Hailey immediately retorted when she heard this. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Of course not, the young master has been incredibly busy lately; it’s impossible for him to have taken the young madam away."

"Are you sure?"

Emma stared at Hailey.

Hailey paused, seeming uncertain, because she hadn’t really been paying attention.

After a moment, she remembered that Amos Shaw was in Riverwood City lately, and since the young master cared so much about the young madam, he wouldn’t do anything under the Shaw family’s noses, so she declared confidently, "Impossible. The young madam is definitely not in the Imperial Garden."

But Emma noticed the flicker of hesitation in Hailey’s eyes and said directly, "We need to go and check."

Hailey didn’t refuse, but urgently stated, "I need to inform the young master about this."

Emma considered for a moment, "Let’s tell Godfery Shaw once we’re there. I’m afraid he might move her."

After saying this, Emma called for a large group of people to follow her.

The group included people from the Jefferson Estate and the Lewis family; it didn’t look like they were searching for someone—a brawl seemed more likely.

Hailey wanted to cry but had no tears, as the young master truly hadn’t hidden anyone, but neither Elijah Jefferson nor Emma trusted him.

Unable to dissuade them, Hailey could only agree, "Fine, I’ll help you look for her, but don’t make a mess in the Imperial Garden and don’t anger the young master."

Emma snorted.

If Godfery Shaw really did hide her, she would risk everything today to teach him a lesson.

She hoped that Godfery Shaw was the one hiding her, because in the Imperial Garden, Amelia Wright would certainly be safe. But if it’s not Godfery Shaw, she dreaded imagining what Amelia Wright might have gone through these past four days, especially since no one knew her whereabouts during this time.

A large group headed to the Imperial Garden.

In the hall, Basil Smith frowned as he saw Hailey leading a group directly toward him.

He had only asked Hailey to check on Emma, and now this fool had brought them all back.

Basil glanced uneasily at Emma, then noticed Elijah Jefferson behind her.

What’s he doing here?

Hailey quickly ran to her brother, explaining the situation in a hushed tone.

Basil stopped paying attention to Hailey and solemnly addressed Emma, "The young madam is not in the villa."

Emma shook her head, "I want to check for myself."

Basil furrowed his brows slightly, "You don’t trust me?"

"It’s not that I don’t trust you, but you can’t be sure what you saw is the truth. Amelia Wright has been missing for three days."

"What! Three days?"

"Yes, so I need to search the Imperial Garden now."

Emma and Elijah brought a lot of people with them.

Because in a place like the Imperial Garden, if you don’t bring enough people, you might not even get in, and even if you find Amelia Wright, there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to take her away.

With Amelia Wright missing for several days, Emma and Elijah were on the brink of losing their sanity.

They were willing to confront Godfery Shaw to search the Imperial Garden.

Basil still refused, "I’ll notify the young master to thoroughly search the entire Imperial Garden."

Emma confronted Basil, "I don’t trust Godfery Shaw."

The two clashed again, just like the last time, and it was also because of Amelia Wright.

However, last time Basil acted on his own, and this time he wouldn’t let anyone challenge the young master.

Hailey, watching the two of them refuse to back down, felt a headache and quietly slipped into the Imperial Garden, running up to the second floor.

She was in such a hurry that she barged into Godfery Shaw’s study without knocking.

Godfery Shaw’s gaze shifted from his document to Hailey.

Hailey shivered and quickly explained the situation as fast as she could, "Young master, something terrible has happened. The young madam is missing. Elijah Jefferson and Emma Lewis have searched all of Riverwood City and can’t find her; now they’re saying they want to search the Imperial Garden for her."

Godfery Shaw stood up from his chair abruptly.

The fierce aura around him made Hailey take a step back in fear, reminding her of the young master from before the young madam appeared, injured and prone to violent outbursts after becoming the second master’s persona, ready to destroy everything.

When Hailey snapped out of it, Godfery Shaw was already at the study door, quickly heading out.

