Clara's disappearance sent shockwaves through high society.
What stunned everyone wasn't that she had vanished—it was Matthew's unprecedented obsession. He pulled every string he had and posted a ten-million-dollar cash reward for any lead.
But Clara was gone without a trace, as if she had never existed at all.
After a week of endless sleepless nights, he looked gaunt, his eyes bloodshot, his temper volatile. A female secretary who had tried to seduce him for a promotion was screamed at and chased out of his office in tears.
He had holed up in his office all this time. The moment he stepped foot in the Sharp mansion, all he felt was cold emptiness. Without Clara, the whole estate was icy to the bone.
Deep down, he kept running from the truth—Clara left because of him.
He dialed her n
