บททั้งหมดของ After One Night : บทที่ 91 - บทที่ 100

Jess’s POVWhat in the fucking hell is going on here? Could it be that?“No, Jess, calm down. You can’t break down here. Act normal so he doesn’t suspect a thing, alright?” I exhaled deeply as I took out my phone and got a picture of the message on his.Immediately I was done, I put his phone back exactly where it was and played it cool. The bathroom door opened up, and he came out with a grin as he took a seat by me.“I should never have trusted this lying motherfucker. Maya warned me, and I can’t believe I got into a fight with my best friend just because of you.” My mind went wild as I offered him a smile while he kept chatting about things I couldn’t even hear anymore.I’ve got to get out of here. But where would I go to? If I raise alarms, Fiona will see from the cameras, and they’ll go into hiding. If she put them in my room, there may be more around the entire house.“Jordan!” His name flashed through my brain in seconds. He was definitely who I should go to now. I’ll just call

Jordan’s POV“Jess, remember to act very normal. Keep this earbud in your ear at all times, and make sure the camera pin stays on your dress so we can see his movements and listen in on everything,” I explained to Jess. She nodded, her eyes flickering with nervousness, as she stepped out of the car and headed into her penthouse. I stood watch until I was sure she got into the house safely, then zoomed off to prepare for the next phase of my plan with John and Jerome. “Boss, we’ve activated the camera and the earbuds already,” John announced as I stepped into the house. He handed me his phone, and I was relieved to see Jess’s house, meaning she still had the pin on her dress. “Okay, this is good. Now we wait for the fool to get into his own trap,” I said, and they both smiled. We listened in as Jess called Dione up. “Hello, Dione. I know you must be busy, but I really need to let loose tonight after everything I’ve been through. I just want a dinner date,” she said, her voice hoars

Jess’s POVIt had been one week since the arrest of Dione and Fiona. They stayed in police custody as they awaited a date for the court hearing, while I tried to rebrand my life all over again, but it was a struggle, especially with Maya not by my side.Dad had decided to stay with me till the court hearing because of how scared he got after seeing the threat I received on my phone. When I saw that message, I knew immediately it could come from one person only, “Jake Baxter and his silly brother Jim.”They had always been a thorn in my flesh, even before Fiona’s existence, and only they could threaten me that way, especially using the name Isabella. But I wasn’t scared of them anymore. I prepared myself. They had put me through so much in the past that nothing they did right now could make me fear them, even for a second.I had the matter reported at the station, and they launched a manhunt for them, and it made their case spiral because I was told they had already been on the wanted

Jess’s POV“Miss Hart, we know this may be bad timing, but we had the bones found, tested, and it turned out to be that of Miss Bella Ross, your mother. Now, we do not know how that happened yet, but we have a clue on who to question.” As they kept talking, I felt the blood drain from my entire body nonstop.“So, how do we go about this?” Jordan finally spoke on my behalf because I couldn’t breathe as the tears that stood in my eyes like a pool refused to roll, and my vision blurred.“Jess, it’s ok. I’m here,” Jordan kept whispering to me as he rubbed my back. Dad sat still, unable to talk and unable to move as well. He was just as confused as me.“Mr.?” they asked.“Denver,” Jordan replied immediately.“Okay, Mr. Denver, we’ll have to travel to Hong Kong. They had an employee who worked for them for many years, but the woman was never seen working with the other maids in the kitchen or doing normal house chores. We know this because we had talked to almost all their past employees, w

Jess’s POVMy breath hitched uncontrollably as Mrs. Mei kept talking. I could never have imagined the trauma and pain my mother went through. Yet, all I could think of is how she left me one day, saying she was going to get food, and she never returned.Dad finally came back inside, with Will following behind him as we braced ourselves for the confession of Mrs. Mei. I had tried so hard not to cry, but hearing your mother being locked up for years until her last breath is the hardest thing to deal with, especially after losing your best friend not so long ago to monsters like Fiona.“I’m sorry, Isabella, please forgive me. The first day I discovered what my job would be, I tried going to the police twice, but each time I stepped foot inside that cell, something bad happened. They were always watching me. They even killed Chu’s mum because I had tried to escape. I lost all hope and did what they asked me to.” Mrs. Mei kept explaining, and I could see the hurt the Baxters must have caus