Chapter 472

However, Minnie's anger had to wait.

A sudden memory hit her. Walter's party had started at 10 in the morning, and then it was way past bedtime. If she hurried, she could still make it in time to give Walter his birthday surprise.

Without her phone and without anyone to help, Minnie knew she had only one option, and that was to find Walter on her own.

With her mind made up, she did not waste another second. She slipped into her high heels and stepped out of the room.

The world outside her door was a whirlwind of life and noise, a total flip from the silence she had been trapped in. Ignoring the throbbing in her head, she moved through the crowd, her steps uneven but persistent.

The dance floor was alive with energy, with couples spinning to the beat. Others lounged around, soaking in the scene. Minnie pushed forward, driven by a single goal—to find Walter before the night slipped away.

Minnie spotted Walter's best friend Caden in an instant.

Under normal circumstances, she would