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.

and after she vanished got hacked. We couldn’t find anything.” at bodyguard replied, his

“Useless!” Brian growled.

couldn’t just disappear

had made a distress call to someone right before the incident. That person

who dared to help

he carried Nate downstairs, followed

got into the car, Reid, sitting in the front, looked

out,” Brian snapped, his brow

we’ve

used to hack the WL Center Building match those of an

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Chapter 12

‘FireWing.‘ It’s

moment’s thought. “Offer ten

the most advanced globally, never before breached. But this ‘FireWing‘ had hacked their system in

FireWing using such despicable tactics,

“We’ve also received word that FireWing might make a deal at The Aerie recently. His visa card was

and he

few knew that

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