Chapter 66
ku suomas Enricabung up, the smile on her face faded completely.
She let out a sigh and rumet around, only to see Zame standing in the bathroom doorway with a razor in hand, watching her.
seeing her rum, he asked, “Your were trying to get the footage to go to the police??
- figure it out so easily.
She hadn’t expected him to fi
With a helpless nod, she admitted, “That was the plan. But I didn’t want to drag you guys into it, so i didn’t tell anyone. Not that it matters now; it’s a dead end.”
Zavme let out a low hum, his voice steady. “Silken Club doesn’t have surveillance inside. It’s part of their strict privacy policy, so there’s no way to prove they dripped you
“Even if you got the footage from outside, it wouldn’t be enough evidence. The police wouldn’t be able to do much.”
Enrica blinked in surprise. “You already knew…?”
He gave a small nod, his expression unreadable. “Lasked around last night. Official channels won’t get you justice but they won’t walk away from this unpunished.
She assumed he was just trying to comfort her, something along the lines of karma would catch up to them eventually, so she didn’t think too much of it..
Still, the fact that he had gone out of his way to look into it for her. It warmed her heart.
On impulse, she stepped forward and hugged him.
zme went completely still, frozen like a statur, too shocked to react.
While holding onto him, Enrica said sincerely, “Thank you, Zayne. I don’t know how I got so lucky to have someone like you in my life.”
To her, Zayne was just like a close glitrend, so hugging him felt totally natural.
But when she realized he hadn’t said a word this whole time, she pulled backslightly, suddenly aware. “Oh wait. Do you guys hate physical contact with girls? Sorry, I
The soft, petite body suddenly pulled away, leaving Zayne with an unexpected sense of emptiness in his arms.
A fleeting wave of disappointment washed over him, but he quickly masked it with a flawless smile. “No worries. I don’t mind,” he said smoothly.
Enrica let out a relieved sigh, her smile returning. “That’s good. I don’t know it your group has any taboos or boundaries, so if lever do something wrong, just let
Zayne gave a calmod. “Alright.”
But there was something subtly different in his tone.
Entica planced at the time and gasped. “Oh no, I’m going to be là
to be late! I gotta go, byel“
Zayne watched her leave, the faintest sinile lingering at the comer of his lips. But the moment the door shut behind her, the wamith in his expression vanished. He pulled out his plone and made a call. “Did Grandrise Realty get back to us?”
On the other end, his assistant, Matthew Itrese, desponded respectfully, “Yes, Mr. Råbertson from citamirise Realty personally called just now. He agreed that i give him the commutencial developinent rights, he’ll immediately cut ties with tacker Group.
Zyne let out a low buns, his dark eyes unreadable. “Tell him to keep his mouth shut. There he plenty of bene
Yes, sir
Forico didn’t hear about Zucker troup’s troubles until lunchtime.
brated tresty, two sendos mployers had just sat down and were already deep in conversation
“Hey, did you hear! Zucker Group might be going bankrqa!”
of benetits for him down the road”
