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AS HE WALKED PAST THE SEAMSTRESS, THE MILLIONAIRE SAW THE NECKLACE HE HAD GIVEN TO HIS DAUGHTER W...

S HE WALKED PAST THE SEAMSTRESS, THE MILLIONAIRE SAW THE NECKLACE HE HAD GIVEN TO HIS DAUGHTER WHO DISAPPEARED 25 YEARS AGO... AND FELL TO HIS KNEES... Boston shimmered under a perfect June sky, the kind of day when tragedy seemed impossible. Charles Langford adjusted his bow tie in the reflection of a champagne glass, scanning the charity gala's crowded garden for his daughter. At forty-two, he commanded both respect and envy—a textile empire that clothed half of New England's elite, a magnificent home in Beacon Hill, and, most precious of all, his three-year-old daughter Emma, whose laughter could dissolve even his most stubborn business worries. "Have you seen Emma?" he asked Victoria, his wife of eighteen months, who was deep in conversation with the mayor's wife. Victoria's smile tightened almost imperceptibly. "She was with the nanny by the fountain, darling. You know how she loves the water." Charles nodded, making his way through Boston's wealthiest citizens, all gathered at the Langford estate for the annual Children's Hospital benefit. He'd married Victoria after two years of painful widowhood following Diana's death in childbirth. The gossip columns called it a perfect match—Victoria brought youth and social connections, while Charles offered security and status. What the papers missed was how little warmth existed between his new wife and his daughter.