Continuing to stay here was futile. Christopher remained stubborn in his denial, whether he had hidden Cosmo or not.

They needed to explore other options. With Cosmo uncontactable and nowhere to be found, his situation wasn't looking good.

Once Zoe and Penelope left, Christopher finally got off the bed satisfied. "Barrett acted quickly. Let's go check it out."

His bodyguard responded, "Certainly, Mr. Rivers. Everything went exactly as you predicted. As soon as Ms. Taylor arrived at the hospital, we bribed a few patients to gossip near Mr. Smith's room, saying that Ms. Taylor's brother was missing, and she came to the hospital looking for you."

Upon hearing these rumors,...