The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself novel Chapter 418

“Norton!” Penelope couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency. She tried to calm herself. “Did something happen? Tell me, I can help you fix it.”

“Tell my brother not to look for me.”

“Norton, you’ll regret any decision made on impulse! Calm down first. Tell me where you are, and I’ll come find you!”

“Penelope, I’m sorry.”

With that, Norton hung up.

Penelope immediately tried calling him back, but his phone was off.

She took a deep breath, first calling Timothy to have him search for Norton on campus, then calling Theodore. She herself rushed to the station nearest to Orenth University.

The three of them split up, searching until nightfall before finally meeting at the entrance of Orenth University.

They hadn't found him.

No one had.

Timothy had gone to the business school. Norton’s classmates said he had been in class that morning and was even joking around with a few friends, showing no signs of anything unusual. He had mobilized students he knew to search all over campus, but there was no sign of him. They did, however, find his phone at the basketball court where he often played.

“I installed a tracker on his phone, which is why he ditched it,” Theodore said, his brow furrowed. “And he didn’t take a plane, train, or bus. He hasn’t even used his bank cards.”

Penelope thought for a moment. “I went to his apartment. He didn’t take many clothes. Could he still be in Orenth, just throwing a tantrum and hiding somewhere?”

Theodore let out a heavy sigh. “He secretly went to the old Stapleton estate yesterday, but my mother found him.”

The old Stapleton estate was Lorraine's castle. Anyone could go there except Norton, because in Mrs. Stapleton’s mind, Norton had taken Lorraine’s place.

He went, and Mrs. Stapleton found him. She must have said many cruel things to him.

In the time that followed, there was no word from Norton. Despite Theodore using all his resources to find him, not a single trace was found.

Mrs. Stapleton looked pale and was leaning on Judy for support. Penelope quickly got up, moving to separate Judy and support Mrs. Stapleton herself.

Noticing Mrs. Stapleton was trembling slightly, she turned and glared at Judy.

“Where did you take her?”

Judy snorted. “We went to visit Lorraine.”

“You went to the old estate?”

“The cemetery.”

Penelope was slightly shocked. Theodore had told her that Mrs. Stapleton couldn’t accept the fact that Lorraine was dead and had never once visited her grave.

She went today, and with Judy of all people?