CHAPTER 105: CHAPTER 105: THE PURSUIT (1)

An hour later, his phone suddenly rang. Adrian Desmond thought it was news about Sienna Johnson and quickly answered, "Hello, Adrian Desmond speaking."

"Sixth Brother..."

"Melanie?" Adrian Desmond’s voice couldn’t hide its disappointment. He had thought it was an update on the search for Sienna Johnson. He rubbed his temples, remembering he had left Melanie Carpenter alone at the hotel.

"Are you still at the hotel?"

"I’m already home... When will you be back?" It was their wedding night, Melanie Carpenter asked shyly.

"I’ve run into some trouble here. You should rest first."

"Sixth Brother, we just got married today..." Within three days of a new marriage, the bride and groom were supposed to sleep together; otherwise, it was considered unlucky.

"I know, but I can’t get away. You rest first."

"Sixth Brother..."

Adrian Desmond hung up. He glanced at his bare right ring finger—the ring was gone, Mai was gone... Adrian Desmond then removed the ring from his left ring finger. He suddenly remembered Thalia Powell’s words:

A man like Adrian Desmond, eating from his bowl while eyeing the pot—do you know what fate awaits such a person?

He’ll smash the bowl and lose what’s in the pot, ending up with nothing to eat.

Adrian Desmond stared at his bare right ring finger, the anger of betrayal in his heart replaced by panic. Would Sienna Johnson disappear just like that mysteriously lost ring?

His heart ached sharply, as if a knife were stabbing it over and over. He couldn’t allow this to happen; she was carrying his son, after all. His son would be born in a few months.

「Calmstream Garden.」

This was a scenic seaside villa complex, with the beach just 15 meters from the front door. This was where Melanie Carpenter lived.

She was supposed to live with the Desmond Family, but Adrian Desmond had her move here to avoid conflict with Sienna Johnson. To think that she, who had always lived with the Desmond Family, was forced to move out as soon as Sienna Johnson arrived.

She had always listened to Adrian Desmond; whatever he said, went. Although she was unwilling, she still agreed when he asked her to live elsewhere.

But even after compromising so much, how could Adrian Desmond treat her like this?

It was their wedding night. No matter how busy Adrian Desmond was, he should have spent it with her. If people found out the groom didn’t stay on the wedding night, how could she ever hold her head high?

"Madam, when will Sixth Master be arriving? Should we draw the bath now?" a servant came to ask.

Staring at her own dignified and virtuous face in the mirror, Melanie Carpenter felt it was far too plain compared to Sienna Johnson’s overly stunning and eye-catching beauty. No wonder Adrian Desmond was so utterly captivated by Sienna Johnson.

"Madam, are you listening?" the servant asked again after waiting for a while without receiving instructions.

"That won’t be necessary. You may all leave!" Melanie Carpenter ordered.

The servants were puzzled by the groom’s prolonged absence but dared not inquire further. They all withdrew, leaving Melanie Carpenter alone in the bridal suite.

Melanie Carpenter sat at the vanity, staring at her reflection. Why could that face be so ugly? If she were as captivating and beautiful as Sienna Johnson, would Adrian Desmond fall in love with her too?

"Sixth Brother, how could you treat me like this?" Melanie Carpenter buried her face on the vanity, sobbing softly.

On this wedding night, in the bridal chamber, she was probably the only one in the world to spend it alone.

The long night was lonely; all she sought was merely a man to warm her heart.

「Daybreak.」

Everyone in the Desmond Family had stayed up all night searching for Sienna Johnson. However, there was no sign of Sienna Johnson on any nearby surveillance footage. Adrian Desmond had searched all the places Sienna Johnson might have gone, but to no avail. They couldn’t even figure out how Sienna Johnson, a pregnant woman, had managed to escape the heavily guarded Desmond Family.

"Sixth Master, we’ve searched all the nearby areas but found no trace of Madam."

"She’s just one woman, how far could she have gone? Did you people actually search properly?" Adrian Desmond’s eyes were bloodshot, his terrifying demeanor was such that only Walter Klein dared to approach the enraged Adrian Desmond.

"Everyone has tried their best to find her, but she hasn’t been found."

"Could she have sprouted wings and flown away? I don’t believe it! She must be nearby! She’s so cunning; she must be thinking that if we relax our pursuit, she can take the opportunity to escape. If we lower our guard, that cunning woman will definitely seize the chance to flee! Go tell them to search diligently and absolutely not let their guard down!"

"Yes! Although she hasn’t been found yet, the dispatched teams haven’t been recalled. They are still searching persistently."

"Good."

Walter Klein’s lips twitched. He wanted to say something, but seeing Adrian Desmond’s expression, he ultimately kept silent. If he were to say those words, Adrian Desmond would probably kill him in a fit of rage.

Adrian Desmond paced in the room, thinking, She isn’t familiar with this place. Where could she have gone?

At this moment, Adrian Desmond assumed Sienna Johnson and Selena Robertson had run off together, not at all suspecting that the highly capable Lucas Robertson might have been assisting them.

Aaron Faber called early in the morning, directly to Adrian Desmond. Adrian Desmond assumed it was business-related, but it turned out to be something even more troublesome.

"Sixth Master, information about your safe has been leaked..."

"What safe?"

"The one on the island with all your gold, silver, and jewels... Someone posted the detailed address online. Although I took down the post immediately, some people had already seen it and have gone out to sea treasure hunting. Moreover, the IP address of the post originated from the Desmond Family. Could there be an insider in the Desmond Family?" Aaron Faber analyzed.

Adrian Desmond trusted the people of the Desmond Family. The only one capable of such a thing was likely that woman. He recalled that woman taking many photos with her phone that day, claiming she was photographing the scenery. Thinking back now, it wasn’t that simple.

"Send the content of that post to my phone. Let me see it."

"Right away." Aaron Faber quickly sent the removed post to Adrian Desmond’s phone.

"Sixth Master, how should we deal with those treasure hunters? Should we eliminate them?" Aaron Faber asked nonchalantly, his tone as casual as if discussing what to eat today.

"Mai is gone. I’m not in the mood to deal with other things right now. Let Alphonse handle it. Warn him not to cause any deaths!"

"Madam ran away again?" Aaron Faber had been dispatched to Bargas by Adrian Desmond and was currently negotiating an arms deal, so he was unaware that Sienna Johnson had run off again.

"Yes," Adrian Desmond said wearily.

"Still haven’t found her?"

"Can’t find her."

"I suggested to Sixth Master a long time ago that a tracker be implanted in Madam. Sixth Master was reluctant. Now you see how correct my suggestion was, don’t you?"