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Jealousy

Author: Tea_tae
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

*An hour ago*

Jason was driving through the city, looking for any traces of Alya. He had stopped at Lucas’ penthouse but he was not there. Jason’s heart was speeding up as anxiety engulfed him. How did they even end up in such a situation?

His phone rang. It was David.

“Any signs of Alya?” Jason demanded.

“No sir,” David replied. “Unfortunately, the CCTV footage from this morning was deleted by someone. We’ve confiscated the guard and he has no idea who might have done it. Only a staff member can enter the security room!”

Jason cursed out loud but he did not have time to deal with this. He must find Alya

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