Chapter 2027

Isabel promptly locked the door after that.

Shut outside, Decker was too stunned for words.

It took him several seconds to register what had happened. Then, he chuckled lowly and said out loud, "Isabel, you’re welcome to come back to me at anytime, I live right next door. I'll wait until you figure things out."

She ignored him entirely.

She still had not gotten over the shock of suddenly having Decker confront her and choke the breath out of her. It was an invasion of her safety.

This man was far more dangerous than she had imagined.

Although she would not say that she was afraid of him, she still recognized that she was threatened by a man as bold as he was.

She sat huddled on the sofa with her phone in her hand. She swiped through her list of contacts, going through each of her family members.

After giving it some thought, she gave up on the idea of going to them for help.

If she had told them about Decker pestering her, it also meant that they would find out about what she was up to during her brief disappearance five years ago.

was a time of her life that she regarded with shame and remorse. She

she could employ two

it seemed to her that

was still troubled over how she should approach this delicate problem, she came across Roland's

in her eyes. She promptly texted him, "Roland, are you finished with

stepped off

asked bluntly, "I was thinking if I could sleep over at your place

concrete wall

in every block. To enter his apartment complex, one needed security

"Sure, I'll be

a sense of relief immediately. She told him,

inside her bag. Then, she put on a hat and a mask and quietly approached the door where

was entirely vacant and the door of the adjacent unit was closed. Decker was probably not going to show

door behind her as she left, then she trotted hastily to the elevator, careful to not produce

to the ground floor,

fashionable black suit as always, lugging the

was otherwise cold with indifference, she felt a guzzling sense of

stepped out of the

"Roland, you're the best!"

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