"Mr. Simpson, you're really joking."
Sierra smiled awkwardly. She had long known that Ivan didn't like her, including Robert and his brothers, but she didn't care much about it too.
However, Ivan joked about her face. Sierra still had cold feet no matter how hard she tried to stay calm.
Sierra was clear about the whole plastic surgery thing. This was a makeover and a change of new life. Sierra didn't want others to know about it, especially Robert.
She thought she had hidden it well, but Ivan had seen through her at first glance. This made Sierra felt even scared that he would suspect her previous identity.
"Ms. Moon, I'm a doctor. Although I'm not a plastic surgeon, I understand the basic theory of facial skeletal contouring. You had plastic surgery for your face. I know everyone has the desire to look attractive. What are you so nervous about? I won't tell my brother. This is our secret, okay?"
Ivan gave Sierra a sweet smile that gave her the creeps.
She didn't believe a single word that Ivan had said. Since Ivan had discovered this matter, she must find a way to tell the truth about her plastic surgery after Robert was rescued. Otherwise, this might not be worth it if Robert suspected her.
Seeing the changing expression on Sierra's face, Ivan laughed in his heart. Robert didn't trust him at all now, and how could he say such a provocative thing. But, it was interesting to scare Sierra and make her reveal herself.
It seemed that she was very concerned about the fact that she had had plastic surgery. Ivan thought that this was a breakthrough. He had not noticed that Sierra had had plastic surgery before as there weren't any traces of it on her face. It was just so natural. If not for the subtle change in her nose when she got distorted just now, Ivan wouldn't have noticed it.
The two of them stopped discussing this matter. Sierra promised to postpone the wedding as she had no choice but to do so. Robert was absent at this moment, and they had to find a reason to delay the marriage. Naturally, Sierra couldn't be the one to do this. So, Ivan took the initiative to go to the front and say something to the emcee. The emcee then apologized and told the crowd that the bride had suddenly fainted and temporarily canceled the wedding.
After that, Ivan led Robert's men and took Sierra and Wesley home.
"Ivan, when will dad come back? Is he alright?"
Wesley asked Ivan. He was worried about his dad's current condition.
He had caused trouble outside today, and dad was furious at the time. Although he didn't say anything about him, Wesley had been very scared. But now, with his dad gone and his mum warning him not to run around and asking him to be good and wait for dad to come back, Wesley was troubled in his heart.
He didn't have much contact with Ivan, but Wesley knew that this was his dad's cousin, his uncle, and the one who could save his dad now.
"Your dad will be alright. Many people are looking for him now. He will definitely be able to come back safely. Wesley, stay by your mum's side for the next few days and wait for our news. I'll send more people to guard around the villa in case someone retakes advantage of the chaos to take you away. Ms. Moon, it will be best if you don't go out for the next few days either. I'll announce to the public that you have had a simple operation for appendicitis, and the wedding is canceled for the time being. As for the news about Robert, I'll create some fake news that he had gone to Europe to deal with business matters."
Ivan left after arranging all the things for Sierra and Wesley here.
No matter what Sierra's intentions were, he had to protect the two of them right now.
After Ivan left, Sierra immediately locked herself inside her bedroom. She took her mobile phone and called Jayson.
"Robert is missing. Do you know who did this?"
"How can I possibly know who did it? He disappeared right on the wedding day. Was he deliberately against us? If you two have gotten the marriage certificate tomorrow, then all of the properties will be in your hands, and who cares he is dead or alive by that time. It's such big trouble now."
Jayson cursed hatefully on the phone, with Sierra having the same thought too.
It was only two days away, and she was so close to getting Robert's property. But in the end, she had nothing. If Sierra knew who had kidnapped Robert today, she would have hated to kill him.
"No matter what, Robert must stay alive now. I will not be his wife if he dies now, and Wesley's account hasn't yet been moved over. His property will not be mine. Find a way to search for Robert. He can't die now."
Jayson said on the phone after Sierra finished her words.
"I know. I'll have my secret men look for Robert. But, you know I have to hide my whereabouts too. Sarah and Travis were like dogs, always somehow tracking me. I have to be careful too. So, let's not contact each other for now, and I'll let you know as soon as there's any news."
