Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 445

It was a shock that hit me like a freight train—the wallpaper on Zora's phone was a picture of my son, Carl. Anger coursed through me as I bent to grab her phone, but Zora was quicker.

She lunged forward, shoving me aside, then snatched up her phone with a look of panic flickering in her eyes.

I steadied myself and demanded with an outstretched hand, "Give me that phone!"

Zora clutched the phone behind her back and began to back away, retorting, "Why should I give you my phone?"

My voice was stern, laced with controlled fury. "If it's your phone, why on earth does it have a photo of my son on it?"

She shifted her gaze, defiantly snapping back, "I raised that kid since he was a baby. Can't I keep a snapshot?"

"No!" I cut her off decisively. "Delete it!"

A wave of disgust washed over me. The thought of her holding onto a photo of my son was just revolting.

Zora stiffened her neck, grinning wickedly. "What if I don't? What can you do—"

Before she could finish, Hannah had stealthily moved behind Zora and swiped the phone with a swift motion.

Zora was truly frantic now, lunging for the phone in Hannah's grasp. "What are you doing? Give it... give it to me!"

A deep growl echoed through the hallway, "What the hell is going on here?"

The noise brought a sudden silence. Zora and Hannah instantly became still. Hannah held the phone aloft, her gaze turning toward the source of the voice with disdain.

I didn't need to look to know who had arrived; the voice was all too familiar.

"It wasn't me causing trouble; they took my phone first," Zora argued. By now, Hannah had lowered her arm and was scrolling through Zora's phone.

Jaylan roared, "Delete it! Now!"

Zora visibly trembled, snatched her phone back, and begrudgingly opened it to delete the wallpaper. She then showed me the screen. "Happy now? What else do you want?"

"And the ones in your photo album!" I commanded without a hint of doubt.

With a sour look, she glanced at Jaylan, who roared again, "Delete it!"

Reluctantly, with a scowl on her face, she furiously cleared out her phone album, muttering sarcastically, "Oh, Aaliyah, don't get so high and mighty. So what if I delete them? It's just photos. Like you're the only one with a son!"

Jaylan's anger flared as he pointed to the door. "Go back to where you belong!"