Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 451

The moment I answered the call, Jessica's furious shouts blasted through the speaker, "Aaliyah Wilburn, what the heck did you take from my mom?"

I scrunched my brows and stretched the phone away, hitting speaker mode and tossing it onto the couch. Then, I lounged back, biting into an apple with a crisp snap, while Jessica ranted like a tempest on the other end.

"What gives you the right to take my mom's stuff? What are you trying to do? I'm telling you, Aaliyah, you better bring it back or this isn't over…"

"Oh yeah? And how's it not gonna be over?" I replied coolly, lounging there, taking another crunchy bite of my apple. "Spell it out for me, I'm all ears!"

"Aaliyah, you damn..." Jessica was practically choking on her rage, cursing up a storm!

I shot back, unfazed, "Look who's talking! Jessica, you've been dipping into my Medsafe Liyah Inc.'s funds, and I haven't even come after you yet. And here you are questioning me. Are you asking for trouble?"

"You're full of it, you... you tramp..."

"Tramp? Seems you're confusing me with someone else. How about I shoot a text to Palmer and we see who the real tramp is?" I quipped with a smirk. "Girl, I've got some juicy details that would make Palmer serve you on a silver platter!"

Silence fell on the other end of the line, and I chuckled at her reaction.

"And another thing, you're a real piece of work, you know? You've been making bank and I haven't even come for my cut. And you have the nerve to come at me? Are you even aware that as a financial director, swiping company cash for yourself, especially a cool thirty million, is serious crime?"

I pressed her hard, then continued, "How about I just call the cops right now, give them a heads-up? You're at the hospital, right? Hang tight, I'll make the call. Won't take more than ten minutes before they come for you!"

"Aaliyah..." Jessica's voice quivered.

"I'm here. Now talk nice, no need for all that yelling."

The line went dead silent again.

I kept munching on my apple, laid-back, and said, "Who told you I took Hazel's stuff? Do you even know what it was? Tell me!"