Genius Kids' Scheme Claiming Daddy's Billionaire Empire novel Chapter 11

Genius Kids‘ Scheme: Claiming Daddy’s Billionaire Empire

Chapter 11: Calculated Moves

Irene literally dropped everything and fell to her knees, grabbing her sons‘ hands. Her heart was going a million miles an hour. “What do you mean missing? What happened? Weren’t you supposed to stay in the room?” Her voice cracked – mama bear mode fully activated. “How did Lily disappear?”

The boys shared this totally guilty look that just screamed ‘busted.‘ Their usual cool–kid act melted away the second they saw how freaked out their mom was. Alex, trying to be

the responsible big brother as always, stepped up.

“So… we got hungry after you left,” he admitted, suddenly super interested in his designer shoes. “We took Lily down to grab some food, and then – I swear we only looked away for like a second – she was just… gone. We asked the security guy at the door and everything,

but he said she never left the hotel, so…”

Guilt hit Irene like a truck. Oh god, what was I thinking? Leaving three five–year–olds alone in a strange city? Mother of the year right here… Her doctor face was slipping big time. Fat lot of good all those medical degrees do when I can’t even keep track of my own kid.

All those old fears she thought she’d buried? Yeah, they came rushing back like a bad horror movie. Five years of keeping them safe, and I blow it now? Really?

Deep breaths, girl. Focus. Think. Lily’s too smart to just wander off without a reason…

“Stay with me,” she ordered, going full doctor mode as she steered them toward the front desk. The fancy lobby suddenly felt about as welcoming as a haunted house. Being back in Silver City after five years was rough enough – now this?

The front desk people jumped into action the second they heard “missing child.” Props to them, seriously. The manager showed up like that, already barking orders to his team to search everywhere.

“Let’s check the security cameras right now,” he said, waving them over to a monitor.

“When did you last see her?”

While Alex was giving this super–detailed timeline (thank god for her little perfectionist),

Irene was glued to the security feed. Lobby, restaurant, hallways… come on, come on…

“There!” Lucas practically yelled, jabbing at the screen. “That’s Lily!”

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Chapter 11: Calculated Moves

Irene’s heart straight–up stopped. There was her baby girl, following some guy in a wheelchair into an elevator. But hold up she knew that profile, those shoulders. The same guy who’d gotten all weird about her perfume earlier!

Her face went from worried mom to scary mom in 0.2 seconds. “The room number. Now.” Her tone could’ve stripped paint off walls. “My daughter is up there!”

The manager did this awkward little dance. Like, on one hand – CEO’s private room number. Kind of a big deal. But on the other hand – worried mom, missing kid… You could literally see the gears turning in his head.

Priorities won out. “Presidential suite 01, top floor,” he finally spilled.

Thomas opened the door with this super brief “Come in,” and Irene barely heard him. She was too busy scanning the crazy expensive suite until there! One tiny figure on a leather couch that probably cost more than her car.

“I am so, so sorry about this,” Irene managed to say to their unwilling host. “Kids, you

It went from Bahamas to Antarctica in two seconds. Adam sat there by these massive windows, looking like winter personified. His eyes went from her to the boys with this look that could’ve frozen lava.

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