Hailey hurried to follow, feeling a sense of unreality. Ever since the young madam appeared, she hadn’t seen the young master lose control for a long time; even if his persona lost control, he only obsessively wanted to imprison the young madam, not this bloodlust to destroy everything.

Godfery Shaw descended the stairs and faced Elijah Jefferson and Emma.

Behind Godfery Shaw were his loyal confidants, and Elijah Jefferson and Emma had their own people as well.

They faced each other in confrontation.

The Shaw family was undoubtedly the leader of the Capital City’s four major families, and Godfery Shaw’s development in Riverwood City was enough to make people apprehensive.

But with the Jefferson and Lewis families standing together, they could certainly rival the Shaw family.

If one family wouldn’t dare, two families certainly wouldn’t back down.

So when Godfery Shaw appeared, Emma didn’t flinch, "Godfery Shaw, I want to search the Imperial Garden. I suspect you have Amelia Wright locked up."

Godfery Shaw didn’t care about searching the Imperial Garden; he just wanted to know where Amelia Wright was and if she was safe.

But now, he couldn’t agree because Amos Shaw was in the Imperial Garden.

If he agreed, Amos would definitely notice his unusual attitude toward Amelia Wright.

Godfery Shaw said coldly, "Ha, searching my Imperial Garden? Who gave you the guts?"

"Godfery Shaw, is it you who hid her? She... she can’t take much more."

Emma wasn’t foolish; after spending days accompanying Amelia Wright, she noticed Amelia’s increasingly calm demeanor.

But this wasn’t a good thing; it was as if she had less and less attachment to the world, like lying flat in a raging sea—a single wave could drown her.

Emma was terrified of this Amelia, fearing that one day she would suddenly be gone.

Amelia really couldn’t take any more torment.

Listening to the name Amelia Wright seemed to be hearing a stranger’s name to Godfery Shaw, "She’s not in the Imperial Garden. Get out, you’re noisy."

Both sides were ready to fight at any moment.

...

Meanwhile, everyone believed Amelia Wright to be suffering, but in reality, she was lazily lounging on a deck chair, eating grapes.

Because Amos Shaw needed Amelia Wright to be healthy and intact here, and as her complexion grew paler, the people in the winery dared not trouble her. Instead, they cautiously took care of her, fearing something might go wrong.

Amos Shaw was on the side, seemingly enjoying grapes with her.

The winery people couldn’t figure out Amos Shaw’s attitude toward Amelia Wright; it seemed excessively favorable.

With interest, Amos Shaw watched Amelia Wright, "Miss Wright, your charm is truly great; the Jefferson and Lewis families actually stormed the Imperial Garden for you."

The fresh grape juice was plentiful. As Amelia Wright lightly peeled the grape, juice ran down her fingertips, creating a scene one couldn’t look away from. Amos watched her fixedly.

Amelia Wright seemed suddenly disgusted, casually tossing the grape, wiping her fingers clean from the juice, breaking Amos’s perfect vision.

She coldly said, "Yes, I’m particularly good at bewitching people, so you should be careful being this close."

Amos Shaw wasn’t offended by Amelia’s impoliteness; he got even closer, as if sharing a secret, he asked, "Do you think they’ll start a fight?"

"What do you want to see?"

"Someone like Godfery Shaw, fighting over a woman, don’t you think it would be interesting?"

Amelia Wright laughed, "It would be interesting. I’ve become weaker these days, and if by chance I die here at the winery, it might be even more interesting."

Amos’s expression froze.

Amelia Wright, already leaning back in her chair, closed her eyes and lazily said, "I’m tired, I want to rest. My body is inconvenient, could Young Master Shaw pass me a blanket?"

Whether Amos agreed or not, she simply closed her eyes.

Amos Shaw, watching the lazy and casual Amelia Wright, squinted slightly, then fetched a blanket to cover her.

As he got closer, he could smell a faint scent on her, like some wooden scent mixed with something else, very pleasant, and Amos subconsciously took a breath.

He didn’t realize at all that his attitude toward Amelia Wright was problematic.