My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 573

Because Vertex International still hadn’t secured the rights to *Black and White Rabbit* or the game arcade franchise, their new game project was temporarily shelved.

Andrew Lane was on a business trip to the capital, accompanied by Isabella Austin and Dennis Lane.

For several days, Emily Blair hadn’t crossed paths with any of them, enjoying a rare stretch of peace.

That is, until the economic summit.

That was when Sadie disappeared.

Emily only realized Sadie was missing after she’d already spotted Andrew Lane and Isabella Austin from across the room.

The evening’s event was a government-led economic summit—business leaders from all over had flown in, and the ballroom was packed. The moment Emily stepped inside, people swarmed to introduce themselves and make small talk.

She handled the crowd with practiced ease. Sadie, her assistant, followed quietly at her side—so quietly, in fact, that Emily barely registered her presence.

Emily hadn’t known Andrew Lane and Isabella Austin would be attending. She only realized they were here when she caught sight of them in the crowd.

She didn’t give it much thought.

But then, with a quick glance over her shoulder, Emily realized Sadie was no longer behind her.

Sadie was a level-headed, capable adult. Emily wasn’t worried she’d gotten lost, especially since the event was under government supervision—the security was tight, and it was unlikely anything out of the ordinary would happen.

At most, Emily figured Sadie had just slipped off to the restroom and forgotten to mention it.

So, Emily shot her a quick text asking where she’d gone.

When the conference began, Emily was assigned a seat in the second row, left side.

By coincidence, Andrew Lane and Isabella Austin were seated in the row just ahead of her and slightly to the right. If Emily wanted to see the stage, she had to look past their shoulders.

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