Chapter 1766

The hall buzzed with chatter and clinking glasses, but there was no sign of Naomi. Gwendolyn had lined up two bridesmaids to help serve drinks to the guests, and Naomi was one of her picks. However, with Naomi missing in action, Gwendolyn had to think on her feet and pull in a substitute. She sent out a search party for Naomi, but it was like she had vanished. There was no trace of her, not even a buzz from her phone. That was when Gwendolyn tasked Dominic with tracking down Dylan and getting Scott on the horn to check in on Naomi. Dominic came back empty-handed, though. No answer from Scott, and with Naomi still nowhere to be found, everyone's gut feeling was that the two were together. Why Scott was ghosting the calls, though, was anyone's guess. The crowd was left hanging, waiting for some word. However, deep down, there was this shared certainty that Scott would not hurt Naomi. That kept the panic at bay. Still, as the shadows grew longer and Naomi still had not shown up, Gwen