The house was in chaos.
Tessa’s voice broke as she questioned everyone, the housekeepers, the security, even the gardener who stood trembling by the gate. No one knew where Derek was. No one had seen him leave. His phone went straight to voicemail.
And then came the live stream, showing the damage done to the car. A crowd had already began to form but Derek was still nowhere in sight.
Her heart nearly stopped.
Fear and the words were already echoing inside her like thunder, her chest tightening as she grabbed her coat and stumbled toward the door to go search for him. She could barely breathe. The world spun. Every horrible possibility rushed in at once, the image of twisted metal, flashing lights, and the lifeless stillness that followed. But she couldn’t picture Derek to be dead, no
