Chapter 40

✧ADAM MEADOWS✧

AS I DROVE towards the M-Power Hotel, my mind was racing with worry. Jazz hadn’t answered any of my calls, and I couldn’t locate her using the tracking app I had installed on her phone. It had been a week since we last communicated. Noong nag-abot sila ni Uncle Win sa penthouse ko. After that, hindi na ako nagkaroon ng time para kumustahin man lang siya or umuwi sa apartment para masilip kung okay lang ba siya dahil naging sobrang abala ako sa tinrabaho namin ni Rogel.

'Anong klaseng tagabantay ako?'

Just as I was nearing the hotel, my phone buzzed with a message from Uncle Win. He was inviting me to dinner at his house later. At hindi ko na kailangan pang magtanong kung bakit dahil hindi ko naman nakakalimutan kung anong araw ngayon. Aunt Cassandra’s birthday.

I sighed, feeling a mix of obligation and affection. Aunt Cassandra, my late father’s sister, was the only close family I had left, and I couldn’t resist his invitation. But first, I needed to find Jazz.