Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

Chapter 229

"Take it easy, get some rest when you get home!" His tone was far from pleased, as if my attendance at

this victory party was an annoyance.

I quickly reassured him, "I'm fine. Besides, what can I do next to prevent him from shuffling the funds

around again? I need to be prepared, to stop him from tampering with the money!"

Hearing my concern, Ronan couldn't help but chuckle, bluntly remarking, "You're quite the money-

grubber, aren't you? Didn't realize that before. Who've you been hanging around with lately, hmm? NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

Money on the brain much?"

"Ronan, you sure know how to throw a punch!" I retorted. "So what if I'm money-minded? It's not like

this is something new. Would you just stand by and watch someone swindle hard-earned money from

you?"

I had raised my voice a bit too much, and even Hannah, who was driving, gave me a glance. I could

feel my face flushing instantly.

Ronan seemed to find the whole situation amusing, laughing heartily and asserting, "Absolutely not!

Why should I? If it were me, I'd have his hands chopped off for daring to touch my money!"

His retort got me laughing loudly, almost forgetting where I was, "That's more like it, you're ruthless!"

It felt like we were back to our old days! Our banter always led to fits of laughter.

After the laughter subsided, I tried to steer the conversation back to the serious issue at hand, "But

seriously, I'm worried about not being able to secure it. It was such a struggle to get it back."

He sobered up as well, offering me a comforting assurance, "No need to worry. I've got your back! I'll

make sure it's well protected. We can come up with a hundred reasons to keep him from moving the

money again. And rest assured, the other payment should be coming through soon."

"Wait… what? The other payment?" I was taken aback.

He coolly replied, "Didn't you set a trap for Jessica Dawson too?"

"Oh! You know about that too?" I was instantly energized. "But that one's a long game. We have to wait

for her to fall into it."

"She's already eager, planning on dipping into the company's funds. I doubt anyone could stop her

now!" Ronan seemed to take a perverse pleasure in this revelation.

I quickly questioned him, "Are you instigating this?"

"I'm just helping you get your money back! You set the trap, I help you and collect the money. We're a

perfect team!" His light-hearted jibe had us both laughing again.

I replied, "You're quite the heartbreaker, aren't you?" I finished my sentence, eyes twinkling with

amusement, feeling very satisfied!

If things had always been like this, without the unexpected disappearance, would I have had to suffer

so much?

I was just about to tease him some more when he got busy and had to hang up after giving me a few

instructions.

I turned to Hannah and asked, "How did you guys track me down?"

Hannah replied with a smile, "We tracked your phone so that we could see where you were at any

time!"

Now I understood. It was such a simple solution, yet I was oblivious like a person from a bygone era. I

was truly out of touch.

I wondered why Hannah hadn't called me earlier when I was at the hospital. She knew exactly where I

was and managed to find me without any issues. Turns out, they had tracked my phone!

Hannah was earnest when she said, "Miss, always remember to keep your phone charged and never

switch it off. That way, even if you're in danger, we can locate you immediately!"

I nodded in agreement, "Alright, I'll keep that in mind!"

Suddenly, I remembered the reason why I had Hannah go out and I asked her, "By the way, where did

Clara go after you followed her?"

"She went straight back to Medsafe Liyah Inc. That's why I returned to the hospital to find you!"

Hannah's answer left me a bit disappointed.

"Clara is becoming a bit of a threat. She knows too much!" I couldn't help sharing my concern with

Hannah.

Unconcerned, Hannah simply said, "We'll just keep an eye on her!"

"But how?" I asked, looking at her.