Nothing like this had ever happened before.


    Shawn was the only son of his parents, so naturally, they were beside themselves


    with worry.


    They immediately sent people to investigate, only to discover that Shawn had never actually left the Williams family''s party.


    He''d arrived with his secretary, but now she was missing as well.


    When Shawn''s parents heard the news, a wave of unease washed over them.


    Since thest ce Shawn had been seen was at the Williams'' party, it was only natural that his parents came over, demanding answers.


    Israel had juste downstairs when he overheard their confrontation, and couldn''t help but scoff.


    "Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Pearce, you''ve got some nerveing here to demand your son. We haven''t even started holding you ountable yet.


    Your son, Shawn, tried to drug Ste at Aurora''s birthday party-right in front of everyone and force us to marry her off to him."<fn8993> Newest update provided by FιndNovel</fn8993>


    Even if Israel wasn''t the brightest, he could see right through Shawn''s intentions. He wanted Ste, but what he really wanted was the Williams family''s shares.


    No wonder his older brother was furious.


    The n was obvious: manipte Ste, cause a rift in the Williams family, then snatch her shares and take control of the Williams Group.


    What a schemer.


    Why should the Williams family''s shares fall into an outsider''s hands? The Pearces had some nerve!


    Skyler and Jonathan''s faces darkened at Israel''s words. By the time they tried to stop him, it was already toote.


    Shawn''s parents exchanged a look. "So that''s how it is. Seems you really have hidden Shawn away."


    Israel opened his mouth to retort, but Jonathan shot him a sharp look that made him bite his tongue.


    If the Williams family and Shawn had a falling out, and Shawn vanished at their party, it was practically an invitation for his parents to suspect them.


    Israel realized this a second toote and fell silent, but the damage was done.


    Shawn''s parents seized on the moment, ring at the group as if they''d caught them red-handed.


    "We have no idea if Shawn did any of that," Mrs. Pearce said coldly. "But bring him out so we can confront him ourselves!"


    Skyler spoke up, keeping his tone even, "Mr. and Mrs. Pearce, Shawn isn''t with us. If he were, we wouldn''t be here arguing about it."


    Mr. Pearce let out a coldugh. "Anyone can put on a show. No matter what happened, Shawn disappeared at your party-that''s your responsibility.


    And if he really did what you use him of, bring him out. We''ll get to the bottone it in person, instead of locking him up and taking matters to your own hands.  s


    Jonathan''s patience was wearing thin. "Shawn isn''t here. Earlier, you used us of putting on a show


    dus of butt gon


    Should I assume you''re the ones hiding Shawn, then using us to deflect me?"  s


    Mr. Pearce almostughed in disbelief. You think we''re the ones making false usations? Check for yourself see if Shawn came home after leaving our housest night!"  s


    "Fine," Jonathan replied. "Let''s have someone look into it."


    He called his assistant, instructing them to trace Shawn''s whereabouts.


    But the results matched Mr. Pearce''s ims.


    After Shawn left the Pearce house, he never returned.


    Even the party''s security cameras in the hallway had mysteriously malfunctioned, leaving no trace of Shawn at all.


    No matter how hard the Williams family or the Pearces searched, Shawn had vanished without a trace.


    It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth overnight.


    ...


    When Shawn finally woke, he found himself in a dimly lit basement.


    Turning his head, he saw his secretary-bound and unconscious—beside him.


    Still groggy and disoriented, Shawn struggled to make sense of what had happened.