Chapter 470

With such a huge commotion, it was impossible to keep things quiet. Joseph had been monitoring this and knew right away that Melina had been taken—but not by his own people. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He flew into a rage and immediately dispatched more men to search for her. The prominent families in Cyntia also caught wind of the search for Melina. Back when Wallace's health had been better, he had taken Melina to private gatherings and personally asked several elders to look out for her. Now that she'd been kidnapped, these families also sent people to help find her. People who knew Melina—Lyla, Shayla, Louis, and others in their circle of friends—were all taking action. That night, Cyntia was anything but calm. A blogger posted about Melina's kidnapping online, and soon the news spread to the public. The woman regarded as a lucky star had been abducted. Without knowing the full story, the public believed she was some kind of lucky star who had suddenly