Page 40 of The Mafia Billionaire’s Wife of Obligation

Thank goodness you’re here.

The same girl whose own stepfather had tried to sell her to one of the world’s most wanted criminals⁠—

Y-You’re the only one I trust.

She had found it in her to trust him.

I actually need…

She had even found it in her to ask him for help.

But instead of being there for her⁠—

Is it because of someone else?

Ruel felt sick when he realized all too late what those words meant. He had thought she was talking about that boy…but now, it was possible she might have been thinking about Sadie.

“Sir? Sir?”

Gwen was looking at him anxiously.

“You can help her, right?”

The part of him that went on missions took over after that. He instructed Gwen to keep an eye on her phone in case Karyna called. He gave Keiran a call, and even though his friend was out of town, it didn’t mean he wasn’t in control.

“I was just about to contact you,” Keiran said. “I received a call from my security team. They forwarded footage of your ex trespassing in the staff locker room⁠—”

“I’m aware of all that,” Ruel said. “What I need to know is whether you have anything to help me find my wife.”

“I’ll see what I can do. I’ll call you as soon as I have something.”

The line went dead, and it was the most painful and unbearable thing, having to wait all the while knowing that with every second that passed…

He had seen too much evil in his life to make light of his former fiancée as a threat.

Sometimes, all it took was the most random of triggers, and then…

And then…