Susanna was gone.
Yvonne was convinced Dan had spirited her away, and she was so furious she left the ind in the middle of the night.
Before she left, she ordered everyone tob through the whole ce, just in case Dan had dumped Susanna''s body somewhere nearby.
But there was nothing. Not a single trace.
On the way out, Chloe managed to track Susanna''s location-she was already back at ck Gate.
Yvonne didn''t think too hard about it. As far as she was concerned, Dan must''ve sent someone to do something unspeakable to Susanna.
On the ne, Yvonne sat there, looking absolutely conflicted. "Does he really have those sorts of people working for him? You know the really nasty, shameless type?"
Given the scene they''d walked in on earlier, it was obvious something terrible had happened.
Chloe considered for a moment, then answered simply, "Plenty."
Yvonne gaped. "Excuse me?"
Chloe rattled off a list of names-most of them infamous, the kind of people who were the stuff of neighborhood horror stories, even known for kidnapping girls.
Yvonne just shut down at that point.
Well, it made sense. ck Gate had only been tolerable when the previous woman in charge was running things. Since she left, the ce had turned into the stuff of nightmares, all thanks to the scumbags Dan kept around.
Yvonne gritted her teeth. "That bastard. She''s his own sister, for God''s sake!"
All the official reports said Dan was Susanna''s younger brother, but Yvonne didn''t buy it he looked way older. Susanna was so young, barely more than a kid. "What''s in it for him, anyway?" Yvonne''s anger just kept simmering.
Chloe pondered again, then said, "If I had to guess, he''s probably nning to pin the whole thing on you."
Yvonne''s jaw dropped.
Are you freaking kidding me?
Yvonne snapped, "He''d really try to screw me over again?"
Just hearing this made her see red. Dan had already made her life hell more
times than she could count. If he set her up for this-
She didn''t even need to think about it; Lacey would never let it go.
If she got med for Susanna going missing, not only would Dan have ruined her, but Lacey would end up at war with the Quinn family. Dan''s n was downright evil.
Yvonne''s insides twisted with anger.
Chloe said quietly, "Want me to figure out which one of his creeps did it?"
Yvonne shot her a look. "Forget that. I''d rather rip Dan''s head off myself."
Whoever did it, they were all Dan''s people anyway.
Plus, Lacey, was no pushover. She''d made ck Gate famous for a reason her reputation was brutal and well-earned. Thest thing the Quinns needed was to make an enemy out of her. ''
Yvonne''s eyes shed. "That bastard-he''s got iting."
Chloe didn''t argue. Honestly, she agreed. The way things were shaping up, Dan
had used Susanna to set Yvonne up yet again.
And this time, Yvonne would have to
let go of the past and serve up Dan''s head on a silver tter, just to prove to Lacey she still had her back. After all, Susanna had disappeared on Yvonne''s watch.
Just like that, after a wild ride of usations and angry guesses, Yvonne and Chloe decided Dan was definitely behind Susanna''s disappearance.
As for Hull? That idea never even crossed their minds. Not once did they suspect he was involved.
When Yvonne finished working herself up about how to make things right with Lacey, she finally thought of Hull.
"What about Hull? What do we do about him?"
For a woman to get Hull to the bargaining table, Susanna had to mean a hell of a lot to him.
Thinking about Hull, Chloe remembered how relentlessly he''d been chasing themtely.
She gave Yvonne a worried look. "Should we have Mr. Quinn deal with Mr. Miguel instead?"
No way was Yvonne up for handling this herself. That was just asking for disaster. Yvonne''s eyes went wide.
Send her brother instead?
Just the thought of Ronald flying into a rage made her break out in a cold sweat, but she couldn''t deny Chloe had a point.