Both she and Selene only had a professional rtionship so they shook her hands as a way of congratting her.


    Selene appreciated Yna’spliment, still finding it hard to believe there was a chance she would get an award as the best actress.


    Both Selene and Yna spoke about a few more things concerning the award show before Selene left.


    As soon as her foot stepped out of Yna’s office, she pulled out her phone to check the uing award show in Radiantia. Scrolling down, she found her category, then she saw her name as a nomination. She smirked. But her smirk stretched even more when she saw Michelle’s name under hers, then the third actress who was named Winter Augusta.


    Selene didn’t have any business with Winter, so she didn’t bother with the actress. Her main target was Michelle Wace.


    It’s been so long since she’dst seen Michelle, and she couldn’t wait to see thetter again.


    Michelle had won the Best Actress in Radiantia award for three years straight, and there was a very good chance Michelle would win it.


    Selene shook her head slightly in amusement before she left the building to go home.


    **


    In a vast mansion painted in crème, surrounded by trees that gave it an enchanted and beautiful aura, fountains adorned the center and sides, enhancing its charm. The gentle sound of water cascading added a serene touch to the grand estate.


    In Jeffery rk’s study room, the atmosphere was tense. The room was lined with towering bookshelves filled with volumes of literature and family records, a testament to the rk family’s long history. Arge oak desk sat in the center, cluttered with papers and aputer, evidence of ongoing investigations and business matters.


    Jeffery sat behind the desk, his expression serious and concerned. Ezekiel, sitting opposite him, leaned forward, his brows furrowed in concentration. He had been tirelessly working to uncover the whereabouts of his lost sister, and today, he was updating his father on thetest developments.


    "So, what did you find out this time around?" Jeffery asked his son.


    Ezekiel rubbed his eyes which were deprived of sleep before he parted his lips to speak.


    "It was Xavier Wace who has been helping Robert to keep Anastasia hidden," he informed, confused with his own words since what he said didn’t make sense to him, just like the way it didn’t to Jeffery.


    "What?" Jeffery asked, his eyebrows furrowed.


    "My men were able to decode the barrier keeping Anastasia’s profile empty, and then we traced it back to Xavier," he exined.


    Ezekiel knew someone was <i>helping </i>Robert out by keeping Anastasia hidden, but he didn’t expect it to be Xavier Wace, his mortal enemy.


    "How’s that even possible?" Jeffery asked, his confusion deepening.


    Ezekiel exined everything to his father, starting from where he found out that it was Xavier who was blocking all hackers possible from getting info about Anastasia’s profile, to how he did research and found out that two years ago, the Wace family had been involved with the Harrison family for a reason he couldn’t find out.


    It was like the closer he got to finding out the truth, something or someone would interfere. Information that he wanted to know would just disappear.


    Meanwhile, Jeffrey could only release a tired sigh.


    "So, now we know that Xavier is the one helping Robert by putting a barrier on her profile. What else?" He asked, hoping to just find his missing daughter already.


    "We need to investigate Xavier, father," Ezekiel included. He couldn’t find anything helpful from investigating Robert, so Xavier was next. "He’s the only one who probably knows where Ava is," he added. As Ezekiel said thest sentence, his face contorted into an ugly, slightly aggravated look.


    He didn’t want to be involved with Xavier or with his family, but things weren’t making sense to him and he needed answers.


    All of a sudden, the door of the study room pushed open, and ady with dark brown wavy hair and blue eyes, wearing casual jeans and tops with headphones hugging her neck stepped into the room, her bottled water in her hands.


    "Did I hear that right?" She asked, her eyes darting between her father and brother. "Ava is alive?" She added with a sarcastic tone before she scoffed. "Ava is dead, remember? She died twenty-three years ago."


    "Tracie!! You’d better watch your tongue. Ava isn’t dead, she only went missing and there’s a huge chance we can find her," Ezekiel exined.


    Both he and his father had decided not to tell anyone anything until a few things were confirmed, and now, he was sure that Ava was found by Robert Harrison.


    "And what for?! Why do you want to find her in the first ce? She’s probably enjoying herself wherever she is right now," Tracie rk spat.


    She thought she’d heard them wrongly, but it seemed they were indeed serious and not joking around.


    "Tracie," Jeffery called his daughter. "Your sister will being home soon after we find her and when we do, I’m expecting you to be a better-behaved older sister and take good care of her," he ordered.


    Tracie scoffed.


    ’It’s just best she goes missing forever,’ she thought to herself.