Her hopes were dashed again, and disappointment washed over her. From behind,n''s gentle voice offeredfort. "Let''s keep looking ahead."


    They walked another full circle, returning to where they started, but there was still no news. It was already 10:30 PM. Ian nced at his watch and said to Eleanor, "You should go back and get Evelyn to bed. I''ll keep looking."


    It was past Evelyn''s bedtime, and it was only Tuesday, so the child had school the next day.


    "Okay," Eleanor nodded, walking to her car and driving into the garage.


    When Eleanor got home, Evelyn was still waiting for her on the sofa. "Mommy, didn''t Daddye back with you?" she asked curiously.


    Joslyn looked at Eleanor, who gave a slight shake of her head. She then turned to Evelyn. "Come upstairs with me. Mommy will take a shower and then read you a story."


    Evelyn blinked, a little slow to catch on. "Mommy, why haven''t I seen Princess? Where did she go?"


    Eleanor answered smoothly, "She''s sleeping at your daddy''s house tonight."


    "Oh!" Evelyn didn''t doubt it, as she loved the idea of Princess keeping her daddypany.


    As the clock ticked past midnight, Eleanor couldn''t sleep. There was no word fromn, which meant Princess still hadn''t been found. She was tormented with anxiety. Princess was part of the family, and she couldn''t bear the thought of something happening to her.


    Eleanor waited until one in the morning. Exhausted from the recent mentally draining experiments, she finally drifted off to sleep without realizing it.


    At three in the morning,n returned to his apartment. After his bodyguards reviewed the surveince footage, they determined that Princess wasst seen at


    the entrance of an alley, which opened up to a bustling street market.


    Anyone who provided a valid lead or found Princess would be handsomelypensated.


    In his study at three in the morning,n rubbed his temples. Thest surveince image Lanny had sent him was of Princess, tail between her legs, fleeing in panic. The sight made his heart clench.


    That night, Joslyn was also sleepless with guilt. She regretted taking Princess out, but what was done was done. All her self-me was useless now; she could only pray for Princess''s safe return.


    Early the next morning, Eleanor''s phone rang. She hoped it was good news about Princess, but the call was from Principal Maxwell.


    Eleanor shot awake and hurried out to the balcony to answer.


    "Hello, Principal Maxwell."


    "Eleanor, Kingston is hosting a seminar with brainputer interface engineers from Montir. I need you and Ryan to attend. The meeting is at two this afternoon; you should be able to make it."


    Eleanor had heard that engineers from Montir wereing, but the date hadn''t been confirmed. She didn''t expect it to be today.


    "Okay, I''ll contact Ryan right away and we''ll head over," Eleanor agreed.


    Eleanor contacted Ryan and booked


    a ten o''clock flight. Just as she opened her door to leave, she foundn waiting outside. Principal Maxwell called me. You have to Kingston for a meeting this afternoon. I''ll take Evelyn to school."


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    Eleanor still needed to prepare some materials, so she didn''t refuse. "Thank you."


    She then tried to bring up Princess. "And—"


    "Don''t worry. Leave it all to me,"n''s voice was firm and steady. "Just focus on your meeting in Kingston."