Chapter 176


    I knew about Addrion''s wife, a virtuous and resilient woman. She wouldn''t falter just because Addrion


    had gone silent for a while.


    Their bond was strong, and they treated each other with deep respect. Addrion was incredibly caring,


    and Tatyanna was remarkably attentive. Besides, Tatyanna''s family lived out of town, so she counted a


    lot on Addrion. I didn''t believe that Tatyanna would change.


    Just then, my phone rang. I quickly picked it up and saw Catherine''s name on the screen.


    I slid the screen to answer, and Catherine''s voice came through, urgent and slightly gleeful. "Allie, you


    won''t believe what''s happened."


    Intrigued, I asked, "What''s going on?"


    "Marissa''s kid is missing!" Catherine''s voice carried a hint of malicious glee.


    "What?" I eximed, turning to look at Ronan, who looked back at me in surprise. "When did it


    happen?"


    "Today! The news hit the inte around noon that Marissa''s kid was missing. It''s a total mess! Marissa


    is freaking out and has called the cops. The whole town is searching for the kid." Catherine spoke so


    fast, sounding like she was on a high. "The inte was buzzing about the Dawson family feud, and


    now Marissa''s kid has gone missing, so everyone''s gossiping."


    My mind was spinning. How could Marissa’s child just go missing? Who could do such a thing at this


    time? What was their aim?


    "Could the kid have wandered off while ying somewhere?" I mused aloud. "Marissa called me a


    couple of hours ago and didn''t mention anything about her child."


    I thought back to Marissa''s call. If she''d known her child was missing, she wouldn''t have been so calm.


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    "It doesn''t look like it," Catherine interrupted my thoughts. "Hold on. I''ll send you a surveince video."


    I clicked on the link as soon as it came in.


    The video showed Marissa''s front door from a perspective I recognized. Logan had set up surveince


    cameras to keep an eye on her.


    Suddenly, the door flew open, and Marissa came rushing out, phone in hand, frantically pressing the


    elevator button.


    There came her anxious voice. "You must exin to me. What the hell do you mean by my child is


    missing? I entrusted you to take care of him. How could he just vanish?"


    Next, Marissa stormed into the elevator. Her face looked distorted with fear and anger. When I saw


    that, I realized someone must have hit her.


    The elevator doors closed, and the camera shifted to a view of the building''s entrance. It was clear as


    Marissa rushed out of the elevator and dashed outside.


    But the entrance was swarming with reporters. She was surrounded, yelling at them like a madwoman


    to let her through. But they wouldn''t budge, instead crowding around her even more.


    Marissa fought her way through them like a wild animal, finally managing to hail a cab and get in. The


    reporters scattered to follow the cab.


    The video ended there, and Catherine called back. "See that? That''s just one clip! The inte is


    flooded with news about this. Apparently, Marissa has sent her kid to a summer camp, but he just


    disappeared. No one saw him leave, and there was no note.It''s all very strange, don''t you think?"


    "How could he just disappear?" I echoed her question.


    "Exactly. The police are currently searching the building after the report, but chances of finding him


    there are slim. It''s more likely he was taken outside!" Catherine answered. Then, she asked, "When are


    youing back?"


    "I''m not sure when I''ll be returning!" I replied.


    But Ronan gave me a meaningful look and said, "I think you''ll need to head back to Goldenvale Town


    soon."