Chapter 209: Peace Over Everything
Evelyn’s heart skipped a beat as she processed the information. "Sophia is missing since last night," she repeated, her voice barely a whisper. Everyone around her fell silent, their previous joyful expressions replaced with concern and worry.
"What do you mean, missing?" Gracia asked, her voice trembling slightly.
Evelyn shook her head, trying to make sense of it all. Everyone gathered around her, their expressions mirroring her anxiety. Elias felt weary of the news, his brow furrowing in concern. Putting the call on speaker, Evelyn asked, "Damien, what’s going on?"
Damien sighed on the other end. He glared at his team in front of them that were put around Wright Mansion. Running a hand through his hair, he explained, "Our teams haven’t been able to reach Sophia since last night. She had been in her room the entire night and the butler called just now informing her she was missing."
"Your father has been searching around for her," he added.
Evelyn’s grip on the phone tightened. "But how could she escape out of the house? Aren’t your men surrounding the entire area?"
"We have no idea either," Damien murmured in disappointment. All Evelyn wanted was to put Sophia in her place, and he had failed to help her. She slipped out right before Ronan could strike his last move.
Elias thought about the whole scenario, putting himself in his mom’s shoes. He could figure out her moves quickly whenever he did it, and that was also how he ended up finding Gracia’s prison. A place clicked in his mind, and he exclaimed, "She must have used the secret door!"
Everyone turned to him, including Damien, who paid close attention to his words.
"There’s a secret door in the garage. It’s like a tunnel and leads you straight to the city’s center subway station," Elias explained in detail. "That’s how she used to meet Maverick’s men. Annabelle had found out she used burnt phones to talk to him, so she shifted to this method of reaching. This was after you guys left to find Gracia."
Everyone was surprised at the new information. Even Gracia had no clue that the house she built had such secret places. Sophia was indeed smart and had turned her home into her territory.