A Ruling Passion – Chapter 1849

When Melanie finally understood what had transpired, she quickly ducked aside to call Alejandro for help. “Something terrible has happened, Arianne went missing while attending Mateo’s funeral! And now your brother has gone mad from worry... God help me, I don’t know what to do!”

Naturally, this bombshell sucker-punched Alejandro into confusion. “Hold on. Arianne went to Mateo Rodriguez’s funeral? And Mark is attending it too?!”

Melanie was not in the mood to divulge the details. “The most important thing is that Arianne has somehow gone missing,” she repeated. “And Mark, for God knows why, is here, like right now, conducting this frantic search for her. From the looks of it, no one’s found her yet. My God, Alejandro, it’s pure chaos! Please come here as soon as possible!”

Without another word, Alejandro hung up. Melanie understood that he was not going to turn his back against such a request and let out a sigh of relief.

She tucked her phone safely and strode toward Mark and Mrs. Rodriguez, admonishing, “Mr. Tremont, please calm down for a moment, okay? Right now, escalation isn’t the best way forward, and continuing this skirmish here isn’t helpful either...”