Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

Chapter 351

Hannah stared at the screen, her eyes glazed over for a moment before a wicked grin spread across

her face. "Serves her right! The first time I laid eyes on Jessica, I wanted to slap her!"

I pondered aloud, "You see that? Jesper's playing a deep game here!"

Jessica stood frozen for a good while before coming back to her senses. Rage flared within her.

"Jesper, you coward! Do you feel powerful after hitting a woman? Who the hell do you think you are?

Parading around like Mr. Perfect. I’ve let you badmouth me in the office more times than I should have,

and now... Now you slap me? You've got guts! I'll give you that. You're scared she’ll blab, huh? Well,

keep an eye on her then!"

Without another word, she grabbed her purse and stormed toward the door. "And Mom, deal with your

own mess for once!"

"Stop right there! Jessica, if you take one step out of this room, I'll make sure you and your buddy

Palmer are history at Medsafe Liyah Inc. Don't think for a second I don't know what you've been up to!"

Jesper's voice was icy, chilling to the bone. "Messing with the accounts, huh? You really thought I had

no clue?"

Jessica halted in her tracks, slowly turning to face Jesper. "You... What do you know?"

Hazel, roused again by the commotion, began to cry out from the bed, "No... Stay away... Please..."

"Make your choice," Jesper said coldly, glancing at Hazel's hysterics before issuing his ultimatum to

Jessica.

Jessica stood motionless for a few seconds before reluctantly turning back and approaching the

bedside, looking down at Hazel with contempt.

"Listen up. Since you're back, you're going to take care of her. And cut it out with the trash talk about

Aaliyah. You're no match for her, and you'd do well to remember that," Jesper warned.

His words sent a shiver down my spine.

I had underestimated him!

It seemed the lessons I paid for him hadn't gone to waste after all.

"So what?" Jessica retorted defiantly.

Jesper smirked coldly, "You'll see 'so what' when it's too late. Just take care of her and keep your

mouth shut."

With that, he strode out of the room.

With a huff of discontent, Jessica flung her purse against the wall, giving vent to her frustration. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

I lost interest in the drama unfolding and handed the phone back to Hannah.

Hannah chuckled, "Looks like Jesper actually has a sense of justice!"

I snorted dismissively, "Hardly. He's just smarter than Jessica. Hospitals are hotbeds for gossip. It's too

easy to slip up."

"Seems like Jerome's really gone underground."

I thought for a moment, picked up my phone, and dialed Dalton. He answered promptly, his tone

respectful, "Ms. Wilburn!"

I got straight to the point. "Dalton, I might have a lead for you. It could help with your investigation."

Dalton was all ears. "Go ahead."

I relayed the incident about Hazel visiting Evan's memorial and the burns she suffered, and then I

elaborated on how Hazel was particularly dependent on Jerome.

Dalton perked up, asked a few more questions, thanked me, and hung up.

Hannah looked at me approvingly. "Aaliyah, your thinking is always one step ahead!"

"It just occurred to me! With our limited resources, it's best to let the police handle it."

I considered it and then said, "I have a feeling Jerome already has a way to keep tabs on things at

home. Let's wait and discuss it with Logan when he gets to Silverdale City." Updated at

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"Wait, he's coming too? How do you know?" Hannah was surprised.

"Catherine let it slip when she called last night. She's coming back today too," I informed her.

I gave Hannah a knowing look and hinted, "Anything's possible. Who knows?"