Summer City was near to Zion City, only a two-hour drive.
A convoy of luxury cars sped through the night, with one man sitting in one of them and making call
after call. His grim profile reflected against the window made Ray, sitting in the passenger seat, too
nervous to even breathe too loudly.
The Lee family were the big fish in Summer City, looking to expand their territory up north, but that was
Remington territory. If the Lees wanted a piece of the pie, they needed Remington''s say-so. They
weren''t exactly ying by the book, and Remington had already turned them down once. But now, Ray
heard that Remington was back in touch with the Lees.
Remington was willing to make concessions, willing to turn Summer City upside down if it meant finding
his wife.
After wrapping up a few urgent calls, Remington turned to Ray.
"Was Ynda at the West family dinner?"
"Yeah, Mr. Sterling brought her along."
Remington''s voice was cold, "Send some of our best to keep an eye on her!"
If Lizetta had vanished of her own free will, Ynda would''ve known about it beforehand. Even if she
didn''t know where Lizetta was, thetter would surely reach out to her eventually. Given that Lizetta
was pregnant with Daisy, and Ynda was like a sister to her, it wasn''t out of the question that Ynda
might''ve left to help her take care of Daisy.
They needed to watch her closely.
"Will do. Do you think Mrs. Dashiell plotted it and left voluntarily, Mr. Dashiell?" Ray ventured.
Mrs. Dashiell was just missing for now; nothing was certain yet. Was it possible she''d been kidnapped?
But Remington''s focus on Ynda seemed to suggest he believed Mrs. Dashiell had left of her own
ord.
Remington closed his eyes, haunted by Lizetta''s unusual behavior these past few days. Her
unexpected gentleness, how she cherished the flowers he gave her yesterday, and that tender hug
before she left in the morning.
He thought after a month, she was finally moving past the displeasure in their wedding, that his efforts
of being herpany were making a difference, that she was warming up to him.
But it appeared she''d been nning to leave all along, to escape him and take their Daisy far away!
The realization felt like a gaping hole
in his chest, a chilling wind slicing through, freezing his blood, a slow, excruciating pain that drove him
to the brink of madness yet left him feeling powerless.
His lips went pale, "Huh, is staying by my side so unbearable for her?"
She''d rather struggle on her own, pregnant and alone, than remain "Mrs. Dashiell"? Remington''sugh
was bitter, the sound chill to the bone, sending shivers down the spine.
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His little girl had really grown up, thinking she could just disappear from his world like that! Never!
He''d made it clear; he wouldn''t allow her to leave. Once he found her, he''d teach her a lesson!
"Ynda knows how to handle herself, and she''s got a temper. If she gets hurt, Mrs. Dashiell might get
angry once she returns."
Sighing, Ray said in concern, seeing that Remington had dismissed the possibility of Lizetta being
kidnapped.
Remington opened his eyes, a blood-red fury in them; he replied coldly, Angry? Ha, she''s already
angry, tricking me, fleeing from me. If she doesn''t love me anymore, let here back and hate me
then!"
If hatred could keep someone close, he''d bring her back to be his bitter half.
Ray, witnessing the man''s chilling obsession and crazed determination, was frightened. He made the
call without furtherment.
But then, Remington''s phone rang incessantly, calls from Ste and Martin.
Remington ignored them twice, but Ste called again. Remington stared at the screen, a shadow
crossing his face as he answered.
"Remington, why did you suddenly
leave? Your behavior earlier spooked everyone, there''s a lot of talk, and I fell trying to catch up to you.
What''s going on? I''m really worried about yott."
"You have no idea what''s happened?" Remington''s voice cut through the silence.