SWNOVELS Chapter 30
The dark underbelly of the black market was involved, and I knew this was something far beyond the capabilities of Zora, a mere housemaid.
"Allie, my main concern is whether she still has possession of that...that thing," Catherine cautioned me. "If she does, it's a ticking time bomb. Especially when Jaylan isn't around, you should be wary of anything she gives you to eat."
"But what about my children?" I inhaled sharply, closing my eyes as tears slipped down my cheeks. "Catherine," I choked out, "How did my life come to this? What do they want?"
"Keep your cool...don't do anything rash," Catherine advised me in a hushed voice. "Stay safe, that's the way to win."
Right, staying alive was the key.
I sniffled, "They're not around right now, they've gone to the hospital. Carl didn't cover up last night and caught a cold. Jaylan came back in the middle of the night, I suspect Jerome called him. I don't know what was said, but his sudden return is definitely suspicious. Oh, and Catherine, we need to do something about the hospital's surveillance."
"Don't worry about that!" Catherine reassured me, "As soon as we left the hospital, Logan arranged for someone to take care of the surveillance. He's very meticulous, he won't leave loose ends. You can relax."
"That's good," I sighed with relief. "Jaylan made a call when he came back, I think I heard Silverdale City. Catherine, if you can, you need to make a trip to Silverdale City."
"What are you talking about? I told you, for you, I'd even quit my job to be at your disposal," she declared.
Her words warmed my heart, "Catherine, I can't thank you more!"
Catherine let out a string of expletives, "Jaylan, that vicious beast, to think he'd stoop so low for a housemaid..."
"No...!" I cut her off, voicing my suspicion, "Something's not right. I have a feeling Zora's just a puppet, and Jaylan has other plans."
"Why do you think so?" Catherine probed.
"His attitude!" I answered without hesitation, "Jaylan's attitude towards Zora isn't right."
"Do you think there's nothing between them?" Catherine asked, full of skepticism.
I shook my head, deep in thought, "There's definitely something. But it's...odd. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm sure it's not the main factor. If Zora was planted by him to keep an eye on me, or that she's Jaylan's accomplice, I'd believe that."
"He's really desperate, going after a rude housemaid. Men!" Catherine spat with disdain. "Don't worry, Logan's already digging into their backgrounds. We'll know soon who's involved with the black market. The immediate priority is to find that kind of drug, I'm convinced Zora still has it. That's our ticket to bring them down."
"Odorless, tasteless!" I murmured to myself, horrified at the thought of such a thing existing in our home. What about my children? What if she targeted them? It was an unthinkable threat.
"No, I need to take this opportunity while they're out to look for it. Can you get into Jaylan's computer right now?" I asked Catherine.
"Just wait a moment, I'll send it to you!"
Catherine hung up, and I picked up my old phone, quickly checking the security camera feeds. Just as I suspected, Jaylan had turned off all the surveillance to avoid raising my suspicions.
I scoffed, certain that they would turn off the surveillance as soon as they returned my phone.
I headed straight to the kitchen, combing through every nook and cranny, not missing a single corner. Yet, I found nothing out of the ordinary.
Where could she have hidden it?