Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

Chapter 281

"What on earth are you up to, Aaliyah... What are you up to?" Her lips quivered, and her gaze flickered,

complex and unreadable. She was used to my gentleness, my tranquility. She must not have expected

that I could also be this cunning.

"Were you not prepared for this when you hurt me? Did you not think about what would happen when I

woke up, when I started collecting my dues? Don't worry, today I only invited him over to hear what

you've been saying." I attempted to soothe her, but I could see that my words had the opposite effect.

Her eyes constricted, and she wrapped her arms around herself, fidgeting nervously, clearly feeling

vulnerable.

I glanced at her nonchalantly, "Whether he's behind all this is simply a matter of my word against yours.

If I say you did it, then you did it. Do you think he'd take the blame for you? Or would you take the fall

for him? ...Either suits me fine! After all, I'm certain Jaylan will be grateful. We still have to live our

lives!"

"Aaliyah, how... how did you find out about all this?" Zora blurted out mindlessly.

I ignored her, my gaze intense, "Zora, let me be honest with you. I can forgive Jaylan because he’s the

father of my child, and I can't leave my child without a father.

I can tolerate his mistakes because the cost of divorce is too high. For money, Jaylan would definitely

submit to me, and I can keep his social status. But you…” This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

I paused, looking at her as if pondering something. Zora swallowed nervously, perhaps still harboring

some hope.

I shook my head, quite resolute, "No! If you hadn't gone after my child, I wouldn't have rushed things.

We've lived together for eight years, and I hadn't planned on wiping you out completely. I could have

turned a blind eye and let you live. But you were cruel enough to harm a child, so you can't blame me

for what comes next!"

In reality, I said all this to give Jaylan the illusion that I could bear his mistakes for the sake of our child.

Divorce would be too much hassle, too much loss. This was the harsh truth everyone knew.

So, the message I was sending him was that I would put up with it.

Knowing Jaylan as I did, as long as I could bear his mistakes, he would be safe, in every sense of the

word.

He would need to calm my anger and balance my mood, allowing me to do as I pleased.

I had to use this time to take back all his little schemes outside, without losing a single penny of my

wealth!

For him, the gold mine behind me was his main goal. He wouldn't mind losing a bit of petty cash.

This was the real reason I came to Zora's. I knew she wouldn't disappoint me, so by doing so, I wanted

to give Jaylan a wake-up call and let him understand my plans. And of course, there was another goal -

to find clues about the child and verify the sisters' stories.

I just couldn't believe that a living person, even a child, could just vanish without a trace. It was

impossible!

Something was fishy about all this. I was sure one of the sisters was lying.

Just then, Jaylan burst in, familiar with the place. Although I had called him here, he still looked

somewhat guilty when he saw me. He twiddled his fingers, walked straight up to me, and said softly,

"Honey, why aren't you resting after waking up? Why did you come here?"

From the moment he walked in, he didn't even glance at Zora, who was trying hard to compose herself.

Hearing his question, I looked at him, smiled and calmly scanned the room, "I just wanted to take a

look at the properties you've invested in. They're not bad. But it's a pity, I won't keep a place that's been

lived in by a maid! It's dirty!"