Brenda's voice trembled slightly at the end of her sentence. The confident smile on her face froze as she scanned the small stage and found... nothing.
Jay was gone.
Brenda's heart pounded wildly as she shouted, "Search him! Don't let him leave!"
Her bodyguards sprang into action, shoving through the crowd and racing toward the corridors.
"Impossible," Brenda muttered, her voice shaky. "He couldn't have gone far... his legs were too weak…"
However, even after the bodyguards checked every possible nook and corner... they found nothing...
Brenda felt her mind spinning, and for a moment, she wanted to go back in time and hold Jay to prevent him from disappearing.
Her despair magnified when she saw doubts flickering on the faces of the audience.
The chaos continued, and guests started to stand to leave one by one. Brenda, having lost all her strength, collapsed on the stage.
Suddenly, she remembered about her daughter; a new, profound strength surged in her body.
