Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Girl Get Ride 82

Chapter 82

Three Days Later.....

Kate stood at the hotel suite door, knocking firmly. “Shawn, are you in there?"

Silence.

Kate frowned and pulled out her phone to call him. It rang endlessly, but no one picked up, and eventually, it disconnected.

After visiting Zack, Shawn had gone completely off the grid. Texts went unread, calls unanswered, and even when she showed up at the hotel, he wouldn't open the door. The front desk confirmed he was still checked in.

“Bang, bang, bang-" She pounded on the door with determination. “Shawn, open up! I'll keep knocking until you do!"

a freight train, making her gag. "Why does it reek in here?” Kate pinched her nose, her face twisting

stood there, eyes hollow and dark, an unkempt beard and a greasy sheen on his face. He reeked of cigarettes and stale

Kate asked,

lifeless. "What do you

you for days." Kate nudged her way into the

the lights were off, making the room eerily

was a mess of empty bottles, the ashtray overflowed with cigarette butts, and ash was scattered everywhere. Kate turned on the exhaust fan and flung open the curtains, letting

Group? Your father has been scrambling without the Hartley family's investment, but nobody will invest in the company anymore.

says jump, which company in Oak Lake would dare to defy him and invest in us?” Shawn stood there like a puppet whose strings had been cut, expressionless and unmoved by Kate's words. Kate vented for ages, but when he didn't respond, she stomped her

stumbled further inside. After being in darkness for so long, the sudden brightness made him dizzy and unsteady. He paused by the window, staring blankly outside. The sun

phone. He had dozens of missed calls and

again. Shawn, struck by a sudden thought,

I couldn't reach you,” Jayden's voice was puzzled.

was hoarse. "Are

off guard, paused before replying, “Yeah, why? I'm flying