Chapter 376

Jaden’s POV

His tone wasn’t one of a simple request, but a command, and I couldn’t help but feel the weight of his words. I excused myself and walked out of the room, leaving Layla standing by herself.

As I made my way back down the hall, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

My grandfather’s voice echoed in my head, a constant reminder that I had made a mistake by leaving Layla alone.

But I waved the voice away.

When I reached the spot where I had left her, my stomach dropped. She was gone.

My first thought was disbelief. I had told her to stay right there, to wait for me. But now, there was no sign of her.

The silence of the mansion felt suffocating as I looked around, searching for any hint of where she could have gone.

“Layla?” I called out, my voice cracking as I walked around the hallway.