“We should go to the hotel,” Kane suggested when Emilia had finally calmed down.“I’m not going anywhere until we find my daughter,” she replied stubbornly.“I understand how you feel but as you can see, it’s getting late. There isn’t much we can do anymore at this time.”“So what do we do when we get to the hotel?”“Strategize and plan for tomorrow. Maybe we can finally involve the local police.”She sighed. “Fine. Let’s go.”They were keeping a low profile in Mexico but that didn’t stop Kane from lodging them along with their companions in one of the finest hotels in the city.He’d gotten a single room for himself and Emilia because he didn’t want to raise eyebrows in case they were recognized by name.“I’ll take the bed and you can sleep on the couch,” she said dismissively when they entered the

“What the hell is going on here?” Kane demanded.“What’s it look like?” Serena retorted. “I’m here to stay, of course.”“Stay where?”“In Beaumont Mansion. I’m family now.”“Says who? Who let you in, by the way?”“Everyone here knows me, so, why wouldn’t they let me in?”“Well, congratulations. You’ve just cost them their jobs because I’m firing everyone who permitted you to walk through those gates and come here to knock on the front door.”“That’s their luck,” she replied with a shrug. “it’s none of my business.”Kane had never despised anyone as much as he did Serena right now. Harry had come to fetch him as soon as he opened the front door and found her standing there with a big belly and six suitcases.It was barely a week after Jack’s funeral, Emilia was still not talking to him and now this clown just showed up at their doorstep at the crack of dawn to cause trouble.“Find someone to help her carry her bags outside,” he said to Harry. “And inform them that she’s never to be all

“Granny’s dead. She passed away this morning,” Emilia’s mother informed her over the phone the following morning.“Oh, dear. I’m so sorry, Mom.”“Thanks, darling,” her mother replied brokenly and blew her nose.“I’m coming home with Travis today. We’ll be on our way soon.”“That would be nice. We’re heading to the countryside later today. Daddy’s not going with us, though. He’ll join us tomorrow after he’s sorted out things in the restaurants.”“Ok. We’ll see you soon.”After she hung up, Emilia curled up in her bed again and cried. Granny was gone. She’d never feel her grandmother’s warm embrace anymore or hear her calm singsong voice.She wished she could cry all day but that wasn’t possible. She needed to get Travis ready for the trip to her parent’s home.“Where are you going?” Lillian asked her as she and Travis marched behind the maids who were dragging her packed bags towards the front door.“We’re going to my parents’ house. My grandmother died this morning.”“Oh, I’m so sorry

“Are these guys for real?” Chloe asked in awe as she watched the news on TV with Emilia.It was the following day after receiving that disturbing text and she’d spent nearly 24 hours on Google, trying to search the exact location of the Homer Shed.“I can’t believe this,” Chloe continued.“When it comes to the Beaumonts, nothing surprises me anymore about them.”“Did you know they were working on this so-called rehabilitation centre?”“No. Once they accepted Serena as a part of the household, I became the outsider. I’m also just finding out now along with millions of viewers that my husband’s family is commissioning a new drug abuse rehabilitation centre in memory of the newly deceased Jack.”“But you should be there too. Instead, they took that kidnapper there. That’s so disrespectful.”“Oh, well. As you can see, they’re passing her off as Jack’s girlfriend who’s pregnant with his baby. That earns them extra sympathy votes.”“We should expose them to the world and let everyone know t

“I’m so sorry, Emilia. I can’t even imagine how disappointed you must feel right now.”She blew her nose into a tissue and acknowledged Matt’s comment with a nod. She was too broken to even speak. She was mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted.“Let’s just go back to the hotel, ok? You need to rest.”“Of course,” she sighed and leaned back on the chair.Matt drove them back and the ride was a silent one. At this point, Emilia was ready to give up the search permanently and finally accept the hard truth that she would never see Tiara again.When they arrived at the hotel, Matt took her to her room and asked her if she wanted anything.“Stay with me,” she whispered. “I don’t want to be alone.”“Are you scared?”“No. I think I’ll lose my mind if I have to stay here by myself all night.”“Ok.