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.

with shame and remorse. She would rather

she could

door, it seemed to her

was still troubled over how she should approach this delicate

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

seconds, "I just stepped off the

"I was thinking if I could sleep over

there being only a concrete wall separating herself

every block. To enter his apartment complex, one needed security clearance unless they were accompanied by

"Sure, I'll

relief immediately. She told him, "I'll be there in

of clean clothes inside her bag. Then, she put on a

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

left, then she trotted hastily to the elevator,

her to the

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

his expression was otherwise cold with indifference, she felt a

soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she

"Roland, you're the best!"

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