As my voice was too loud, it attracted the attention of the neighbors. Noticing them opening the door to take a look, I quickly led Sabrina into the living room and closed the main door behind me. “What exactly happened, Sabby? Stop crying. I’m going to pass out from the panic!”
After hearing my questions, Sabrina immediately burst out crying. It was weird because I had never seen her being so helpless before. “Something terrible happened to Zach and the others when they were on a mission at the border. After getting shot, t-they went missing!”
“Missing?” I staggered back and asked, “What do you mean that they’re ‘missing’? How could two people disappear in broad daylight?”
“It’s true!” Sabrina wept while carrying her child. “I just got the news from Sean. He initially wanted to ask about my situation. However, he accidentally let it slip that Zach and the others were involved in a shooting incident and went missing! What should I do? Eve, I’m so worried. My baby is still so young, too! W-What if-”
“T-There’s no way that will happen!” I screamed and cut her off. Then, I tried to console myself, “It’s impossible! Chris and I haven’t even gotten a chance to hold a wedding yet, and I didn’t manage to see him off, either. Therefore, there’s no way he could leave me just like that. Don’t jump to conclusions, I’m telling you!”
At that, Sabrina stopped crying and looked at me hopefully. “Eve, you have a way around it, am I right? Go on and inform Darius and the others about it. Since they’re so powerful, they’ll definitely have ways to find them.”
“You’re right. I’m going to find Darius, so stay right here. If there’s anything, I will call you. N-No! Nothing will happen. I’m sure of it.” However, when I turned around to leave, I accidentally bumped into the wall in my hastiness. Although I tried hard to calm myself down, I had to try a few times to unlock the doors with my trembling hands.
“You must ensure that they come home safely, Eve. I only have you to rely on,” Sabrina begged while holding onto her baby.
“Of course they will be safe and sound!” At that moment, I was unsure if I was comforting myself or her.
As we were just weak and defenseless, we could only think of finding help in that situation. Therefore, Sabrina must have met with her parents before turning to me as a last resort.
Suddenly, I thought of finding Mark and Isabelle but I quickly dismissed that thought. After all, my mother did not even appear after the expose of me not being Nathan’s daughter. Thus, there was no way she would assist me in finding Christopher, especially when the Lane family was her enemy.
I tried to call Darius, but the line was busy. Thus, I hailed a cab right to his office as he should be at work at this hour. However, I was stopped by the security guard at the main entrance of the building. After knowing that I was there to find Darius, he refused to let me in unless I could prove that I was somewhat related to him.
“Miss, Mr. Lane is a handsome guy, so there are plenty of women lining up to meet with him every day! How could I be sure that you don’t have a hidden motive in looking for him? Last time, a woman claiming to be his cousin almost managed to seduce him, and in return, I was so close to losing my job. If you don’t have any special reasons to meet with him, don’t ever think of going inside.” The security guard blocked the entrance, ignoring my panic and anxiety.
“Why are there so many unruly women recently? Why can’t they see if they’re even worthy of getting together with the mayor? Besides, the mayor is already married and doesn’t have the time to care about petty things like this.”
After hearing that, I asked anxiously, “If I manage to prove myself, will you let me inside?”
“Yes. So, who are you?”
Picking up the newspaper on his desk, I pointed to the headlines. “Take a look. This is me! You can read up on me later. Someone as prestigious as me—a daughter of the Goldstein family—would never want to become some man’s mistress.”
