Chapter 60


    Sure enough, as I suspected, Zora wasn''t out house hunting as she had imed. She was meeting a


    man, a guy in his thirties, broad-shouldered and muscr. They seemed to know each other pretty well


    and walked into a café together.


    Coincidentally, I was familiar with that café. It had a backyard parking lot and a backdoor entrance. I


    parked my car in the lot and briskly entered the shop. The ce was set up with private booths, and


    the main hall was usually empty. People came here to discuss business, so they preferred the privacy


    of the booths.


    I headed straight upstairs where I had spotted them entering a booth. For convenience of


    eavesdropping, I sat down on a side adjacent to them and ordered a cup of coffee.


    Because the booths were notpletely enclosed at the top, the sound instion was not so great. I


    could clearly hear the man''s deep voiceing from the neighboring booth.


    "What do you want, Zora?"


    "I need your help!" Zora''s voice was clear and crisp, "You must help me find out about something."


    The man chuckled, "I knew it! You wouldn''t call me unless you needed something."


    "Can you not talk like that? You are the only one I trust!" Zora''s voice was full of resentment, "Do you


    think this is easy for me?"


    "Whether it''s easy or not, I don''t know. But when you were living the high life, I was nothing to you. You


    said you trust me? Ha! I was just a puppet, at your beck and call!" The man''s voice was bitter, "I must


    have owed you in a past life!"


    "Enough!" Zora snapped back, "There''s no telling who owes who. When you were spending my money,


    you didn''tin this much."


    I was taken aback. Zora had the audacity to have another man, all while spending Jan''s money. She


    sure knew how to y the game.


    "Cut the crap, Zora. Quit keep bringing up that little money you''ve given me. Out with it, what do you


    want? Who do you want me to look into?" The man seemed to have relented, asking her to get to the


    point.


    There was a pause before Zora spoke again, "This woman. I need you to find out who she is."


    I realized that Zora must be talking about Marissa.


    "Ha! Who else could it be? It must be that dog''s mistress. I knew it, he''s no saint. If he cany his


    hands on you, his own maid, he''d definitely not sit idle."


    The man spat, a tone of disdain in his voice, "In my opinion, it''s a waste of time to investigate her. You


    should just steal his money, that''s the most practical thing to do! Next time he uses your card to transfer


    money, just keep it. We can run away together. He''s obviously loaded, what can he do to us?"


    I was shocked. Turns out Jan had been using Zora tounder his money, no wonder she was so


    loyal to him.


    "Don''t talk nonsense. Something must have gone wrong for him to treat me this way. After all, I have


    given him…" Zora choked up, "You''re just short-sighted, only seeing what''s in front of you!"


    "Bullshit, you think Jan will actually marry you? Even a fool can see that he''s just using you!" The


    man''s words were harsh, but they were the truth.


    However, the truth sometimes hurts.


    Zora angrily retorted, "Shut up! If you can''t help me, I''ll ask someone else for help!"Original content from N?velDrama.Org.


    "Damn it, Zora! Do you think you can y with me? I''ve been protecting you since school, even


    followed you to Goldenvale Town. You think I''m your tool, don''t you?" The man was losing his temper


    now, "Zora, don''t push your luck. I, Maddox, am a man of dignity. I''ve let you off the hook all this while


    because of our past. But don''t forget how you got to Goldenvale Town!"


    As soon as he said this, Zora immediately shushed him and in a hushed voice said, "Keep your voice


    down, the walls have ears!"