They were at a Porsche dealership in Rock Castle in less than ten minutes. The salesman went above and beyond to make them feel like superstars, showering them with his first-class treatment while he tried to sell them one of the most expensive cars in his fleet.Levi would have signed the paperwork for a Cayenne Coupé if Natalie didn't storm out of there, annoyed out of her mind, and they spent a few minutes arguing on the sidewalk."Come on! What the hell was wrong with that car? It's a solid family car!" Levi demanded as he leaned down to stare at her eye level.She stood her ground, refusing to back the hell away from their argument. "It was insanely priced! I told you I need something small and simple. No one drives such fancy cars in Sparrow Beach!""Okay," he relented as he held up his hands. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to get the best for you.""I don't need the best," Natalie explained. "I just need something practical.""Fine, let's go find something practical then!" He claspe

"Mr Van Holt," Mark stood up and shook the man's hand while Natalie gawked at him, taken aback by the uncanny resemblance to his son."Mark, Son, we've received complaints of a public disturbance. If you don't keep it down, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave.""Our apologies, Mr Van Holt. We got carried away a little," Mark apologised as he sat down again."Son? What do you have to say for yourself?"Levi scoffed and stared into the distance. When it was obvious he wouldn't get an answer from him, Levi's father turned his attention on Natalie."And who do we have here? Could the young lady perhaps be responsible for all this chaos?"Natalie was about to introduce herself when Levi looked up and glared at his father. "Leave her out of this. She has nothing to do with any of it."The older man stared at her for some time, his eyes shifting between her face and Levi's arm wrapped possessively around her shoulders, and all Natalie could do was squirm in her seat, unsure what to say

"Please, Daisy, this is important." Natalie gently touched her arm and gave her a pleading look. "Did Jewel overdose that night? You don't have to give us the details. Just a simple yes or no will do."Whatever Daisy had seen that night must have been so horrifying because she'd turned as white as a sheet of paper, and the fear in her eyes was almost palpable. "I can't—I'm sorry. Aunty Viv…She made me sign an NDA, and if she finds out I told someone, she'll kill me."A month ago, Natalie would have thought she was exaggerating, but after seeing firsthand what Aunty Viv was capable of and the crowd she hung out with, she didn't blame Daisy at all for wanting to keep her mouth shut."I thought this was just a normal meet up, and you wanted to trade tidbits about clients," she said as she reached for another glass and gulped it down in one go before she grabbed her Chanel handbag and draped it over her shoulder. "But I can see you're about to dig your own graves. I want no part of this!"

Still not sure what she was looking for this time, a disappointed Natalie scanned through Colleen's Instagram again. She and Emily had spent most of their afternoon scouring the socialite's page for clues, but nothing in the missing woman's posts before her disappearance had given them any hints as to her fate.After a few minutes of mindless browsing, she scrolled through her phone and sent Seth a text, asking for a copy of the file he and Mark had shown her earlier.Natalie couldn't believe her eyes when her email chimed with the attachment. She'd expected the PI to give her a hard time or at least refer her to Levi."Okay, let's see this," she murmured as she accessed the file and opened up a PowerPoint presentation to plot out Colleen's timeline.For two hours, Natalie lost herself in Seth's detailed notes on the case and the report from the doctor in Smiths Town. By the time she pushed her laptop away, she was still no closer to the truth, but she had a starting point.October 28

When they arrived at Rock Union's racetrack just after 9:00 AM, the marketing team and filming crew were already hard at work, setting up the place for the shoot.Angela led them to one of the VIP rooms they'd booked for the Andersons."There he is!" Liam exploded with excitement as soon as he saw them, pulling Levi in a bear hug."Damn, did you miss me that much?" He chuckled as they shook hands and hugged again. Turning to Liam's wife, he smiled. "It's always good to see you again, Eden!""Likewise, Levi," she returned his smile and hugged Natalie as she introduced herself. "I'm Eden, Liam's wife and mom to those two rascals over there."She pointed to the far end of the room, where Liam's mini-me was having the time of his life taking care of his little sister still strapped in her car seat.Shaking her head at her son's antics, Eden carried on, "that's Aiden, he's turning three in a couple of months, and that's baby Riley; she's almost six months old.""You have a beautiful family