Leah hurried aside to pick up the call. “Where are you, Ian?”

Ian seemed to hesitate for a short while.

Those few seconds felt like a century.

Ian sighed. He sounded dejected as he softly spoke, “Sarah, could you drop by the office for a bit? I have something I need to tell you.”

Leah glanced at the time on her cellphone to find that it was now seven in the evening. He should’ve been off work ages ago.

She had so much she wanted to ask him but knew that some matters couldn’t be discussed over the phone.

Thus, she answered, “Okay, I’m coming.”

“Yeah. Take care.” He still sounded so gentle and no different from how he had always spoken to her.

Yet, Leah felt her heart drop.

What had happened so far had left her with a growing sense of unease.

Sasha approached her as she hung up the phone to ask, “Weren’t you two getting engaged, Sarah?”

Leah glanced at her. She, of course, knew what Sasha was expecting.

She ignored Sasha and spoke to Ron. “Ian wants me at the office.”

“Why?” Ron frowned. “What is it that he won’t tell you?”

“I don’t know. But I have to go,” Leah said.

Ron nodded and spoke with absolution. “Alright, I’m coming with you.”

Leah’s brows furrowed as she hesitated. “But…”

Ron interrupted her without a second thought. “No buts. He won’t tell you anything. What if this is a trap? I can protect you. Don’t worry, I won’t interrupt the two of you when you need to talk.”

With his tone remaining incontestable, she

Wait for

turned her attention

what you’re trying to do.

Sasha suddenly broke into

Leah’s expression shifted.

different person in Ron’s absence and was staring sinisterly at Leah. “Do you really think you can do anything to me? Oh,

“What

back you up. You’re just relying on Ian right now. But if he turns his sights on me, do you think you can do

Leah was in disbelief.

turning his

Forget whether or not he would look your way. If you get in my way, I have countless means of dealing with you even if he intends to protect you.” Leah looked askance at her and spoke in an indifferent

gone pale as her hands

expected her provocations to be completely

change to such an

way down and left just in time for Ron to arrive. She

his eyes and raised a brow. “What’s wrong? You don’t look too good. Did that woman

fatigue rush over her as she massaged

it’s nothing. Should I get someone

Leah was rendered speechless.

Ron and warned, “You better not try anything. That’s

he turned the steering wheel. He gave her a teasing smile. “Do you really think that the blood on my hands

looked straight at

head and smiled wickedly. “I’m

at him. “That’d better

came to

work hours. The huge company building was sparsely populated. Only employees who were working

an elevator up and arrived before the

the door and was immediately on alert when he noticed Leah and

Ian inside?” Leah

nodded as he looked at Leah. “Mr. Sanders is

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