mind for strategy.


    Sebastian still couldn''t forgive Felicia''s ruthlessness and patience. Her ability to quietly dismantle the family without breaking a sweat felt cold and calcting, far from the sibling he thought he knew. His sister wasn''t supposed to be someone with such a deeply ingrained It made her... frightening.


    Mike, however, found it all amusing. The mess within the Fuller family was well-known in Khogend, and he was privy to plenty of the details. The irony wasn''t lost on him.


    "I''ve heard of murderers paying for their crimes, but I''ve never heard of someone being resented by their own family for exposing the truth about a killer."


    Mike smirked, his tone dripping with disdain. "You say she''s nothing like a Fuller. Honestly? Thank God for that."


    He didn''t bother sticking around to see Sebastian''s reaction. He tossed the words over his shoulder as he strode away.


    He''d always thought his family was the epitome of dysfunction, with each member uniquely stubborn. But the Fuller family seemed just as bad.


    Mike made onest stop at Union Clinic.


    ording to the senior physicians there, Felicia hadn''t shown up in four or five days.


    With no trace of her, Mike was at a loss. He didn''t know how he''d exin this to Stephan. As he stood deliberating his next move, his phone rang again. It was Stephan. Mike answered hesitantly, "No luck. I''ve checked everywhere she might be, but there''s no sign of her."


    Stephan''s reply was curt. "Understood."


    The line went dead.


    Mike let out a long sigh. He knew what wasing-Stephan would mobilize his own people. If Felicia was truly missing, the fallout would be massive.


    Turning his car around, Mike prepared to head home. As he drove past Union Clinic and its rival, Harmony Medical Center, something caught his eye. He mmed on the brakes.


    When he arrived earlier, he hadn''t noticed the charred remains of Harmony Medical Center''s signboard. Now, in the fading light, the damage was obvious. The building bore clear burn marks, and the interior looked half-destroyed. What the hell happened here?


    Mike''s mind raced. Could Felicia''s disappearance be connected to this fire?


    Without hesitation, he spun the car around and headed straight for the Walsh residence.novelbin


    ...


    "Start from herst known ces. Trace her steps and find out who she saw, where she went-anything. I want updates the moment you learn something."


    Meanwhile, Stephan had already dispatched his team.


    After issuing his orders, Stephan''s scowl deepened. An oppressive presence surrounded him, his anger simmering just beneath the surface.


    His sharp,manding tone left no room for error.


    When Stephan was angry, even he


    underestimated how intimidating his presence could be. His demeanor was like a cold and unrelenting. storm with a lethal edge that sent chills through anyone in the room.


    When his assistant, Thomas Bolt, entered his office, he felt the


    suffocating pressure immediately. It was as if the air itself had thickened, weighing heavily with an icy tension.


    Before Thomas could speak, Stephan''s voice cut through the silence. It was calm yetmanding, "I''m heading to Khogend. Handle thepany in my absence."


    With that, he strode out of the room.


    Thomas stood there for a moment, stunned, before scrambling after him. "Mr. Russell! You just got back to Seldvale, and you''re already leaving?" Stephan didn''t respond, his long strides taking him toward the exit.


    Desperate, Thomas blurted out, "Mr. Russell! Ms. Russell just called. She said she''s not feeling well and asked if you could go see her." Hearing his sister''s name, Stephan stopped in his tracks. His brows furrowed slightly, almost imperceptibly, but his tone betrayed his concern. "Did she not go to the hospital?"


    "She said... she''d prefer it if you apanied her," Thomas ryed the message carefully.