Chapter 12

Gracia watched it as Brian’s car taillights vanished around the corner before she reluctantly turned away. She glanced at the box that housed a giant, six or seven–carat pink diamond and frowned in annoyance.

What she wanted wasn’t a flawless diamond but Brian.

“I told you Brian wouldn’t forget your gift. He must have just slipped up!” Lydia exclaimed beside her, thrilled.

It was Gracia’s twentieth birthday, and Brian had graced her party with his presence, a significant social coup for her. After having a few cocktails, she’d hoped to get closer to him in the buzz of the celebration. But then Natalie had appeared.

“So what? He’s probably rushing off to Natalie now!” Gracia complained irritably.

The forgotten birthday gift seemed like a minor oversight compared to the evening’s debacle.

What was there to be happy about? Even a diamond worth millions of dollars couldn’t mask the sting of humiliation that hit her harder than a slap in the face.

One hour later, Brian cradled the sleeping Nate in his arms at the hotel, frowning at the empty room before him.

“I just went down to the garage to grab a medicine, and she’s gone,” the family doctor said, shrugging helplessly.

“The surveillance footage?” Brian asked in a low voice.

she vanished got hacked. We couldn’t find anything.” at

“Useless!” Brian growled.

just disappear into

a distress call to someone

to know who dared

as he carried Nate downstairs, followed by a

Reid, sitting

Brian snapped,

Howard, we’ve got

the WL Center Building

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It’s

a moment’s

WL Center Building’s firewall was among the most advanced globally, never before breached.

using such despicable tactics, he would find

word that FireWing might make a deal at The Aerie recently. His visa card was used there ten minutes

he replied softly. “Head there

mingled. Yet, few knew that the owner of The Aerie was the heir to the Moore

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