Lauren and Ruby had been searching for Billy for two days straight, but there wasn't even a trace of him. They visited his office again, only to find it completely deserted.
Lauren was ready to call the cops, but Ruby stopped her. "Mom, let's hold off on calling the police for now," she pleaded. "If Xavier finds out, there's no way he'll ever want to see me again."
"Ruby, you're overthinking this. If we don't get the police involved now and have them nab Billy, what's going to happen to our assets?"
The thought of money - and Xavier - swirled in Ruby's head, and finally, she agreed to let Lauren call the authorities.
After reporting to the police, they had to wait for an investigation to unfold. Their faces were ashen, they could hardly believe that Billy had been transferring their assets. All the money was gone! The house, the car, everything vanished.
Lauren still had one property to her name, but upon inspection, she found out that Billy had sold it. She had no recollection of signing off on the sale of the house!
"When I get my hands on Billy, I swear I'll make him pay dearly!" Lauren fumed.
Ruby slumped into a chair at the café, her gaze lost on the passersby, mind in utter turmoil. "How could Dad be so cruel! We're family, for goodness' sake. How could he do this to us!"
"I've got people on it, trying to track down Billy," Lauren said with resolve. "That wealth is marital property, not just his to take off with. He has no right!"
Ruby spat out angrily, "We need to find Dad fast, or how will we survive? It's all Josefina's fault – that woman has brought ruin upon our family!"
Lauren let out a bitter laugh. "Stop calling Billy 'Dad.' He doesn't deserve that title. Once I find him, I'm filing for divorce and we'll leave the country with our money."
"Really? Can we actually find Billy?"
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