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He leaned down to whisper in her rat. Be good and stay in 1 go visit Mum at the hospital. Don't go anywhere, okay?!

Kira lazily nudged his face away. "Okay."

Austyn left the room.

It was high noon when Kara finally opened her eyes.

She smacked a palm to her forehead.

he had forgottento tell Austyn about the nurse Susan,

It turned out that he wasn't the only one who got side-tracked by sex last night.

Kira padded downstairs and offered the housekeeper an embarrassed smile.

She'd slept right through breakfast..

Elsie tookher by the hand and led her to the dining table. 'Young Master told me not to disturb you. Come and sit down. You must be hungry Kabared her head in a plate of chicken flesta salad. Herphone rang just as she was about to tuck into a peach cobbler.

checked the caller ID and was both surprised and relieved to find it wasn't Gideon

He had been bombarding her with calls for the past two days.

'Dr Morrison, good attemoon."

The doctor's voice quivered Miss Miss Hewitt.

"What's wrong?" was gripped by sudden panic.

Can you can you come to the hospital? Right now?"

The torkin her hand clartered onto the table. "What happened?"

"Just come as soon as you can, please!

The doctor hung up in a hurry, as if afraid to face more questions from Kira.

"Young Madam, what's the matter? tisie came into the dining room and saw Kira with her eyes wide open. "You look like you've seen a ghost!'

"Kita suddenly shot to her feet, 'I need to gol

"Wait, where are you going?"

Kira didn't hear her

She dashed upstairs to grab her wallet.

onberway down, the almost tripped and tumbled down the stakes.

Her mind was buzzing.

De Morrison's tone over the phone sounded so ominous

Something must have happened to her father.

Kira was so flasted her shoelaces were all tangled up in a mess.

She forced herself to concentrate on putting on her shoes.

Elvis gripped her shoulders. "Wheir are you going?"

Kira looked up in a daze. 't just got a call from the hospital. It's about my dad

dear. Elsie wrong her hands. "Let me drive you there. You're in state to go by yourself." Missing

Elle grabbed her car keys.

On the way to Stamford General, Kira called Austyn.

He was the one footing the bills for her father's treatment..

De Morrison would surely informs Austyn if something happened to her father.

But why hadn't Austynicalled her!

Kiradalled the number with trembling hand.

She heard the busy tone.

She kept trying for the rest of the ride, but Austyn did not pick up.

Kira was now in full-on pande mode.

Hermouth and throat went day.

Her heart was beating wildly in her chest.

When the car pulled up outside the hospital, Kita jumped out

She swayed on her feet whma dizzy spell hit her.

Too impatient to wait for the litt, she dashed up the states to her father's floor.

A dull ache throbbed in berstomach.

She had no time to slow down and take notice.

She glimpsed Dr Morrison in the hallway outside her father's ward.

He was pacing and clutching his phone.

Standing next to him was the private nurse Austyn hired to take care of Leland.

'Miss Hewitt!' Dr Morrison was sweating profusely as he went up to her,

"What happened?"

Kica beaded for the door but the doctor stopped her.

Uh, M. Miss Hewitt. Your father."

Kira grasped the doctor's hand. "What happened to my dad?'

'I'm sorry, but I'm afraid your father has gone missing."

Kira stared at the doctor in disbelief

Then she shoved her way past hum and barged into the wand. The bed was empty.

She searched the bathroom and even looked under the bed.

Dr Morrison followed her into the room, looking contrite.

What what happened?!

She had come prepared to hear either the best news-her dad had woken up, or the worst news-her dad had stopped breathing.

But how could her dad be missing?

He was unconscious!

Kia's eyes landed on the nurse.

'Jocelyn, you're supposed to stay with my father. What happened?"

'I'm sorry, Miss Hewitt, "The private nurse was shamefaced. "Mr Hewitt was still here when I came in this morning. I bathed and shaved him. Then I went for lunch. But by the time I came back, he was, he was gone.

Kice heard every word but had trouble processing its meaning.

"What do you mean-gone? He couldn't have walked off by himself!"

know." Jocelyn bowed her head, 'Mirst, thought I got the wrong coons. But I checked the room number. Then I searched the entire floor. I got the other morses and doctors to help. But we couldn't find Mr Hewitt. That's when I realised something must be terribly wrong. I went to find Dr Morison

She was on the verge of tears. I really don't know what happened. I'm so sorry, Miss Hewitt.'

Kira saw black dots swimming in front of hereyes,

blood was pounding thunderously in her car.

She gilpped the bed rail to steady heisell

"Young Madam!" Elsle shot at an art support her.

Tin_I'mudine."Klea blinked several Hors Leland's Missing

She turned to the doctor. 'Have you called the police?"

Dr Morrison nodded. 'They are on their way here."

A thought suddenly occurred to her.

Kira's head snapped up.

No Workable Leads

She pointed to the camera in a comer of the ceiling. "What about the CCTV camera? Have you checked the footage?"

"I did while waiting for you to come."Dr Morrison nodded.