Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

Chapter 148

"Why do you have that much capital?" This was a question that was gnawing at me. It was not usual for

a government agent to be rolling in dough.

"I have my ways, but rest assured, it's all above board." He declared with such conviction that left no

room for doubt. "Don't worry, and it's just to see 'Medsafe Liyah Inc.' through a transitional phase,

nothing illegal."

His answer suddenly made everything clear to me. Surely! It was just to help 'Medsafe Liyah Inc.

through a tough spot. If he were to increase the price, then that would be illegal. I muttered under my

breath, "Why in the world raise the price then?"

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and I nervously twiddled my fingers.

I wanted to ask him a lot more, but just then his phone rang. He pulled it out, glanced at it, and nodded

at me, "Excuse me, I need to take this."

Then right in front of me, he picked up the call. He just listened to the other person and replied, "Got it."

After hanging up, he turned to me with an apologetic smile, "Aaliyah, I'll have to catch you some other

time. I've got some business to take care of." Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

I quickly nodded, "Sure!"

Without hesitation, he got up, apologized once more, and left.

I had no recollection of how I left the club or how I got into my car. I was in a daze, too many questions

buzzing in my head.

I sat in the car for a while before I remembered Catherine. I immediately dialed her number.

The first thing Catherine asked when she picked up with a playful tone was "Did you meet him?

Surprised? Shocked?"

Her question ticked me off. I barked at her, "Catherine, what the hell are you guys playing at? Is this

some kind of joke to you?"

Catherine was taken aback, probably not expecting me to lose my temper. We fell into an awkward

silence. I collected myself and demanded, "Where are you? I'm coming over."

Catherine quickly sent me her location. Without another word, I hung up, started the car, and headed

straight to her. I was thinking of the stuff and I needed to clear the air with Catherine.

When I saw Catherine, she was looking at me cautiously. The more I thought about it, the angrier I

became. I plopped my purse on the coffee table, sank onto the couch, and glared at her.

She covered her face and said, "Why are you so worked up? Is it really necessary?"

"When did you get involved with Ronan? " I cut straight to the chase. "Don't beat around the bush. Just

spill it, or we're done being friends." I laid down the law, then grumbled, "You guys have been toying

with me like I'm some kind of fool. Is this fun to you?"

"Calm down, Aaliyah. I'll tell you," Catherine conceded, trying to lighten the mood, "We're not gonna

stop being friends, are you serious?"

"Say it." I maintained my frosty demeanor, "Who does that to their best friend? Mess with me?"

"Technically, he contacted me first," Catherine said, looking at me, "And it was a year ago. I got a call

from Ronan out of the blue. He was trying to gather information on you and seemed quite anxious at

the time."

"A year ago?" I was slightly puzzled.

"Yes, around the time when I came to visit you but was turned away by your housekeeper, who

informed me that you were abroad," Catherine explained earnestly as if she feared I wouldn't believe

her,

"I couldn't reach you on the phone, and after trying everything else to get in touch with you, I was at my

wits' end. So I relayed the information to him. He made it clear that as soon as I heard from you, I was

to inform him immediately."

I let out a sigh of frustration.

"He had your departure records checked then and found your details, but there was no trace of you

abroad. He suspected something was amiss that maybe you never left the country and were still in

Goldenvale Town. He called again, repeatedly emphasizing that I inform him the minute I hear anything

about you."

Catherine's revelation left me dumbfounded. I had no idea this had happened.

"And then?" I pressed.