The Young and the Restless spoilers the days in Genoa City had grown eerily quiet a stark contrast to the usual hustle and bustle that

Define the lives of the newans and Abbotts yet amidst the calm and unsettling anxiety gripped those closest to Ashley Abbott she had

vanished Without a Trace leaving behind a void that was ly filled with fear and suspicion Tracy’s return to Genoa had initially brought

a sense of reunion and comfort but it quickly turned into a nightmare when Ashley became unreachable Abby had been the first to
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notice calls went unanswered texts were left unread and emails bounced back with the same frustrating automated response recipient unavailable at first she tried to rationalize it maybe her mother was simply taking a break needing some time away from the chaos that often surrounded their family but as the hours turned into days a gnawing sense of dread began to take hold sitting in her spacious living room Abby paced back and forth her phone clutched tightly in her hand she had tried every possible way to reach Ashley but each attempt ended in
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the same agonizing silence something was wrong deep down she could feel it a mother’s intuition perhaps or maybe just the cold hard reality of their tumultuous lives she had seen enough to know when danger was lurking her thoughts were interrupted by the sharp ping of her her phone Abby froze her heart skipping a beat as she glanced at the screen it was a message from an unknown number with trembling hands she opened it her breath catching in her throat as she read the chilling words I have your mother she’s alive but if you
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want her back you’ll do exactly as I say meet my demands and she goes free refuse and you’ll never see her again the choice is yours attached to the message was a photo rainy and dark but unmistakable it was Ashley lying unconscious on a hospital bed a bandage wrapped around her head her face was pale a stark contrast to the vibrant strong woman Abby knew her to be the sight sent a jolt of Terror through Abby a terror that quickly turned to rage the message was signed simply Martin who was this man and why had he targeted her
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mother without hesitation Abby called Victor and Jack her voice shaking as she relayed the details of the message the news hit them like a freight train shattering any semblance of calm they had managed to maintain Victor’s face hardened his protective instincts kicking in immediately Jack on the other hand felt a wave of helplessness wash over him he had always been there for his sister but this was something entirely different this was a nightmare he couldn’t simply fix with a phone call or a show of force as they gathered in
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Victor’s office the tension was palpable Abby showed them the message and the photo her eyes pleading for Action we have to do something she insisted her voice cracking with desperation we can’t just sit here and wait we have to find her and we have to do it now Victor nodded his mind already racing through possible scenarios we will Abby but we have to be smart about this if this man Martin has Ashley we need to find out who he is and what he really wants Jack too was determined but there was a sense of une
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in his voice this isn’t just about money if it were he wouldn’t have sent that photo he wants us to know that Ashley is vulnerable that he’s in control this is personal it was then that the pieces began to fall into place Allan’s name surfaced he had been a figure of contention since Tracy’s return and now it seemed his brother martin was behind Ashley’s disappearance Martin as it turned out was not just a shadow in Alan’s life but a man with his own Twisted design s he had been living in the shadows of Paris
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quietly orchestrating his plan to take Ashley for himself driven by an obsession that bordered on Madness aby’s heart raced as she learned more about Martin he’s in Paris she said her voice barely a whisper that’s where he has her we need to go there now but Victor was quick to intervene no Abby this is not something we can handle on our own we need to involve the authorities if we go charging in we’ll only make things worse we could lose Ashley for good Jack agreed though his face was lined with worry Victor’s right as much
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as I hate to admit it we need to let the professionals han