Chapter 316 Searching


    Driscoll kept ncing at the clock as dinner time approached, but there was still no sign of Elyse returning from the hospital.


    As Jayden arrived home in his wheelchair, he noticed Driscoll standing tensely outside the vi. "What are you doing out here?" he asked.


    Uneasily, Driscoll replied, "Mrs. Owen hasn''t e back from the hospital yet, and she hasn''t called either."


    "And where''s the driver?" Jayden probed further.


    Driscoll shook his head. "I can''t get ahold of him. I sent someone to look for him half an hour ago, but no word yet."


    Just as Jayden was about to respond, Driscoll''s phone rang.


    Jayden nodded to him to take the call.


    As Driscoll listened to the other end, his face turned ghostly white. "The-the driver''s dead," he stammered, his voice barely a whisper. "Found him in the hospital parking lot. Mrs. Owen and her sister are gone too. We''re checking the security footage now."


    Shocked, Jayden surged up from his wheelchair, striding inside the vi.


    At that moment, a servant came running, panting. "Mr. Owen, Miss Bates is here to see you."


    Jayden paused, irritation shing across his face. "What does she want now?"


    Uneasily, the servant replied, "She ims your mother misunderstood her earlier. She''s here to make amends."


    Jayden took a deep breath, fighting the urge to retaliate against Corrie immediately. "Tell her that I won''t pursue her past actions, but let her know she''ll regret it if she crosses me again," he instructed.


    The servant hurried to the door, barely catching her breath, to deliver Jayden''s message to Corrie. Driscoll approached softly, whispering, "The car is ready at the back door. It''s best to use the back exit."


    He added a word of caution, "Just a reminder, sir, be careful not to let on that you''re able to walk now."


    On the brink of departure, Jayden managed to suppress his frustration once more and inquired, "Is there a wheelchair in the car?"


    "Yes," Driscoll confirmed.


    Resolved, Jayden quickly headed to the back door.


    Hearing Jayden''s remarks at the front entrance made Corrie''s heart sink.


    She was here because Tess had gone to confront Brook at the pany. Tess had openly


    demeaned Brook, dering he was no match for Jayden and even used Brook of chasing after


    a woman Jayden had no interest in.


    Brook had weled Corrie with the aim to embarrass Jayden, but found himself embarrassed by


    Tess today.


    In rage, he had called Corrie and harshly criticized her, even threatening to ending things with her.


    If Brook were to break up with her, the coboration between their families would be called off-a situation Corrie desperately wanted to evade.


    To win Brook over, Corrie reached out to Jayden, hoping he would mediate on her behalf.


    Given Brook''s strong pride, Corrie believed that if Jayden spoke up for her, Brook would hesitate to break up with her.


    For the first time, Corrie regretted giving Tess so much of her attention. She had originally nned


    to drive a wedge between Tess and Elyse, but now she found herself caught in her own web.


    Ina public deration, Tess had repeatedly proimed Corrie as her ideal daughter-inw, putting Corrie in a challenging situation.


    Corrie got back into her car, nning to go home and think over her next steps.


    However, by mistake, she ended up driving to the back entrance of the vi instead. Just then, a discreet gray Bentley pulled out of the garage.


    Feeling Jayden was inside, Corrie impulsively decided to follow the car.


    Jayden was entirely focused on finding Elyse, urgently asking his men if they had spotted her on the security footage.


    But the answer he got was discouraging. "We''ve only seen her going into the hospital; there''s no footage of her leaving."N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.


    Jayden''s brow furrowed deeply as he pondered, could Elyse have simply vanished from the hospital without leaving any trace?


    Arriving at the hospital, he made a beeline for the monitoring room to check the security footage. His expectations were met when his team confirmed there was no footage of Elyse exiting the building.


    < Navigating through the in-patient department, he stumbled upon Glenda and Lanny who looked visibly distressed about Mabel''s sudden disappearance.


    "Mr. Owen, please, we need your help! Mabel''s broken her leg. She couldn''t have gone far, but


    she''s missing!" Lanny''s voice was desperate as he gripped Jayden''s leg tightly.


    Jayden, wearing a grave expression, asked, "So, you only just found out about Mabel''s


    disappearance? Don''t you know Elyse is missing as well?"


    Confusion spread across Glenda''s and Lanny''s faces as they exchanged looks. "We had no idea. Was Elyse at the hospital


    Impatient and on the verge of leaving, Jayden turned to go but paused.


    Anew thought struck him. "Is Mabel''s phone still here at the hospital?" he asked, turning back towards them.