Chapter 382

"You told me everything was foolproof, didn't you? Yet here we are, the very first day, and someone's gone missing-vanished from the top floor of what you called a highly secure hospital. And now you're telling me you have no idea what happened? Are you kidding me?!"

In the hospital's top-floor corridor,

Miranda glared furiously at Sophie, her voice sharp with accusation.

No one could possibly understand what she felt-she'd barely arrived with Julian

at Jade's place, hadn't even closed her eyes for an hour, when she got the call in the dead of night: Mila was missing.

The very first night.

Who could move so fast?

And this was supposed to be the most secure floor, the top of a building twenty stories up—a place you'd need to be Spider-Man to reach, for God's sake!

What a joke.

Right now, Miranda was even starting to suspect Sophie herself.

"Ms. Wayne, the security system for the entire hospital was sabotaged last night. Whoever did this came prepared," Sophie said, exasperated. "I've already sent people out to search, and I've contacted the Transit Authority to pull traffic footage around the area, see if anyone suspicious was lurking nearby."

"There's something else I don't get."

frowned, her

Whoever did this knew exactly who they wanted. But the truth is, only a handful of Splendid's top people

Miranda understood.

the target was Jade —and so all the precautions

Mila was

was about threatening Splendid through Mila.

hair in pure frustration, pacing back and

this clear yesterday. This isn't about

knitted. "But I can tell you for sure, neither she nor the Harvey family has the resources or reach to pull off something like

the Harveys aren't

breath. "Didn't we talk about this exact possibility yesterday?

I

"But think about it: whoever did this took out the hospital's entire surveillance system. They could have gone after Chairman Sutherland, yet they didn't. They chose Ms. Sutherland, and left no trace anywhere else. The only enemies of the Chairman who could pull off something like this aren't

voice down. "First you say they're after Chairman Sutherland and Splendid. Now you're telling me her enemies can't operate here. Which is it, Sophie? What are you actually trying to

Sophie's frown deepened.

thinking through all the possibilities, trying to narrow down who we're

"But what?" Miranda snapped.

know of anyone who might

...

enemy?" Miranda shook her head immediately. "Impossible. This is her first time abroad.

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