Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 373

Chapter 373: Chapter 373 Missing Pieces

Author ’s pov

Alpha Sebastian lowered his eyelids and continued eating his dinner with meticulous precision.

His movements were so controlled they bordered on cruel, as if the argument moments ago had been nothing more than a minor inconvenience.

His calm wasn’t comforting. It was the kind that made people nervous.

Daisy sat across from him, stealing glances from behind her wine glass, tracking every shift of his expression.

A few minutes later, she gently set down her fork and turned to a nearby servant.

"Please have the kitchen prepare another plate for Cecilia ."

"Yes, Mrs. Daisy."

Alpha Sebastian’s lips curled into a smirk, as if he’d overheard something mildly entertaining.

"With all her dramatic exits, I’d say letting her skip a meal is fair. Might help clear her head."

Daisy gave him a look of mock disapproval.

"That’s not how you treat people, Sebastian. She’s still a young woman, and she needs to eat. You could try being... I don’t know, decent ?"

He gave a low, humorless chuckle.

"Decent ? To someone who thinks slamming plates makes her special ?"

Daisy tilted her head.

"So you’re really not going to try to fix this ?"

Alpha Sebastian shrugged, his tone light as ever.

"Didn’t she say she wanted it over ? Fine. I don’t have time for someone who mistakes drama for depth."

Daisy froze. She looked surprised, but there was a hint of satisfaction on her face.

She dropped her gaze and swirled her wine glass slowly.

"She does have a temper. Maybe this whole thing was doomed anyway."

Alpha Sebastian didn’t respond. But the glint in his eyes was sharp and glacial, like a frozen lake hiding a deep crack.

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The night deepened.

The sultry heat of the day faded into a chorus of cicadas and distant rustling in the trees.

Headlights occasionally swept across the gravel driveway, then disappeared into the dark.

After dinner, Alpha Sebastian stopped by to check on Riley, then returned to his room for an overseas conference call, with Beta Sawyer quietly assisting nearby.

Tang had disappeared to parts unknown.

Daisy was still with her daughter. Dr. Harlan had come and gone, his visit lasting less than thirty minutes.

Nobody mentioned Harper.

Nobody noticed Cecilia hadn’t shown up since dinner.

The butler ? Still missing.

Everything was quiet. Then it wasn’t.

At exactly nine o’clock, a voice rose in the hallway.

"Miss Cecilia is missing ?!"

A servant’s panicked voice broke the stillness, followed by the shuffle of footsteps and hurried whispers.

Daisy, who had just stepped out of Riley’s room, grabbed the doorframe to steady herself.

Her face went pale. She looked around, startled, as if the words had knocked the air out of her.

Then she turned and hurried up the stairs to the third floor, stopping in front of Alpha Sebastian’s suite.

She knocked twice. Quick and firm.

Beta Sawyer opened the door, his expression tight, one finger raised to signal silence.

"Alpha Sebastian is still on a call. Can it wait ?"

Daisy shook her head.

"I had the kitchen send a late dinner to Cecilia ’s room. She didn’t answer the first time and apparently told the staff to go away. I thought maybe she just needed space, but I told them to try again."

She paused.

"The second time, the door was wide open. But she wasn’t there."

Beta Sawyer frowned.

Daisy lowered her voice.

"It’s past nine. We’re in the middle of nowhere. No streetlights. No way out. It’s pitch black out there. What if something’s happened to her ?"

He exhaled, annoyed at first.

"She probably just needed air. Maybe she’s sitting by the pond or walking the back path."

Daisy didn’t budge.

"This feels wrong. First the butler. Now Cecilia ? Something’s going on."

Beta Sawyer’s face stiffened.

"You’re right. That’s... not nothing."

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