Chapter 488


    "ra, you''re asking for trouble!" Zora''s roar sted through the phone.


    ra, on the other hand, was calm, her voice soothing, "It''s up to you whether youe back or not!


    Mom insisted I call you once she knew you were back, so we''re waiting! But if you don''t show up


    tonight, I''ll have to tell Jerome, and you know I can''t put him off! What do you think he''ll do if I tell him


    you’re already here?"


    Without waiting for Zora to answer, ra hung up.


    I turned to Ronan, "Looks like she really is back! But where on earth could she be?"


    Ronan said, "ra is dead set on getting her back to the house; it must be a trap!"


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    "Why the hell does she want Zora to go back home?" Hannahined. "What''s ra really after?"


    "I think it''s ra''s vendetta," I said. "She''s been on Zora''s trail for years, trying to drag her back to face


    the mess at home!"


    I looked at Ronan. "I''m sure Zora will take the bait! We need to find Carl before Jerome''s goons show


    up. What if Jerome doesn''t give a damn about Carl?"


    Ronan nodded, "Don''t worry, the Rhylee family has people on it. They''re staked out already, ready to


    bring the kid back at the first sign!"


    I was about to suggest we also head to the Rhylee family''s ce when Ronan''s phone rang again. He


    held up a finger to silence me and took the call.


    After a brief "Mhm," he listened intently for a long time before hanging up.


    "Zora showed up near the Rhylee family''s territory, alone, no sign of the kid," he reported.


    My heart sank, "No sign of the kid? Where could she have stashed him?"


    "Larkin''s been watching Maddox; he went home and hasn''te out, so the kid isn''t with him," Hannah


    mused, puzzled. "Does Zora have another hideout?"


    "Let''s just wait! We''ll follow her when she leaves," Ronan said resignedly.


    He made another call, whispering instructions, "No matter what happens, let Zora go, but don''t lose


    her! And send me the footage from the scene if you can."


    A quiet acknowledgment came through the phone.


    I nearly gave Ronan a thumbs-up; he was so in tune with what I wanted to know.


    Soon, the team staking out the Rhylee''s sent over live video footage.


    I was amazed at the rity of the video, despite the awkward angle, but it was enough!


    The camera, hidden at a corner of a rooftop, aimed inside a dpidated house—an old structure that


    clearly screamed poverty.


    It waste at night, and an elderly woman with white hair was sitting on an old couch, weeping bitterly.


    It seemed like she was berating Zora, who stood there with a look of disdain, utterly unashamed.


    She faced ra, who was standing by the old woman with arms crossed and a smug smile stered


    on her face.


    Zora yelled at the old woman, "Shut it! Don’t wail like I’m dead—it’s annoying!"


    The old woman, clearly agitated, pped the arm of the couch,menting, "How can you speak to your


    mother like that? Do I even exist to you?"


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    Zora''s words shook me to the core. No wonder she was so cold and ruthless—her twisted psyche


    couldn''t possibly harbor any warmth orpassion.


    The mockery in ra’s voice was almost palpable as the scene continued to unfold on the screen.