"Right?" Tracie agreed but quickly mped shut when she received a piercing re from her father.


    "She’s not dead," Ezekiel disagreed, giving Tracie a side eye before he faced Kael. "We are still looking for her. How close are you with Selene Jones?" He asked Kael.


    Kael swallowed another scoop of ice cream before he replied.


    "You can say that we are mutual friends," he replied.


    "That’s good enough. If you can, try to ask her questions regarding her rtionship with Xavier, from there—"


    "Wait wait... how am I supposed to do that? I can’t just go around asking people about their rtionships..."


    "Just tell her you want to win a girl’s heart and you want to ask her for advice," Ezekiel gave an idea.


    "And how did youe up with that sort of excuse? Do you have someone you are nning to woo, Kiel?" Kael asked Ezekiel with a teasing smirk.


    Ezekiel released a long exasperated sigh.


    ’Is he naturally dumb or is pretending to be dumb?’ He couldn’t help but wonder.


    "Just get her to talk about her rtionship with Xavier! I doubt she would reveal anything regarding Xavier, but it’s worth a try."


    "Alright! So, now that we know Xavier is involved with Robert, does that mean we are closer to finding Ava, or are there more puzzles to solve before we find her?" Kael couldn’t help but ask.


    Kael had been born three years after Ava went missing, so he had no idea what could have happened in the past. However, he had been told countless times that the Waces were no longer their friends, until those words were ingrained in his memory, word for word.


    "We are closer to finding her. But as for the puzzles, I’m not so sure," Ezekiel replied.


    Tracie stared at her two brothers. They were busy thinking of how to get Ava back when they didn’t need her around anymore.


    ’I’m not going to make things easy for her when she’s found,’ she promised.


    **


    "Wow! You were nominated in the category for best actress in Radiantia, Michelle! You are bringing another award home," Amelia cheered as she read through the list of nominated names, immediately skipping Selene’s name as soon as she saw it as if thetter was an eyesore.


    Michelle smirked as an evil glint passed through her eyes. Her chin was raised high and mighty as if she were the empress of an empire, staring down at her people.


    She’d been overjoyed when she saw she was nominated as best actress in the uing award show.


    It turned out that even when she wasn’t getting roles in new movies, she was still ruling the entertainment industry with her past movie performances, or so she thought.


    She was still a little on edge when she saw Selene’s name in the same category as hers, making her heart jump in fear. But remembering she had won the same award three times in a row, she regained her confidence. She believed she could win one more time and make it four times in a row.


    "Of course mother, I’m still the best actress after all," said Michelle, a hint of pride evident in her tone.


    When she saw the nomination, she immediately came to Harrison’s mansion to share the good news with her family.


    "You are!" Amelia praised as she continued to scroll through Michelle’s phone, silently cursing at Selene Jones and Winter Augusta’s pictures that were ced alongside Michelle’s.


    ’My daughter is the best, hmph!’


    Robert came out of his room together with Jack, talking about the missing money at thepany.


    "Currently, we are still trying to trace the missing money. It seems the person who took the money knows the ins and outs of thepany, so when they took it, the money suddenly became untraceable," said Jack.


    He was intentionally giving Robert hints that it was a close person of his who took the money, but Robert was too dumb to understand Jack’s sign, which left thetter to continue dancing around without getting caught.


    "Damn it! How long are we going to keep searching for that money?! It’s a huge amount of money! If I find the person who stole it, I will stab him with my own hands until he takes hisst breath," Robert promised with an aggravated look.


    He’d never been allowed entry into either the rk mansion or theirpany, so getting their properties for the exchange of Anastasia was still on pause.


    Instead of getting money, he was only losing it, which was suspicious.


    On the other hand, Jack revealed a faint grin, an evil flint passing through his eyes.


    ’I would like to see you try, Robert.’