Chapter 94

Back in his car, Ryan saw the text Iris had sent him and the cracked screen of her phone.

Frustration and pain overwhelmed him, and he hit the steering wheel hard, screaming in anguish. Tears streamed down his face. He called his investigators, yelling at them for their sluggishness.

"Now Iris has been taken! Find her and her mother, or you're all finished!" he threatened.

He then called the police, reporting Iris's disappearance and the threatening text she had received.

His next call was to Skylar, his voice desperate. "Sky, Iris has been taken. I need you to meet me."

Ryan's absence from work had not gone unnoticed. Investors were growing anxious, and the company's stock was plummeting. The press caught wind of the turmoil, bringing unwanted attention to the Kendrick family.

Mr. Kendrick, who had been resting since his last attack, received the news of Ryan's mismanagement and the company's troubles. He decided it was time to intervene.

Skylar arrived at the designated meeting s