Chapter 111 – The Regretful Billionaire: An Unpredicted Reunion

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“Alright.” Eustace did not stop her.

Danika walked toward Stephanie’s father. “Mr. Zelliot.”

“Danika.” Mr. Zelliot nodded. “What’s wrong? Are you looking for something?”

“Nothing much. It’s just that I haven’t seen Stephanie around. Isn’t she coming? Danika asked, an uneasy sensation washing over her.

“Stephanie? Didn’t she come here with you?” Mr. Zelliot looked bewildered. “A few days ago, she said she was going to stay over at your place. You didn’t know?”

Danika was stunned. Stephanie hadn’t mentioned anything like that.

“Something happened to you, right? Once you got back, Stephanie said she was going to keep you company for a few days. I figured that since you’d been through an earthquake, you’d need the support. So I didn’t think too much of it and let her go,” Mr. Zelliot continued.

Danika didn’t answer. She remembered how Stephanie had called her to check in on her but had not come to see her. Danika thought that she was busy, but that wasn’t the case, apparently.

Her silence made Mr. Zelliot nervous. “What’s wrong? Didn’t she go to see you?”

“No. She gave me a call but never visited. I thought she was busy, so I didn’t think too much of it.” Who would have known that Stephanie told her father she was coming to see her? Wasn’t this a blatant lie?

Now Mr. Zelliot was truly nervous. He called Stephanie at once, but the robotic voice coming from the other end made his heart sink. “The number you have called is unavailable.”

“Where would she go if she didn’t go to see you?” Mr. Zelliot was worried that something had happened to his daughter.

Danika comforted him, “Don’t panic, Mr. Zelliot. Maybe she’s just busy, and her phone happened to be turned off.”

“But why did she lie to me?” Stephanie clearly hadn’t gone to Danika’s place, yet she had told him she had.

Danika couldn’t think of a reason, either. She was quiet for a bit, and then she suddenly remembered Stephanie’s secret boyfriend, whom she had never met.

Technically, he wasn’t her boyfriend because Stephanie had mentioned that he didn’t put a name to their relationship.

Danika had no choice but to ask, “Stephanie has a crush on someone. Did you know that?”

“A crush?” Mr. Zelliot was surprised. “I don’t. She never told me about it. Who is it? What’s his name? I’m going to get someone to find him at once.” Mr. Zelliot sensed that if his daughter had a crush on someone, her lie would have something to do with it. She had probably gone to see her boyfriend.

He was frustrated and worried at the same time.

But Danika shook her head. “I don’t know who it is, either. Stephanie never let me see him. I just know that someone like that exists.”

Now Mr. Zelliot was panicking. He no longer cared about her lie, only that he wanted to find her.

“I’m going to find her.” Mr. Zelliot headed toward the exit. He was no longer in the mood to attend the launch.

Danika didn’t stop him. She turned to look for Zack and Gilbert. They had to find Stephanie. Nothing else mattered now.

“Zack.” Danika looked at him, and seeing how tipsy he was, she grew worried.

“What’s up, Danika?” Gilbert sensed her urgency.

Danika told them everything she knew about Stephanie’s situation, and she looked at Zack. “Zack, I remember I told you to investigate the men close to Stephanie before. Did you find any clues?”

Zack sobered up a little. He thought about it and shook his head exasperatedly. “I couldn’t find anything. He’s not someone to be underestimated. He wiped out all traces of him and Stephanie together.”

Danika frowned. “Gilbert, send some people over to help me. We need to take the idiotic route.”

“Alright.” Gilbert nodded. He knew how close Danika and Stephanie were and took this matter seriously.

“I’m going to the police station so that we have police officers on the lookout, too. The more, the better.” Danika walked toward the exit. The worry in her heart increased tenfold.

Danika had departed quickly and without telling Eustace. So, when Eustace noticed she was missing, he called her and learned about Stephanie’s situation.

“Don’t worry, alright? I’ll send someone out to look for her, too.” Eustace said.

“Thank you,” she said. If Eustace was willing to help, they would find Stephanie faster.

When the call ended, Eustace ordered Vincent to get someone to do the job. He then felt that it wasn’t enough and called Paul as well.

“Help me find someone,” he said once the call was accepted.

“Who?” Paul’s voice was calm. Eustace had no idea what he was doing, and he couldn’t care at the moment. He told Paul about Stephanie. But then, Paul did not answer, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. He thought this was weird.

“Is there a problem?” Eustace asked. Finding someone was an easy task for Paul. It was the first time he was reacting this way.

After a moment, Paul laughed lightly on the other end. “She’s got such a good friend.”

“What does that mean?” Eustace frowned. He could sense that something was amiss with him.

“There’s no need to look. She’s here. With me.” Paul had nothing to hide from Eustace. Rather, he had not planned to hide it from him.

Now it was Eustace’s turn to be stunned. “What? She’s there with you? What’s all this?”

“It’s hard to explain right now.” Paul r*bbed his temples, feeling a little annoyed.

“I’m coming over. You’d better find a way to explain things.” Eustace hung up and drove toward Paul’s villa at once.

Paul was a great friend of his, and Danika was his crush. If Paul had done something to Stephanie, Danika would never let him off the hook. Eustace thought he’d be in trouble if that happened, so he had to clear things up.

Danika came out from the police station and received Gilbert’s call. At first, she thought that it was news about Stephanie, but she was disappointed.

“This proves something, Danika,” Gilbert said.

“What?” Danika was in a taxi. She hadn’t understood what Gilbert meant.

“If I can’t find a person in Parrington, it means they’re more powerful than I am. This is actually an easy thing to do.” There were only a handful of people more powerful than Gilbert in the city.

Danika understood, and she grew serious “Alright. I’ll wait for Eustace’s update. If he can’t find her either….” If even Eustace couldn’t find her, Danika wouldn’t dare to dream of who was keeping Stephanie.

Right this moment, Gilbert was feeling a little dejected. He didn’t want Danika asking Eustace for help, but in a situation like this, Gilbert couldn’t help with much. He had no choice but to watch Danika rely on Eustace. When Eustace reached Paul’s villa, one of Paul’s men was waiting for him at the entrance.

The bodyguard didn’t take Eustace through the living room, instead bringing him to Paul’s study through the back door. Eustace knew something was off, but he asked no questions, merely following the bodyguard to the study.

Paul was there.

“You’ve arrived,” he said. His voice was somber-he wasn’t in a good mood.

Eustace walked toward him. “What’s this? Don’t tell me Stephanie is in this house.”

Paul looked at him, saying nothing, but his eyes answered for him. Eustace was right. “What the f**k are you doing?” Eustace roared.

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