Chapter 196 That Stubborn Temper
After speaking. Domitian leaned down and placed a kiss on Whitney’s forehead before standing and walking out
she asked, “Ma Howard, do you really believe ishan 35s. Spencer said?–
son bourjed his gaze, a faint sneri playing ar bislips. When he lookedip again, boxeyes wreeduck with calculation.
e’s just stalling for time, hoping for an opportunity to grape That’stor––Fliplay along. Let her regret every wont she’s sid
Whitney teamed wrdd against the cold concrete pillar inside the factory, het mintracing
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sabo imetig ating him
at a way to end hier engagement Tachtime, be either refused or sidestepped the ve
She had asked Noel for help the and begged him to find a way to
Was he gathering miden sagant Damian all along!
She thought back to when Rachel bad sent that man in hot her and then escaped scathed, Nord had told her, “Yourant art harily against some people. When
At the time, she thought he was talking about Rachel, But now it was dearthat he had been entering to Damian
– Kori had been loving the groundwork tot het from the beginning.
Whitner closed her eyes frustration, cursing herself for realizing it to Late
When Noel leamed of Whitney’s disappearance, he immediately ordered Thomas to check all the surveillance cameras around the rest stop where she was last
Five minutes later, Thomas called back to repon. “Many of the cameras at the rest stop were out of order. The only footage we have shows Ms. Spencer and my entering the budding. Two minutes later, a gray van pulled up near the entrance, and a few minutes later, it drove off. Neither Ms. Spencer nor Amy was se
Because of the angle, the cameras couldn’t capture what happened near the van.
“Te the icense plate,” Noel ordered, his tomechilling.
“Irak,” Thomas said. “The registration informationisbogus. But we’re tracking it through
sanding traffic cameras,”
Noel ended the call, his dark eyes cold and stomy.
He had barely accelerated his investigation into Damian when Whitney vanished
vit the betting company Or Damian?
Damian must have caught wind of his moves and used Whitney to gain leverage
Not stood abruptly, grabbing his coat and heading out of his office.
Backat the Howard residence, Noel quickly realized that both Damian and Rachel were absent.
de tine stop at Elijas study to chat, casually mentioning how quiet the house seemed.
He made a
“Jeday went abroad with her friends,” Hajah said, “and Helena’s always busy, Damian mentioned he had a project out of town, and Rachel was sent on business tnp. Everyone’s got their own things to deal with That’s probably why it feels empty.”
Noel listened caretully, his thoughtschwarning
Damian in a project, Rachel on a trip – it all seemed too coincidental.
Both of them were conveniently out of town
Leaving the study, Noell sent a message to Thomas. “Track Bandian and Rachel’s movements over the last two days
As soon as the message was sem, his phone rang. It was weite
“Mr. Howard, Welle said in a frantic voice. Whitney’s missing! You have to help me find bær!”
“How do you know that’s missing?” Noel asked, his voice calm but tim.
No one else had reported Whitney’s disappearance. As an adult, hecalorier wouldn’t immediately raise malato.
Yvette’s empatise came quickly, almost spilling over Hurli
“Whitney messaged me yesterday, saying she was going on a business trip to River City for a day. She should’ve been back by now, but there’s no signother.
ehit maybe she got delayed, but lart phone was off. called hercompany, and they said no one was sent to Riverport”
Noel’s jaw tightened. A take businesstrip. And Whitney had gone along with Amy.
She hadn’t known Ainy must have hem involved
Noel stepped into his room. “Did the say anything else to you
“Let me think. “Yvette’s voice hesitated befour condiving. “Oh, rigla” she said she’d finally be able to end her engagement with Damian soon. That same day, she got a call from Damian, I didn’t hear much, but I caught abit of what he said when Helt. Something about security footage. And he asked if she had been to
Noel’s eyes darkened. Whitney must have gotten her hands on something–proof against Damian.
Of course, she hadn’t listened to him. She had gone ahead on her own and hidden parts of the truth from him.
Noel let out a sharp breath, his voice icy as he muttered under his breath, “That temper of hers–so damn stubborn.”
