Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 477

The car pulled into the neighbourhood, and I made a beeline for the management office. Brenda was already there, pacing like a caged lion. And beside her, wrapped in a head bandage, was Helga!

She went pale as a ghost when she saw me and immediately burst into tears. “Miss, I'm so sorry, I... I lost little Carl!”

I patted her back gently, trying to soothe her. “It's not your fault, Helga. Stop crying and tell me what happened.”

Between sobs, Helga recounted the morning. “Little Carl woke up and wouldn’t stop calling for you. After I fed him his breakfast and we waited by the front gate for you. Everything was fine until I saw a car speeding towards us. Fearing for Carl's safety, I grabbed him to head back inside. That's when someone came running up from behind. I barely had a chance to turn around before something hit me on the head, and everything went black.”

Brenda cut in, her voice firm. “I've checked the security footage. It was a woman who took Carl away!”

I rushed over to the security staff and asked to see the footage again.

On the screen, Helga was holding Carl's hand, heading back inside, when a red car screeched to a halt in front of them. The woman who got out was Zora, wielding something in her hand. She struck Helga, who crumpled to the ground. Zora then scooped up Carl and disappeared into the car.

“Unbelievable,” the security guard cursed under his breath. “Nothing like this has ever happened in our complex.”

As I watched the video, I saw Carl wrap his little arms tightly around Zora’s neck. My heart twisted painfully at the sight.

Then I noticed Zora hadn’t driven herself; she’d gotten into the passenger seat. That meant there was an accomplice, likely Maddox.

Rewinding the footage, we saw the car had entered the complex much earlier. “She planned this,” Brenda said, “and I've already sent the video to Mr. Richardson.”

I nodded and called Ronan, who took a while to pick up. “Any news on the car?” I asked urgently.

“They left the complex and headed towards the outskirts of Goldenvale Town but haven’t left the city. We're still searching,” Ronan replied.