Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 174

As soon as Joshua stepped out of the car, the driver respectfully informed him, "Sir, Thomas just called and said he urgently needs to reach you, but your phone seemed to be off."

Joshua quickly masked the gentleness in his eyes and ended the call with Allison. Almost immediately, Thomas' call came through.

Joshua answered with a cold, steady tone, "What's going on?"

Thomas' voice was tense, a slight tremor betraying his nerves. "Sir, it's bad news. Our people just reported that Sue's father jumped from the hospital building... I think it's more than just coincidence... And the team searching for Greg's mom also reported..."

Joshua's eyes narrowed, his voice icy. "Reported what?"

"They said that Greg's mother was found at home, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning..."

A sharp glint flashed in Joshua's eyes. "Is there any chance of saving her?"

Thomas replied, his voice shaky, "By the time they found her, it was too late."

A chilling light flickered in Joshua's eyes, his voice as cold as ice. "Thomas, if you don't get to the bottom of this within five days, you know what will happen."

Thomas replied fearfully, "Yes, sir..."

a persistent knock on her door. At first, the "knock knock" felt like part of her dream,

up, Allison realized the knocking was real—someone was actually at her

mind was heavy with worries. Being dragged from her sleep left her, quite

bed, slipped on some fuzzy slippers, and shuffled

rubbed her sleepy eyes, she was greeted by the

with a cheerful grin. "Allison, I brought you breakfast. Remember, you have low blood sugar, so don't skip

your mind?" Allison snapped, instantly awake and

holding up the bag. "I brought your favorite eggs Benedict

door, shutting out

stood there, momentarily stunned, his smile

come on! Be mad at me, ignore me, but

Why was this guy so

If you keep this up,

noise outside stopped. After a moment, Shawn said, "I'll leave the breakfast at your door. Make

eyes and headed back to bed, hoping for a little more sleep. But with her mind buzzing,

and turning, she sighed, frustrated, and ran her fingers through her hair before getting up to

Meanwhile...

Joshua's black Maybach was

discreetly at

Lakeside Residences. After last

chaos, Joshua wanted