Rebirth of Billionaire's Wife-Chapter 394: He made his move. He took her away

While Kaden excused himself to speak with Luke, Stefan stepped aside to answer a call from Ella. Meanwhile, Eveline and Gabriel waited patiently for any news.

Eveline couldn't help but doubt whether Luke would be able to uncover the information Stefan, with all his skills, had failed to obtain. Still, she clung to the hope that things might finally swing in their favor.

A few moments later, Stefan returned, his expression grave.

"Ella just called. Aunt Mischelle reached out to her again — and this time, she said, Jedrick is planning to move Valeria to his mansion."

The news left Eveline momentarily stunned, her mind struggling to process the revelation. Confusion soon crept into her features.

"That doesn't make sense," she murmured, shaking her head slightly. "He'd never risk keeping her somewhere so obvious."

Stefan could only offer a helpless shrug, though his confidence in Ella's words was unwavering.

"I don't know either," he admitted, "but if Ella says so, I believe it. If it's true, this could be a major move on his part."

As the weight of Stefan's words settled over them, Kaden and Luke returned, his expression just as serious, holding onto the pieces of information Eveline had asked him to find.

"Jedrick and Jeremy go way back," Kaden began. "During Jeremy's prime, when he was setting up the hospital, Jedrick backed him. Behind the scenes, the two of them ran an organ trafficking ring — it's how they made their fortune through that illegal business."

"But there's a problem," Luke added, his tone laced with caution. "They might've worked together for years, but it looks like Jeremy's put a hold on his dealings with Jedrick. Maybe he caught wind that we've been digging around, pulling strings to expose every illegal business Jedrick's tied to — and sooner or later, his own name would've been dragged into the mess. That could threaten his position as mayor."

"I remember Dad telling me how Jeremy's business skyrocketed in less than a year," Gabriel said thoughtfully. "And no matter how many cases were filed against him, none were ever proven. In fact, it's like they were erased — as if they never existed at all."

"Which now explains why Jeremy wants Aunt Sherlyn to drop the case," Eveline stated, her voice steady.

Her gaze swept over the room, landing on each of them. "And it also means her life is at risk if Jeremy refuses to give in to his threats."

Kaden's eyes darkened as the fog clouding their thoughts finally lifted, making everything crystal clear.

"I need to talk to Sherlyn about this," he said sharply, pulling out his phone and quickly dialing her number.

"Damn it, why isn't she answering?" Kaden muttered, his heart pounding faster with each unanswered call. Panic began to claw at his chest as Sherlyn refused to pick up.

He quickly dialed the clinic, hoping her assistant would put him through — but when the assistant informed him that Dr. Sherlyn hadn't shown up, all the color drained from his face.

"Something's wrong," he said, his voice tight with worry. "There's no way she wouldn't answer my calls — I just dropped her off at home before coming here."

His calls kept going unanswered, and the confirmation from the clinic only deepened his fear.

"Luke, help me trace Sherlyn!" Kaden ordered sharply.

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Without wasting a second, Luke sprang into action, fingers flying over the keyboard as he followed Kaden's command.

"Her location is still showing at her apartment," Luke reported after a moment, frowning at the screen.

Without wasting another second, Eveline shot to her feet. "Let's go," she instructed firmly.

Without question, she, Gabriel, and Kaden rushed out, speeding toward Sherlyn's apartment, while Stefan stayed back with Luke to monitor the situation and keep them updated.

But the moment they arrived, the sight that greeted them left them frozen in shock.

The apartment was a complete mess — furniture overturned, papers scattered, and broken glass glittering across the floor. There was no sign of Sherlyn, except for her phone, still buzzing with incoming calls that went unanswered.

It was Kaden who kept calling, again and again, hoping against hope — only to be met with crushing silence each time.

"He made his move," Eveline said flatly, her voice cold and sharp, sending a chill through the air. "He took her."

The words struck Kaden like a blade. His heart constricted painfully, the fear that had been gnawing at him since the moment she stopped answering now tightening its grip.

***

Meanwhile, inside Jeremy's house, his phone buzzed with a new notification. The moment he opened the message, his eyes widened in shock, the color draining from his face.

"Let me go…" Sherlyn's weak, intoxicated voice played through the short recording, her pleas laced with helplessness, echoing from wherever they had taken her.

Before he could fully process the weight of it, his phone lit up with an incoming call. His hands trembled as he answered, and the cold, deadpan voice on the other end made his blood run cold.

"You never took me seriously, Jeremy," Jedrick said, his tone calm but laced with menace. "So I had to prove myself."

"Let her go, Jedrick," Jeremy's voice cracked under the weight of his emotions, thick with barely restrained desperation. "She's innocent. She has nothing to do with this."

But Jedrick's silence on the other end was louder than any threat. Jeremy's past had finally come full circle — no matter how hard he had tried to bury it, it clawed its way back, wrapping around his life like a curse he could never outrun.

Jeremy sank into the nearest chair, his mind spinning as Jedrick's words replayed like a cruel echo. Guilt pressed down on him like a crushing weight. He had made countless compromises over the years, thinking he could keep his hands clean while still swimming in dirt — but now Sherlyn was paying the price for his silence.

He gripped his phone tighter, dialing back, but the line went straight to voicemail.

He kept watching his daughter on the video, allowing the tears he had been holding back to flow down his cheeks.