The next morning, according to the Vance family's traditions, Jeffrey should've been having breakfast with his new bride.
Instead, before sunrise had fully broken, he rushed out of the house in a hurry.
Last night, Jeffrey saw Joyce had liked his post. He immediately sent her more than a dozen messages. But by the next morning, not a single reply had come back.
How could he not realize she was angry?
But this time, the panic inside him felt stronger and more suffocating than ever before.
Suddenly, Jeffrey remembered the look on Joyce's face the day she found out Beryl was pregnant.
Those eyes had clearly reminded her of the child they never got to keep.
Uneasy and restless, Jeffrey hurried back to the villa. But the moment he stepped inside and saw the empty house, he completely fro
