The mansion echoed with Ivan's agitated footsteps as he stormed through its grand halls, his piercing gaze scanning every corner in a desperate search. His heart raced with a fear he seldom allowed himself to feel, a fear that clawed at his chest like an insidious monster.
"Eva!" His voice reverberated off the walls, the sound ringing with a mixture of urgency and frustration. "Eva, where are you?"
His staff members scattered in his wake, their faces pale with a mixture of dread and trepidation. The head maid, Clara, approached him cautiously, her voice trembling as she dared to speak.
"M-Master, we've been searching for Madame everywhere. We can't seem to find her."
Ivan's temper flared, his eyes narrowing into icy slits. He turned his furious gaze towards Clara, his voice a thunderou
