Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 170

I glanced at my dad, a smirk playing on my lips as I picked up the phone. "Hello? Who is this?"

"Aaliyah, let's meet up!" Marissa's weak voice came through the phone.

"Marissa?" I feigned surprise. "Sorry, but I'm not in Goldenvale Town anymore. I've come back to my parents' place!"

I bet that she had known I was back in Silverdale City.

"Did you need something?" I pretended I knew nothing and asked innocently.

Marissa suddenly laughed on the other end, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Isn't it nice, Aaliyah? You must be having a great time with your family."

"Yeah, I am!" I replied curtly.

I could hear her patience running out. Maybe she couldn’t go on with the show anymore.I could only imagine if she were not battered and bruised, she would not feel comfortable at all.

After all, all of this started because of her. She had kept a toy boy and tested positive for AIDS. There was no way that the Dawson family's two scumbags couldn’t find out. At that moment, Marissa had nowhere to escape.

Why else would she call me at this time?

"Indeed, it's great. I haven't been home in a while. The festive decorations are beautiful. There's really no place like home!" I continued cheerfully.

Marissa laughed maniacally, her voice sending chills down my spine. "Aaliyah, I’ve never expected you'd kick me while I'm down."

"Why wouldn't you expect it?" I retorted, my tone challenging. "You really thought I was a saint, didn't you?" I continued softly, "I wasn't, and I'm sorry I let you think so. I know I’ve been lying quietly in bed and kept you waiting for ages. But karma is a bitch, isn’t it? Looks like the joke's on you this time."

"How did you know?" Marissa sounded startled by my words. "When did you find out?"

"You're just stupid!" I dismissed her question with a smirk.

At this moment, I knew Marissa was already a lost cause. She was trying to provoke me, and I wasn't going to let her off easy.

"You think you've won?" Marissa hit back, her voice almost hysterical. "Don't think Jaylan doesn't have other women!"