Chapter 27


    The ringing of the phone was unusually clear in the quiet room, and the person on the other end picked


    up almost immediately.


    Jan, phone in hand, left his bedside and headed toward the bathroom, but I could still faintly hear


    the person on the other end ask, "You''ve arrived?"


    Squinting, I watched as Jan disappeared into the bathroom.


    I tried to catch their conversation, but the voices were too soft. However, it was apparent that someone


    knew Jan was back, and I guessed it must be Jerome.


    Jan seemed to have forgotten something and came out again, grabbing a fresh towel from the closet


    before heading back in. All this while, he just held his phone and murmured responses from time to


    time.


    With a bravery I didn''t know I had, I slipped out of bed and tiptoed toward the bathroom, pressing my


    ear against the wall. I just managed to hear Jan murmur, "Get someone to check the CCTV and


    send it to me! Have you sorted out what I asked you to? ... Yes, get a move on, we can''t dy any


    longer. ... If he insists on being stubborn, teach him a lesson!"


    "... But ... Silverdale City ..."


    I thought I heard the person on the other end mention Silverdale City, but I couldn''t be sure. Eager to


    hear more, I tried to move closer, but didn''t watch my footing. I knocked something off the side table


    with a tter.


    The sound from the bathroom stopped immediately. The next second, the bathroom door was flung


    open. Suddenly, an idea hit me. I picked up a vase from the side table and shouted, "Who''s there? ...


    Come out!"


    My voice quivered with fear, and it was far from intimidating.


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    Jan emerged from the bathroom. I raised the vase to strike, but he caught my hand, saying loudly,


    "It''s me!"


    I stared at him dumbfounded, and my knees gave out.


    He took the vase from my grasp, supporting me as he snapped, "What were you thinking?"


    My face drained of color, I leaned into him, pounding his chest weakly. "You ... you scared me half to


    death ... I thought someone broke in ... You said you weren''ting back ... Then I heard noises ... I


    was terrified!"


    Innocence and fear marked my face. The tremors that racked my body were genuine, a result of the


    fright I''d just had.


    Jan''s expression hardened, and his tone was none too pleasant. "Who could have gotten in? You''re


    always scaring yourself!"


    My face fell, and I red at him. "Jan, are you yelling at me?"


    He blinked, quickly shifting gears. He put down the vase, and with augh, wrapped his arms around


    me, steering me back into the bathroom. "Honey, I was just upset to see you frightened. Who could


    possibly break into our home in the middle of the night? I rushed back because I was worried about


    you. You have no idea how much it hurt me to see you crying your heart out the other day."


    Hearing his words, I inwardly cursed him. What a snake, with his pretty words and false concern.


    I struggled, but my weak attempts could easily be misconstrued as just ying hard to get. I was no


    match for him.


    "What are you doing? ... Stop it! I can''t fight back!" I copsed in his arms,pletely drained.


    Jan touched my chest. My stomach turned, and I retched. He immediately halted his actions and


    looked up. "What''s wrong? Are you really feeling unwell?"


    I took deep breaths, and gestured towards my heart. "What do you think? Intense activity makes me


    nauseous, and my heart races. Do you actually think I''m faking it? You should take me to the hospital


    when you can. The medicine doesn''t seem to be working!"


    The corners of his mouth twitched imperceptibly. Then his face softened as he cooed, "Then we''ll stop


    taking it. I was nning to take you to the hospital for a thorough check-up anyway."


    I leaned against him, my body trembling like a leaf in the wind.


    I cast him a sideways nce. "ying the good guy now, are you? Coming back in the dead of night,


    hiding in the bathroom to make a call, and nearly scaring me to death! If you want me dead, this


    method will definitely work."


    He chuckled, gluing himself to me again, and pulling me close. His hands roamed over my body as he


    said, "Honey, I''ve missed you so much..."