Chapter 997

Jonah’s face was distorted with rage.
He called out, “Hailey? Hailey! Where are you?”
He strode upstairs, quickly crossing the hallway, and pushed open the door to the master bedroom.
However, there was no one in the room.
“Hailey? Hailey!” Jonah continued shouting.
Justin followed him in, a sick feeling tightening his gut. “Jonah, is Ms. Hailey not home? Where could she have gone?”
He grew nervous. “I can’t reach Ms. Hailey. Her phone’s off, and she’s nowhere to be found. You don’t think something’s happened to her, right? Could it be… could everything she said was true after all?”
Jonah looked at him and asked, “What exactly did Hailey say?”
This time, Justin didn’t dare hold anything back. He immediately let Jonah know the truth. “Jonah, Ms. Hailey told me that Joanne has been working with Ewan all along. They’re in it together!”
What?
Jonah was shocked to hear that.
Justin continued, “At first, I didn’t believe it. I mean, we’ve known Joanne for years. Why would she ever work with Ewan? She knows better than anyone that Ewan is our enemy. But if she really has teamed up with him… what if Ewan took Ms. Hailey just like last time?”
Jonah grabbed Justin by the collar. “Like last time? Speak clearly!”
Justin responded, “Last time, Joanne told me to invite Ms. Hailey out. Once she showed up, she drugged her drink. I was told to leave right after that. Later, Ms. Hailey told me that after I left, Joanne and Ewan showed up and forced her onto the operating table.
“They were going to make her get an abortion and get rid of the baby!”
Jonah grabbed Justin by the collar and asked, “Are you saying that Joanne and Ewan were behind that, too?”
Last time, when Hailey had almost undergone an abortion, Jonah had shown up just in time and taken her away from the hospital.
All this time, he thought she had intentionally wanted to abort the baby.
He realized that he had misunderstood her all this time.
He finally knew that Hailey had been set up.
“I’m so disappointed in you, Justin!” Jonah threw a heavy punch, landing squarely on Justin’s face.
Justin staggered and fell to the floor. Blood started to trickle from the corner of his mouth.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and said, “Jonah, I’m sorry. This is all my fault! I never should’ve trusted Joanne so easily Looking back, there’s definitely something off about her. Jonah, we need to find Ms. Hailey right away.
“I’ve got a really bad feeling-like something terrible’s going to happery I’m sure Joanne and Ewan took her anything happens to her her. or the baby, I won’t be able to forgive myself!”

Justin was truly filled with regret. Only now did he realize there was something off
about Joanne. He had put his trust in the wrong person.
Jonah’s hands, hanging at his sides, curled into fists.
“Someone, get in here!” he snapped.
A team of bodyguards in black rushed in.
Jeremy stepped forward and asked, “Mr. Pilsner, what are your orders?”
Jonah commanded, “Find Hailey
immediately! Search every inch oret
Kingshire, and I want both her and the baby found no matter what it takes!”
“Yes, sir! Move! Find her right now!” Jeremy replied.
Jonah led his men out with long, purposeful strides.
“Jonah, wait for me!”
Justin called out and quickly followed him.
…
Meanwhile, Hailey had been taken to an abandoned warehouse.
Her hands and feet were tightly bound.
“Ewan, let me go! This is illegal and you know it! Jonah will find me in no time,
and you won’t get away with this!” she yelled.