Chapter 351


    Hannah stared at the screen, her eyes zed over for a moment before a wicked grin spread across


    her face. "Serves her right! The first time Iid eyes on Jessica, I wanted to p her!"


    I pondered aloud, "You see that? Jesper''s ying a deep game here!"


    Jessica stood frozen for a good while beforeing back to her senses. Rage red 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 p me? You''ve got guts! I''ll give you that. You''re scared she’ll b, 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 ounts, huh? You really thought I had


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    no clue?"


    Jessica halted in her tracks, slowly turning to face Jesper. "You... What do you know?"


    Hazel, roused again by themotion, began to cry out from the bed, "No... Stay away... Please..."


    "Make your choice," Jesper said coldly, ncing 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 toote. 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.


    I lost interest in the drama unfolding and handed the phone back to Hannah.


    Hannah chuckled, "Looks like Jesper actually has a sense of justice!"


    I snorted dismissively, "Hardly. He''s just smarter than Jessica. Hospitals are hotbeds for gossip. It''s too


    easy to slip up."


    "Seems like Jerome''s really gone underground."


    I thought for a moment, picked up my phone, and dialed Dalton. He answered promptly, his tone


    respectful, "Ms. Wilburn!"


    I got straight to the point. "Dalton, I might have a lead for you. It could help with your investigation."


    Dalton was all ears. "Go ahead."


    I ryed the incident about Hazel visiting Evan''s memorial and the burns she suffered, and then I


    borated on how Hazel was particrly dependent on Jerome.


    Dalton perked up, asked a few more questions, thanked me, and hung up.


    Hannah looked at me approvingly. "Aaliyah, your thinking is always one step ahead!"


    "It just urred to me! With our limited resources, it''s best to let the police handle it."


    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." Updated at


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    "Wait, he''sing too? How do you know?" Hannah was surprised.


    "Catherine let it slip when she calledst night. She''sing back today too," I informed her.


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