After ending the call with the detective, Keith went outside to search for Arthur. But the young man who had betrayed his trust was nowhere to be found."Arthur!" Keith called out into the night. "I know you can hear me!"But only silence answered him. Arthur had disappeared along with his master, leaving no trace of his presence except the broken glass he had been cleaning up when Keith arrived home.Keith returned to the villa and made his way to Linda's laboratory, hoping to find some clue that might help him track down Sean's location. But as he entered the room, he noticed something that made his blood run cold.The silver bracelet that the grateful woman had given him was gone. Keith distinctly remembered placing it on the lab table before he left for the police station, but now the surface was completely bare."That little bastard stole it," Keith said aloud, his voice filled with disgust.The bracelet had been a gift from someone whose life Keith had saved, a precious family h

Sean's men dragged Yona through a maze of concrete corridors before finally throwing her into a dimly lit basement room. The heavy metal door slammed shut behind her with a sound that echoed through the underground space like a death knell.Yona struggled to her feet, her eyes adjusting to the poor lighting as she took in her surroundings. The room was cold and damp, with bare concrete walls and a single flickering light bulb hanging from the ceiling. But what caught her attention immediately was the figure huddled in the corner."Linda!" Yona gasped, rushing toward the other woman.Linda looked up with hollow eyes, her usually pristine appearance disheveled and dirty. "Yona? What are you doing here?""I was taken too," Yona replied, kneeling beside Linda. "Are you hurt? Did Sean do anything to you?""Not yet," Linda said quietly. "But I don't think that will last much longer."Yona sat down beside Linda, grateful to have some companionship in this nightmare. "Keith is trying to find

Emilia slipped through the darkness behind the house, glancing over her shoulder with every step. She found the side door unlocked and pushed it open, heart thumping like a trapped bird. The place was eerily clean, almost too clean for what she knew had happened inside. Her heels echoed on the tile, so she kicked them off, tiptoeing through silent corridors.The sudden crash of heavy boots down the main hall made her freeze. Cops, already inside. Voices barked orders, someone groaned in pain—a guard caught, no doubt. Emilia’s lips twisted. “Bunch of useless men,” she muttered under her breath. “If they’d done their job, I wouldn’t be here cleaning up their mess.”She ducked into an alcove, heart hammering as two officers rushed past, guns drawn. They didn’t even glance her way. Cowards, she thought. They’ll never find Yona first.She darted from her hiding place, eyes scanning for a way in. Then—a plain door, just ahead. She twisted the handle, slipped inside, and locked it behind her

Chapter 130Deep down, Emilia was practically glowing with satisfaction. A twisted smile played at the corners of her mouth as she watched Keith pace frantically in the hospital corridor. She never really liked Yona anyway. The truth was, Yona was actually her cousin, not her real sister. Yona had lived with them since she was a child when her own parents died in that car accident, and for some reason, Yona had grown up thinking they were actual sisters.Emilia had always hated Yona with a passion that burned deep in her chest. Yona was everything she wasn't - naturally beautiful without even trying, effortlessly smart, and somehow everybody just gravitated toward her like moths to a flame.Meanwhile, Emilia had to claw and fight for every scrap of attention, every opportunity, every moment of recognition.And now Keith - wealthy, powerful Keith who lived in that magnificent mansion - Keith who she had been married to for years and completely underestimated, actually liked Yona.Her p

"You idiots are wasting precious time!" Keith shouted at the surgeons, his voice echoing through the corridor. "Every second we stand here arguing is another second Yona slips further away! I'm telling you, I can still save her!"Dr. Patterson rolled his eyes dramatically. "Oh please, spare us the theatrics. What part of 'she's dead' don't you understand? The patient has been clinically deceased for over twenty minutes now.""Her heart stopped beating, her brain activity ceased, and her body temperature is dropping," Dr. Williams added with cruel satisfaction. "Face reality - your little girlfriend is as good as dead.""Those stab wounds were catastrophic," Dr. Patterson continued mockingly. "She lost nearly sixty percent of her blood volume. Even if we could somehow restart her heart, which we can't, the brain damage would be irreversible.""You don't know what you're talking about!" Keith's hands were shaking with rage and desperation. "Just let me try! What do you have to lose?""W