Jayson hung up the call after saying that.
Sierra had a sullen face. But, her face changed suddenly when she found Wesley standing in the doorway.
"When did you come in?"
Sierra's voice was terrifying that Wesley's body trembled a little.
"Mom, I just came in."
Wesley spoke out in fear.
"Then did you hear what I was saying?"
Sierra snarled.
"Tell me exactly what had you just heard?"
Wesley was so scared that his whole body was trembling. He had never seen his mother look so terrible. He didn't understand it at all. He asked his mother to go out for dinner, and why did his mother's attitude turn into this?
"Mom, I don't know what you have said on the phone. I just came in to tell you that the meal was ready, and the butler asked me to call you out for dinner."
"Didn't I close the door? How did you get in?"
Sierra was relieved. She knew Wesley wasn't a child who loved to lie. It seemed that he hadn't heard it.
"The door wasn't closed. It opened as I just pushed it. Mom, let's eat first. I know you're worried about dad. I'm worried too. But, we still have to eat something."
Sierra knew that she had gone too far just now. She squatted down and picked Wesley up in her arms.
"I'm sorry. Mommy was too anxious just now and being rude to you. Can you forgive me?"
Sierra spoke very gently, and only then did Wesley's fearful heart calmed down.
"Mommy, you really scared me just now. I thought I had done something wrong. It's alright. I know mommy is worried about daddy, so do I. I wish dad could be here with us now and eat with us. I hope Ivan can bring daddy home right away..."
Wesley just chattered on while Sierra tried to calm herself. She then took Wesley to the living room to eat.
On the other side, Travis, Elsie, Wilson, Ivan, Jason, and Jasper gathered together, discussing the search for Robert and Georgia. They had their own manpower and influences. By right, they could have searched them out easily in D City.
However, their men had investigated almost all the surveillance in D City. They only found out that Robert had left D City and wasn't inside the city now.
"Can we find out who did it? We can't find any trace of Robert now. If we can find out who the kidnapper is, it will be much easier to resolve this matter."
Jasper asked worriedly. Generally, kidnappers would only ask for ransom, which was not even difficult for them. What they were afraid of was the enemy seeking revenge. Then, Robert would just be tortured and killed.
And if the kidnappers were brutal, they might not even be able to find his body.
"We, the Simpson family, has so many enemies, and I can't even guess who did it this time."
Ivan spoke up. He had been in charge of the group this year. He was well aware of how much territory his family's business had taken up, making many people jealous.
"Robert had just returned, and we didn't know what he had gone through in the past year. Did he have any new enemy? Now we can only investigate all the staff inside the hotel. There must be someone inside who had conspired with someone outside. Otherwise, this escape plan under the hotel's surveillance wouldn't be so seamless. We can't even find out how they had gotten out."
"Aren't there any suspicious key objects?"
Travis spoke up from the side.
"If I were kidnapped now, I'd definitely know who the person under suspicion was, as I've been rushing that person out, and he'd fight back. How about Robert? Did he mess with someone else recently?"
"That's a lot."
Ivan sighed next to him.
"Since Robert came back two months ago, he returned to the company and had side-lined me from the company's core management. By right, I have the motive to do this too. And Alex, he was originally the CEO, but Robert drove him out of the company. And also Riley, Robert had stirred up several of Riley's businesses. And there's still Mr. Ellis, who had stolen a lot of business from our group during the year when Robert had disappeared. But when Robert came back, he retrieved all of it and even caught evidence of tax evasion by Mr. Ellis's company, and he's in big trouble now. All of these people might do it too."
After Ivan finished, he mentioned a few more people.
"Since there are initial suspects, let's look into them one by one. We can't let go of any clues."
Jason stood up and made a summary.
Several people began to allocate who was responsible for investigating the people. Anyway, there were just only a few people. Each of them just had to examine a few people, finding out who was the most suspicious in this as soon as possible.
But, before they finished discussing, Ivan received a call from Riley. Ivan felt strange, but he still picked up the phone.
"Is there still no trace of Robert and Georgia?" Riley asked from the other end of the call.
"How did you find out that they had disappeared?"
Ivan asked blankly. They had immediately blocked the news from spreading after Robert disappeared. But Riley seemed like he knew everything.