Chapter 454


    The following morning dawned with the abrupt pounding on my door. Before I could even rub the sleep


    from my eyes, Hannah burst into my room, breathless with urgency.


    "Allie... something''s happened!" she gasped.


    Half-awake, I jolted upright, my heart thundering in my chest. "What? What''s happened? Who''s in


    trouble?"


    "Hazel''s dead!"


    "What?" I was fully alert now, my eyes wide with shock. "Hazel''s dead? How did she die?"


    The news hit me like a sledgehammer.


    "She seemed fine yesterday, how on earth could she be dead? What exactly happened?"


    Hannah''s face was a mix of emotions, unreadable. "It''s a long story, but this looks like the end of the


    road for Zora!"


    "What do you mean? What''s Zora got to do with this?" I was utterly confused.


    Hannah cracked a spiteful smile, her teeth gritted. "It''s all Zora''s fault. Or in other words, Jan''s own


    undoing. His mother died at Zora''s hand, and that’s another life in her hand. Jan won''t let this slide!"


    Hannah was practically vibrating with excitement, but I was still trying to piece it all together.


    "Hold on, girl! Slow down, you''ve lost me. Start from the beginning, what exactly happened?"


    Hannah took a deep breath and came to sit beside me, her expression turning serious. "It all started


    with yesterday''s fiasco, beginning with Jessica. Remember how her brothers gave her a thrashing the


    night before?


    She was cooped up all day yesterday, stewing in her anger. Then she went to the hospital to check on


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    her injuries and decided to visit her mother. She wasshing out at everyone like a mad dog, and just


    then Hazel woke up, thirsty. She ordered Zora to get her some water.


    Zora thought taking care of Hazel at the hospital was a sign of Jan''s favor and didn''t take kindly to


    Jessica''s attitude. They exchanged some harsh words, and Zora took the opportunity to mention that


    you hade by and even took Hazel''s wallet!"


    Hannah wasying it all out without pause, and I didn''t interrupt.


    She recounted every detail. "That set Jessica off. Because she had no clue about the wallet!"


    I pondered for a moment, skeptical. "That''s odd, then who brought the wallet to Hazel in the first ce?


    Jesper?"


    Hannah waved it off. "Doesn''t matter who brought it, the wallet was the spark that lit the fire!"


    Seeing my still puzzled look, she urged, "Look, Allie, just wash up quick, and I''ll show you the


    surveince footage. That''ll clear everything up!"


    I stared at her in disbelief. "Quincy''s cameras are still rolling?"


    "Yep! Go freshen up, and I''ll fetch us some food!" Hannah said, dashing out.


    I quickly washed up, and by the time I was done, Hannah was back with some breakfast.


    "Let me see it," I said, taking a sip of milk and snatching Hannah''s phone from her hands.


    She had already queued up the footage. The screen showed Zora and Jessica''s heated exchange.


    Zora nced at Jessica and replied confidently, "That woman''s like a radar; nothing gets past her. She


    must''ve seen the online reports about Hazel''s condition worsening. Who needs to tell her anything?"


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    Jessica hissed with venom, "She''s everywhere, as lively as ever. That damn bitch!"