want to talk to her?”
“An old acquaintance.”
Rony sensed Kira’s reticence and asked no more.
He texted her the address
Kira stared at the screen
Jocelyn was her father’s nurse four years ago.
She was there the day he was taken from the hospital.
She claimed she went for a bunch break and returned to find the mom empty.
Kira was too panicked to think much of it at that time, but now she realised that the woman’s story was full of holes.
Kira committed the address to memory, then stuffed her phone back into her pocket.
Isabel was sitting up in bed, flipping through the channels listlessly
‘Thanks.‘ She took the thermos Kira brought with her.
‘How are you feeling?
‘The same ” Isabel shrugged.
She pointed to the screen. ‘Hey, isn’t that Gideon’s company?‘
Kira saw the same news story about Algo, which was now under investigation by the city’s Commercial Affairs Department.
‘Special purpose vehicles, hiding toxic assets, inflating its earnings Tsk, sk, the company’s in big trouble. Isabel looked at Kira. ‘Who’s trying to take down your friend’s company?
Isabel had met Gideon a few times over the years.
She could see the man had feelings for Kira.
“He’s not my friend, Hira said.
Isabel shrugged “Okay Good to know you are reping your distance from him
Kira stole a glance at the screen.
Gideon was surrounded by a horde of reporters who kept thrusting their microphones in his face.
Flanked by his bodyguards, he pushed past them with a stony, haggard face
Deep And Dangerous Obsession
Kira turned retry,
She no longer had any sympathies for idron.
He didn’t deserve them, after what he did to her
Kea’s phone ring while she was in the bathroom..
It was a number she didn’t recognise.
Hello!
She heard Gideon’s tired volce.
She’d blocked his number
He must have gotten a new one.
“What do you want?”
Tealed you hot week. You didn’t pickup.”
Kira stared at her blank face in the mirror. “I was occupied.‘
‘With what?
“That’s none of your hosiness!
Kira, plesse, I just want to know if you are okay.”
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