Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 229

"Take it easy, get some rest when you get home!" His tone was far from pleased, as if my attendance at this victory party was an annoyance.

I quickly reassured him, "I'm fine. Besides, what can I do next to prevent him from shuffling the funds around again? I need to be prepared, to stop him from tampering with the money!"

Hearing my concern, Ronan couldn't help but chuckle, bluntly remarking, "You're quite the money-grubber, aren't you? Didn't realize that before. Who've you been hanging around with lately, hmm? Money on the brain much?"

"Ronan, you sure know how to throw a punch!" I retorted. "So what if I'm money-minded? It's not like this is something new. Would you just stand by and watch someone swindle hard-earned money from you?"

I had raised my voice a bit too much, and even Hannah, who was driving, gave me a glance. I could feel my face flushing instantly.

Ronan seemed to find the whole situation amusing, laughing heartily and asserting, "Absolutely not! Why should I? If it were me, I'd have his hands chopped off for daring to touch my money!"

His retort got me laughing loudly, almost forgetting where I was, "That's more like it, you're ruthless!"

It felt like we were back to our old days! Our banter always led to fits of laughter.

After the laughter subsided, I tried to steer the conversation back to the serious issue at hand, "But seriously, I'm worried about not being able to secure it. It was such a struggle to get it back."

He sobered up as well, offering me a comforting assurance, "No need to worry. I've got your back! I'll make sure it's well protected. We can come up with a hundred reasons to keep him from moving the money again. And rest assured, the other payment should be coming through soon."

"Wait… what? The other payment?" I was taken aback.

He coolly replied, "Didn't you set a trap for Jessica Dawson too?"

"Oh! You know about that too?" I was instantly energized. "But that one's a long game. We have to wait for her to fall into it."

"She's already eager, planning on dipping into the company's funds. I doubt anyone could stop her now!" Ronan seemed to take a perverse pleasure in this revelation.

I quickly questioned him, "Are you instigating this?"