"MILLIONAIRE DEAD AT 70 - SEARCH CONTINUES FOR RUNAWAY DAUGHTER"

The newspaper lay abandoned on the table, as if dropped carelessly by its reader. The corner of it was dipped into the mug, staining the pages with black coffee. Roxanne Ritchi stared at the scene in front of her, not daring to think that this could be happening.

"No...this has got to be a mistake. Not after all these years of not even thinking about this situation. It can't end like this!" She gasped. Her hands, she realized, were covering her mouth, while silent tears poured down her face. Roxanne quickly shut her eyes to drive the tears away. This did not concern her.

The brunette's thoughts went to the young girl that would inherit the fortune. Of course she would not care for the money, the estate, or the worry-free life it would give her. No, that child would have given it all away just to have her Daddy back. The only problem was that the girl in question ran away seventeen years ago. Many theories were tossed around as to why. Some said that she had a tantrum and ran off, getting lost in the process. Others said that she was really kidnapped by greedy men, even though no one ever demanded a ransom. As the years passed, most agreed that the child was most likely dead.

However, the famed millionaire did not agree. Ever since his daughter went missing, he called out a search of the entire state of New York. The reward was set to five million dollars. Practically everyone in the whole country was looking for this little girl, but to no avail. After a decade, the people gave up and eventually forgot the child. Her father was furious, but he stopped at nothing. There were rumors that he even hired a personalized staff only committed to searching every one of the fifty states to look for his daughter. As time went on, the wealthy man became ill with grief. The official report came in that he passed as a result of heart failure. Naturally, being the only child, the lost little girl was the only heir to the fortune. The search was continued by the personal secretary to the late millionaire, who was desperately trying to locate her former boss' daughter.

Roxanne could not feel anything but shock. But what does it matter? She was not that little girl.

Not anymore.