Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1511

The moment Sylvia spoke, Steve's entire demeanor shifted. Smiling, he immediately offered every agonizing detail. "Although his name is on the official list, his body hasn't actually been confirmed or found. Given what I know about James, I personally lean toward the belief that he survived. The terrifying part, however, is that he has been disconnected from me for a very long time, and he went dark right before the ambush. Because my team hasn't sent back any definitive reports, I still don't have a clear picture of what's truly going on in Nelia."

After listening, Abriella could not hold back a mocking sneer. "Steve, your methods for chasing women are absolute garbage. I hope you never win over the person you love and end up dying completely alone!"

Having delivered that deeply satisfying curse, she tightened her grip on Sylvia's arm and stormed off without looking back.

Steve hopped mad at the insult, yelling furiously at their retreating backs. "Abriella, you are so unbelievably cruel! Just because you had your grand wedding today, you curse me to die alone? I even gave you a massive cash gift today!"

But Abriella did not so much as glance over her shoulder, walking further and further away with Sylvia. Steve's chest heaved with rage. He lifted his leg and violently kicked over a nearby floral arrangement. "Damn it. If I had known, I wouldn't have given her a single cent. I must have too much money to burn, paying just to get insulted!"

Meanwhile, Emmy returned to Cloudrest Peak Castle. She immediately mobilized her own personnel and hired several teams of mercenaries, dispatching them to Nelia to search for James. Forcing all her emotions down, she then spent the entire day with her children. Even though she was burning with anxiety, she never showed the slightest hint of distress in front of Jada and the nannies. It was only in the dead of night that she would lock herself in the bathroom, turn on the faucet, and cry in secret.

Emmy buried her face in her mother's neck, her tears falling endlessly. Intellectually, she kept telling herself the exact same thing. James was an elite operative, practically invincible. Emotionally, however, every day she went without hearing his voice allowed the agonizing thought of what if to corrode her heart like a lethal poison.

But she knew she could not cry anymore. It was enough for her to bear this terrifying burden alone. She could not pass this suffocating despair onto her mother. Emmy took a few deep breaths, forcefully shoving the rolling fear back into the depths of her chest. She slowly pulled away from Teresa's embrace, wiped the tear tracks from her cheeks, and forced herself to adopt a calm, decisive demeanor. "Yes, Mom, you're right. He will absolutely be fine. He must have encountered some sudden emergency that tied him up, temporarily preventing him from communicating with the outside world." After speaking with absolute conviction, she quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Mom, are there any leads on Laney?"