Chapter 333 A Promise at the Door
Chapter 333 A Promise at the Door
“Cut the act–you disgust me!” Jessica spat straight at Zacharias.
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He stayed silent, his eyes locked on Anneliese for a moment before he turned away, his gaze dark and unreadable, and walked off.
At last, the commotion outside the operating room gave way to quiet.
“Annie, you doing okay? Your grandma’s tough–she’ll make it through, I know it.” Jessica saw how drained Anneliese looked. She took her cold hands in hers, gently rubbing warmth back into them.
Anneliese forced a shaky smile, trying to hold herself together. “How come you showed up with Mr. Shayman?”
Everything had been so sudden that she hadn’t even managed to call Jessica. Obviously, Jessica had arrived with Zane.
Jessica’s eyes flickered before darting toward Zane. She swiftly offered an explanation, “We happened to meet at a diner right as he got Mr. Fullbuster’s call.”
That wasn’t how it had gone.
It hadn’t been a restaurant at all.
Jessica had landed a side gig at her studio–a wealthy client told her his ex was still harassing him and he needed a fake girlfriend. She went to the hotel as arranged, tapped at the door, and found Zane standing there.
up with Jonathan’s call came through while she was perched on Zane’s lap–he wanted to practice the scene first. She picked up Jonathan’s voice over the call, which was how she ended Zane.
Preoccupied with her grandmother’s surgery, Anneliese didn’t catch on. She just nodded, then turned to Zane.
“Mr. Shayman, it’s been nine years since my grandma used my dad’s settlement money to bail out the Shaw family. Melody gave her an IOU for 300,000, and it was never repaid.
“We still have that note. The neighbors in Baytree can back it up- they all saw how much my grandma gave up for the Shaws. Do you think the IOU and their testimony could help the case?”
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Zane’s brows lifted, and a spark of admiration flashed in his eyes. She’s sharp. This alone won’t decide the case, but it could tilt the balance in the defendant’s favor. That IOU, especially, is a strong bargaining chip.
“Yeah, they’ll help,” he agreed.
“The IOU is in a box on her nightstand in Baytree,” Anneliese said, “and I know the neighbors
Jessica interrupted, “I’ve got it. I know all those neighbors. I’ll go to Baytree and talk to them.”
“I’ll go with you,” Zane chimed in, turning his gaze to her.
Jessica frowned. Why’s a top lawyer running around on errands like this? Then it hit her. Oh yeah, Jonathan gives him the case–no wonder he’s going all in.
She nodded. “Okay, let’s go.”
Just as they were about to leave, Anneliese remembered something. She called out to Zane. “Melody and Lenora have a housekeeper named Cynthia Patterson. She might know what they did to my grandma. She could be a key witness.”
Zane gave a firm nod before leaving with Jessica.
Anneliese slumped back, exhaustion written all over her face, her eyes locked on the doors to the operating room.
Jonathan wrapped an arm around her shoulders. “It’s alright.”
He eased her into a chair and gave her a bottle of water.
She accepted it, but didn’t take a sip. Jonathan stayed by her side, steady and silent.
His phone buzzed once, twice, then again. He ignored it.
Anneliese stirred. “The surgery could take hours. Don’t worry about me–go handle your work.”
She forced a smile, brittle and thin.
Jonathan silenced his phone without hesitation. “Work can wait. I’ll be here with you until your grandma’s out of surgery.”
He saw straight through her. She wasn’t nearly as unshakable as she pretended. That brave little smile only made his chest ache.
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If I leave now, she’ll fall apart the second I’m gone.
Nearby, Zion’s phone buzzed just as relentlessly.
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Adros had just acquired an airport, and restructuring was at a critical stage. Decisions piled up, waiting for Jonathan’s word.
Additionally, Jonathan had sealed a joint venture with the local tourism board.
He had dropped out of an international meeting to rush here the moment his wife called. Executive VP, Barry Palmer, had taken over, but the other side hadn’t taken it well.
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