CHAPTER 91: The Fall of the Thomas Empire

　　The days stretched into weeks with John anticipating Emily's call but still, there was no word from Emily.

　　Every morning, John would wake with a pit of anxiety in his stomach reaching for his phone to call her again hoping against hope that she would finally pick up but each time, his calls went unanswered, straight to voicemail. His texts remain unread and his emails are unreturned.

　　Rachel, Rebecca, and even the family staff had tried reaching her as well but it was as if Emily had vanished from the face of the earth.

　　The anticipation and the uncertainty gnawed at John heavier with every passing hour.

　　"It wasn't like her, Emily had promised to come back. She said she would bring the fortune home, that she was part of the family now." John whispered to himself over and over but something deep inside him began to shift, an ugly realization creeping to the surface.