Quincy had gone off the grid.


    When Everett tried calling her again, he was met with the immediate response of her phone being switched off.


    Without wasting a moment, he drove straight to Quincy''sb, only to find it deserted. Her apartment showed no signs of her either.


    Under normal circumstances, Everett wouldn''t care less about Quincy''s whereabouts once he got his hands on the antidote. But now, he couldn''t afford to lose her.


    He dialed Jeffrey Turner''s number.


    Jeffrey, upon hearing Everett''s concern, didn''t grasp the severity of the situation at first, scoffing, "Better off dead! Who cares if she''s missing? Rx, man, she''s tough as nails. She''s done enough dirt to survive!"


    It took a moment for the gravity of the situation to hit Jeffrey.


    "Holy crap! No, this won''t do! What about Dorothy if something happens to her?"


    Everett couldn''t help but be exasperated with his friend, always a beat behind.


    "Get your contacts to look for her, we need to find her no matter what."


    "Alright, alright, I''m on it!"


    After hanging up, Everett took a moment to calm his nerves in the car before heading back to the Bay Residence.


    Without any leads on Quincy, his home was his first stop.


    As he walked in, he found Dorothy narrating a story to Abigail and Langston.


    Abigail was all ears, hanging on every word, while Langston seemed barely interested.


    Seeing their dad return, they both rushed over.


    "Daddy!"


    "Daddy!"


    Everett bent down, always lifting his daughter up first.


    Abigail, holding his face, showered him with kisses.


    Langston, free of jealousy, was more preupied with hisputer, "Dad, about that bug you fixedst time—" ""It''s not fixed?"


    "It is! But can you teach me? I want to handle it myself if it happens again!"


    Everett tapped his son on the forehead, "Cheeky monkey, already trying to learn the trade?"


    "Well, you''re gonna leave it all to me someday anyway!"


    "Already eyeing my inheritance, huh?"


    Dorothy approached, smiling, "Didn''t you say you''d bete today?"


    "ns changed, so I came back," Everett kept Quincy''s disappearance from Dorothy.


    No particr reason.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    Just didn''t want to worry her unnecessarily.


    "Oh." Dorothy wanted to press further, but seeing Everett''s reluctance, she let it go.


    Jeffrey''s call came through shortly after.


    Everett nced at Dorothy before stepping into the master bedroom to take the call.


    "I tracked her down to a highway exit earlier today, then nothing. She hasn''t returned since! Oh, and her bank ount''s suddenly richer by twenty million." "...the Caldwell family''s doing?"


    "Doesn''t seem like it! The depositor''s


    name is Cathy, likely a woman,"


    Jeffrey Spected, "I''m thinking. there''s someone else wanting to buy her poison, paying her off, trying to control others too."


    Everett frowned, a gut feeling telling him it wasn''t that simple.


    "Quincy''s beenying low, hardly meeting anyone new. Just hospital visits and her female ssmate''s ce! She even preserved... that sample." Jeffrey had dug up everything essible.


    "That''s all?"


    "Yep! Quincy might just show up tomorrow, Everett, don''t sweat it A person can''t just vanish into thin air,


    right? Quincy''s the type to cling to life; she won''t give up easily.


    en FindNovel


    Everett sighed deeply.


    Now, all he could do was hope Jeffrey was right.


    D.UMS


    "Also, Karen mentioned today that


    Keh Nelson''s been asking about


    Dorothy again! Guy''s not giving up," Jeffrey snickered, "You''ve got a persistent rival there."