Chapter 374

“Grandma!” Howard frowned furiously. “You can’t say that to Josiah! He hasn’t wanted anything from the Flynn family. If he were that kind of person, when I was in a coma for four years, he could have taken over everything!”

For four years, Josiah had tirelessly managed the Flynn family’s affairs. To the outside world, he was the powerful head of the family; in reality, he was a loyal member.

“He truly sees us as family—he sees you as his grandmother and me as his older brother! Your words were too harsh,” Howard said.

Miranda was stunned, speechless. She sobbed, covering her eyes. “What do you want me to do? Just thinking about Josiah being gone and someone replacing him hurts so much!”

Chasing after Josiah was pointless. Howard left the ward and tried calling him, but Josiah’s phone was off. His phone never went unreachable; he’d clearly turned it off himself.

“Hervey!” Howard called, raising his hand.

“Yes, Mr. Howard Flynn,” Hervey responded, approaching quickly.

Howard said, “Call Zach, Chester, and James. Find Josiah, and make sure to track him down!”

“Understood,” Hervey nodded sharply and hurried off.

“What’s going on?” Yvette arrived to visit Miranda and immediately sensed something was wrong.

“What happened? Is Miranda okay?” she asked.

“No,” Howard shook his head, sighing heavily. “Grandma drove Josiah away, and now I can’t reach him.”

“What?” Yvette was shocked. “How…?”

She had her frustrations with Miranda, but after glancing at Howard, she swallowed her words, silently complaining. Miranda is so cruel. Even though Josiah wasn’t biologically part of the Flynn family, he was raised by them. Over these years, he’d stuck by the family, creating immense value. Wasn’t that worth something? If it weren’t for Josiah during those years Howard was in a coma, the Flynn family would have been finished. And now, Miranda couldn’t even appreciate it—she turned her back without a second thought!

“Don’t worry,” Howard said, trying to calm Yvette, mindful of her health. “I’ve already sent Hervey and Zach to look for him.” He paused. “Do you think there’s anywhere Josiah might have gone?”

Yvette frowned, thinking for a moment. Then, hesitantly, “What about Sienna? Have you checked with her?”

Howard’s eyes lit up. “Right, I forgot about Sienna. You’re sharp as always. I’ll call her now.”

He immediately called Sienna, but no one answered.

Yvette glanced at her watch. “She’s probably filming. Josiah might have gone to find her.”

“Where’s the set you were at recently?” Howard asked.

“Bie,” Yvette replied.

Howard nodded, putting his phone away. “I’ll head to the set to find her. You should go in and keep Grandma company.”

Yvette nodded. “Call as soon as you have news.”

Howard nodded. “I will.”

7:40 AM

Howard hurried to the set and found Sienna.

“Howard?” Sienna said, surprised. “What are you doing here? Is something wrong? Is it Miranda?”

“No,” Howard quickly shook his head. “Don’t worry, Grandma’s fine.”

“Then what’s going on?” she asked.

Seeing her reaction, Howard knew, but still asked, “Josiah didn’t come to see you, did he?”

“Josiah?” Sienna didn’t understand. “He came to find me this morning. After he dropped me off at the set, he left.”

Josiah wasn’t there. Howard’s heart sank. “Sienna, if Josiah comes looking for you, can you let me know?”

Sienna was puzzled. “Can’t reach him, Howard?”

Howard nodded, his eyes shadowed with worry.

“Howard,” Sienna hesitated, concern growing. “Has something happened to Josiah?”

Howard struggled for a moment. “Well, it’s not something I should explain. When we get in touch with Josiah, he can tell you himself.”

“Okay,” Sienna nodded slowly, her mind swirling with questions. She felt something serious must have happened.

Around 3 p.m., Sienna finished her scenes and left the set. It had started to rain. She checked her phone—no missed calls or unread messages. Still no word from Josiah? she thought. She hesitated before calling him. “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed is powered off.” Sienna frowned. What could be going on?

When she arrived back at Sunshine Neighborhood, Joyce rushed over. “Mom!” Her big eyes peered around. “Where’s Mr. Flynn?” Sienna and Josiah usually came back together.

Sienna picked up Joyce and walked inside, explaining gently, “Mr. Flynn has some things to take care of at home, so he won’t be coming over for the next couple of days.”

Joyce immediately pouted.

Sienna couldn’t bear to see Joyce upset, so she teased her, “So, does that mean you only like Mr. Flynn now?”

“No!” Joyce’s eyes widened. “I love you!”

“Really?” Sienna raised an eyebrow. “Then it’s okay for me to stay with you, right? Lately, it seems like you stay with Mr. Flynn.”

“I want Mom to give me a bath, read me a story, and tuck me to bed!” Joyce immediately threw her arms around Sienna’s neck.

“Okay,” Sienna fought back a smile, relieved she’d dodged the conversation.

After getting Joyce to sleep, Sienna picked up her phone again. The screen was still clean—no messages or missed calls. She frowned, unsure if it was confusion or concern.

The next morning, before heading to the set, Sienna stopped by the hospital to pick up Joyce’s medication refill. She came out of the pharmacy, walking through the crowded lobby. She turned sideways and squeezed through the crowd. In the bustle, she accidentally brushed against someone, causing her medicine bag to fall.

“I’m sorry,” the person apologized, bending down to help. The contents spilled, and the medicine rolled onto the floor.

“Sienna!” A sudden voice called out. Sienna froze. Conner grinned widely at her. “It really is you!”

Sienna frowned, took the medicine box from his hands, and put it back in the bag. Without saying a word, she turned to leave.

“Sienna, wait!” Conner called, catching up and grabbing her wrist. He frowned slightly. “What’s wrong? Are you sick?”