Page 54 of Billionaire’s Cruelty

I sighed. “Tell me exactly why you picked this place.”

“Fine, don’t panic.” He tiled his head, the hint of a smirk playing on his lips, “June and Wendy are here.”

“What?” Suddenly, everything made sense. Trevon wouldn’t have brought me here unless it involved June. Or Wendy.

“Yes, you heard me. They’re here.”

“Why didn’t you tell me you were in contact with them?” Had we really drifted apart so much? He no longer wanted to share with me everything he knew.

“Only Wendy.”

“Still. It’s better than nothing. I haven’t heard from June since...”

How long had it been? Two days? My memory was a mess.

“Can you call her? I want to talk to June.”

“No, she’s not in a place to talk right now.”

“What do you mean?”

“She usually replies quickly, but not today. Something’s up. I can feel it.”

“Tell me what you already know.”

“They tried all day to get a fake visa but couldn’t. So, they went to see June’s ex.”

I stood up, tension prickling at the back of my neck. “What? How the hell is her ex supposed to help?”

“She didn’t say. There were only three messages since they left for Hong Kong.”

“Which are…?”

“Fuck, you are controlling.”

“Spit it out.” I wolfed down half a mini bottle of Tsingtao beer.

“Look,” he handed me his phone, and I took it. “Don’t scroll any further than today,” he warned.

First message: Hun, Trent told me everything. I’m on my way to find Kai in Shanghai.

Second message: Tried many places. No one would help us. Think we’re going to try June’s ex.

Third message: Found Kai. How’s everything going over there?

Fourth message: Meet me here. Below this message is the pin of our current location.

“Four messages,” I blurted out.

“What?”

“You said three.”

“Okay, four. I miscounted. I’m sorry, my lord.”

I wanted to know when Wendy and June would join us—if they were going to get in touch anytime soon. But there was no point grilling Trevon for information that he clearly didn’t have. I had seen his phone.

We took the time to call Trent and updated him on our situation. He then briefly told me what happened over there, including how Dave was attacked at the airport. Trent already had some people searching for Dave, but I decided to have Clare set up another search team as well. I couldn’t bear the idea of losing my favorite bodyguard.