Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 453

"I have no idea!" chuckled Addrion with a low laugh. "No one knows where I've been. This return is premature – I didn’t notify anyone! But, this is when our case is strongest. I'd love to have a behind-the-scenes chat with him myself! Look, our chance has arrived!"

Rising from my seat, I strolled over to the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing out at the sky as it darkened into twilight. A restless energy stirred within me.

"Keep the pressure on him. Don't let him catch his breath," I instructed firmly.

With a sly grin, Addrion teased, "Man, when a woman gets tough, she's ruthless!"

I snorted with laughter. "Addrion, that guy tried to finish me off yesterday. If I let him off easy, what kind of pushover would I be?"

"What happened?" Addrion inquired immediately.

I recounted the car accident on Seabreeze Boulevard from the day before, which got him cursing up a storm. "That beast, he's such a low life!" Then he assured me, "Hang on, I'll make a call right now."

I hastily interrupted him, "Wait, Addrion..."

"What's up?" he asked promptly.

"Can you go home now? That's what I'm concerned about," I pressed Addrion. "If you can, I'd like to visit your wife too."

"Not until Medsafe Liyah Inc. is ours for sure," Addrion stated resolutely. "We're one step away. We can't act rashly. Once he signs on the dotted line, that's when we're truly safe. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

"I understand," I replied, my eyes welling up as I nodded. "Okay, got it. We’ll talk later."

Clutching the phone, I stood there for a long while, only turning away when the streetlights suddenly flickered on outside.

Hannah approached with a glass of milk for me, "I just got off the phone with Logan. He said the media setup is ready, right outside. Does that work for you?"

"Sure, I'm not sticking around here anyway. Doesn't matter!" I said indifferently.

"Don't overthink it. There's got to be an end to this. The boss said..." Hannah paused, then continued, "He mentioned the two victims in that car crash were Zora's lover, an ex-colleague of Maddox who used to be a fitness coach and a junkie. But we still haven't found concrete proof that Maddox paid them off."

I let out a cold laugh, "I knew it. Zora has been nothing but trouble. Just a pawn in Jaylan’s game, awaiting sacrifice!"

Hannah shook her head in disbelief, "Even Jaylan has someone like Zora following him. It's a strange world.”