Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 121

The rustling of objects echoed from the storage room, its interior devoid of a night light. I figured she was either feeling her way in the dark or using the faint glow of her cell phone as she looked for what she wanted.

After what felt like an eternity, Zora finally sneaked out of the room. As soon as her foot crossed the threshold of the living room, I flipped on the overhead light from the switch on the small cabinet.

In an instant, the entire room was as bright as day.

Caught off guard by the sudden illumination, Zora instinctively raised her arm to shield her eyes. It was too late to retreat; she was busted on the spot.

Startled by the sudden turn of events, Zora clung tighter to the object she held, pulling her arm away from her eyes. Our gazes met unexpectedly, "…Madam…!"

Possibly alerted by the noise, Helga, wrapped in a robe, rushed out from one of the guest rooms on the first floor.

Sitting on the couch, I fixed my sharp gaze on the flustered Zora and asked coolly, "What are you doing?"

Zora stared back at me, swallowed nervously, and remained silent.

"You sneak into my house in the middle of night, as if it's your own. I must say, you're braver than I thought," I said, my tone icy. "Zora, what would happen if I called the police?"

"Aaliyah, you can't scare me. I just came to get my stuff," Zora retorted, hardened by anger, her eyes full of resentment.

I smirked at her, and curled my lip in disdain.

"Just retrieving your things? Breaking into someone's house in the middle of the night without permission, that trespassing!" I spoke calmly, as if we were having a casual chat, "Don't forget, you've been fired!"

"Even if you fired me, you should let me take my things, right?" Zora argued defiantly.

"Of course you can, but certainly not at this hour and not without permission!"

"Aaliyah, you don't have to play queen here. I worked here for eight years, even if I didn't achieve much, I did work hard, right? You fired me just like that and had your husband beat me up. You think just because you're rich, you can do whatever you want?"