Chapter 12

When Corey heard the shift in how Nora addressed Quill, the flicker of hope he had clung to was instantly shattered. His face filled with disbelief—he couldn't fathom how just one mysterious video could make them abandon him so completely. "Aspen! Nora!" he shouted desperately, but the mother and daughter walked away without a backward glance. The remaining bodyguards bound Corey and the men who had whipped Quill, sending them back to the Sanders residence to be locked up. Meanwhile, Aspen took the rest of the guards and began a methodical search, starting at the Hudson family villa and slowly expanding the radius. She searched every corner of the Hudson property, scoured the villa district, combed through Bedford City, and even extended her search across the entire country. But Quill was nowhere to be found. Aspen and Nora never stopped looking for Quill. They filed police reports, posted reward notices, and exhausted every resource available to them. But three days turned into