The Clifford family and the Whitmore family had long suspected that someone was backing Eleanor. After weighing the possibilities, they concluded it must have been Elliot Grant. Given Eleanor's mother's past association with him, he seemed like the most likely candidate.
But now, seeing her beside Edward Miller, it was evident they had all been wrong.
She hadn't just found protection, and she had found it in the highest of places. Eleanor Whitmore had become a plaything of Edward Miller.
It all made sense now… how she had vanished without a trace, how not even the combined efforts of the Cliffords, the Whitmores, or the police had found her. Of course, they hadn't. The Miller family had the power and means to make someone disappear and remain invisible for years. If they wanted to hide someone, no force in the city could uncover that person's whereabouts.
