Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel 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.

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 think we should shake things up a bit! Leak the news about Hazel's burns," Hannah quickly suggested.

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."

"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.

Hannah's curiosity piqued. "What's the deal with those two? Could there be a little romance brewing?"

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