Ste''s grip on her phone tightened, her voice steady but filled with shock.


    "How would I know? You left in such a hurry. Is something wrong at the office?"


    "Liz is missing."


    "What? Wasn''t Liz performing in Summer City? How could she just vanish?"


    "She disappeared right before the show."


    "Where could she have gone? Do you think she''s upset because you were with me at the dinner and


    couldn''t be there for her performance?"


    Ste spoke with a soft, soothing tone, her words earnest. Yet, her palm was sweaty, and her eyes


    darkened.


    Her wee-back dinner had turned into a farce.


    After Remington left, even though her parents tried their best to lighten the mood, the guests couldn''t


    stop specting.


    Some guests, noticing Remington''s departure, looked down on her even more. She overheard a few


    ladies mocking her, saying she was more of a country bumpkin than ever, unable to even wear high


    heels properly.


    Ste, struggling to keep her emotions in check, added, "Is Liz''s phone off too? Don''t worry too much,


    Remington. Once we find her, I''ll help you exin."


    "Alright." Remington''s eyes were cold, yet he responded gently, "Sorry to disturb your wee-back


    dinner. I''ll make it up to you with a giftter."


    Hearing him say that, Ste felt a sigh of relief, her voice lightening a bit, "It''s okay. Just focus on


    finding Liz first. Girls need to be coddled sometimes. You talk to her. I won''t bother you anymore. And


    take care of yourself, okay?"


    Remington hummed softly, his voice warm. But his handsome face was devoid of any warmth, his


    voice and demeanor strangely disconnected.


    After hanging up, Remington instructed Ray, "Keep a close watch on the West family."


    Ray turned around, "Do you think this has something to do with the West family?"


    Remington wasn''t sure if Lizetta had run away on her own. But he found Ste''s response odd.


    Besides, he told her Lizetta was missing. Most people would think of an ident or kidnapping first.


    Yet Ste, who''d been kidnapped before, immediately thought Lizetta had hidden away in anger.


    Remington found it strange but couldn''t rule out the possibility that Lizetta''s disappearance made him


    feel everyone was suspicious now.


    He reached out and massaged the bridge of his nose, "Barbara wants me to marry Ste. The West


    family has a motive. Check where Hogan and Jerome are too. Liz couldn''t have vanished into thin air


    without anyone''s help!"


    Still, Remington hoped it was Lizetta''s solo n, without any aplices. That way, she couldn''t have


    gone far and would be found soon.


    Unfortunately, his hopes were dashed. They searched all over Summer City but found no trace of


    Lizetta.


    The venue''s surveince was conveniently down during Lizetta''s disappearance, with too many people


    backstage to narrow down suspects, and the bustling city streets offered no clues.


    Summer City, a bustling port in


    Havenport, with its myriad exits and


    checkpoints like docks, train


    stations, airports, had all been thoroughly searched to no avail.


    Lizetta had vanished as if into thin


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    air.


    When Remington and his men broke into Jerome''s temporary office in Summer City, Jerome was


    leisurely sitting at his desk, clipping a cigar.


    Hearing themotion, Jerome looked up, meeting the gaze of the men who entered - one rxed


    and the other icy cold.


    "Mr. Dashiell, such anger might scare people off. Cool down, have a cigar?" Jerome offered the freshly


    cut cigar, raising an eyebrow.


    Remington didn''t take it, instead swiftly grabbing Jerome by the cor and yanking him up from his


    chair, his voice stern.


    "My wife was perfectly fine with her dance troupe before she disappeared. Don''t you think you owe me


    an exnation, Mr. Madden? Where is she?!"