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.

shame and

she could

next door, it seemed

she should approach this delicate problem,

gleamed in her eyes. She promptly texted him, "Roland, are

seconds, "I just stepped off the

I could sleep over at your place for one

wall separating herself from the treacherous Decker

secure and had a dedicated security force installed in every block. To enter

quickly, "Sure, I'll be downstairs

She told him,

quickly packed her belongings and threw a set of clean clothes inside her bag. Then, she put on a hat and a mask and quietly approached the door where she

door of the adjacent unit was closed. Decker was probably not going to show up for a

she trotted hastily to the elevator,

to the ground floor,

door opened, she saw Roland standing outside. He wore a fashionable black suit

felt a guzzling sense of relief at the

out of the

"Roland, you're the best!"

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