Chapter 456

Even though Dante called the cops and tried to prepare for the fallout, Joseph wasn't about to back down. His bodyguards swarmed the villa, and a chaotic brawl broke out. Dante's team was clearly outnumbered. Amid the commotion, Joseph pushed forward, shielded by his bodyguards, and forced his way into the villa. They scoured every room, from the ground floor to the upstairs bedrooms, but Melina was nowhere to be found. That was when it hit Joseph—he'd been played. Melina wasn't here at all. He remembered the people present at the villa that day—Dante, Abel, Alex, and Elliot. If Melina wasn't here, one of those three must have taken her. Joseph quickly ruled out Abel. While the lawyer had left alone, going after a high-profile attorney wasn't worth the trouble. No one wanted to get entangled with a top-tier lawyer who could bury them in lawsuits. His focus shifted to Alex and Elliot. Scowling, Joseph decided they would be his next targets. As he considered his n