.

to my investigation, there’s no one in that small town who bears that name.”

tried to make more sense out of

could be her reason for doing so? And more importantly, why isn’t she coming back?” Atlas said, adding more confusion in this situation.

don’t know what to think,” I admitted, my voice tinged with uncertainty. “But if there’s even a chance that it’s her, we have to investigate

nodded in agreement, his eyes reflecting the gravity of the situation Merced. We’ll need to tread carefully, though. If Catherine catches wind of our investigation, it could put Blaire

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you take a look,” Atlas remarked, his tone suggesting

your games, Atlas,” I retorted, my hand trembling slightly as I reached for the folder. I tried to conceal my nervousness, but I knew Atlas was

I laid eyes on the documents and photographs nestled within the folder. There, staring back at me, was a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to Blaire.

the images more closely, I could no longer deny the truth. It was Blaire–or at least, someone who looked exactly like her. My mind raced with a flurry

found her,” I

run on your parade, but I want to tell you not to let your hopes up,” he

from the photographs,

I asked him

doubt, that’s Blaire. But according to my investigation, there’s no one in that small town who bears that

a different name.” I tried to make

her reason for doing so? And more importantly, why isn’t she coming back?” Atlas said, adding more

I admitted, my voice tinged with uncertainty. “But if there’s even a chance that

situation. “Agreed. We’ll need to tread carefully, though. If Catherine catches wind of our

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she do? She’s already in prison. And I have every intention of keeping her in there for as

can.”

has connections, Sebastian. We can’t underestimate her reach or her influence. If she suspects that we’re onto something, she could pull strings from the inside to sabotage our efforts or, worse, retaliate

sobering reminder of the lengths Catherine would go to protect herself and exact revenge. “Then we’ll have to proceed with caution,” I replied, my voice resolute. “We can’t afford to let our guard down, not when Blaire’s safety hangs

I’ll gather my men to

you up there. I don’t think I’d be

in my mind: How did Blaire end up in that small