I stayed at the family estate late that evening.
I genuinely enjoyed talking with Charles and Margaret. They were self-made entrepreneurs who had started with nothing and built Dalton Group into the most powerful company in Lakewood through sheer determination and ability.
Although age had begun slowing them down and managing the company no longer came as easily as before, their experience and insight still taught me something every time we spoke.
When I walked out of Charles's study, I realized Ivy was neither in the living room nor in her bedroom. Finn was gone too.
A heavy feeling settled in my chest, and I headed straight toward the garden. It was probably the only place on the estate without cameras and the only place where no one would become suspicious.
"Ivy, I don't have a cho
