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“Pale?” echoed Sienna as she rubbed her face, trying to calm down. The memory of Josiah stealing a kiss flashed through her mind. She gave a dirtatious smile. “Maybe it’s cause I just woke up.“”
Josiah wondered, Why would she look pale if she woke up!‘ He lowered his eyes, brows furrowed with frustration. It was clear Sienna was trying to avoid the subject and didn’t want him to pry.
“Didn’t sleep well, huh!” A bitter smile touched Josiah’s lips. “I finished early today. You should go back and rest”
“Okay” Sienna nodded with a smile. “Sure” Holding her phone and picking up the backpack from the couch, she reminded, Joyce is still sleeping Shell need some comforting when she wakes up”
“Don’t worry,” assured Josiah.
“Then I’ll be on my way… said Sienna.
“Okay” replied Josiah..
Sienna pulled the door shut behind her, Josiah furrowed his brows, wondering, ‘Is it just my imagination, or is she avoiding met
She hadn’t acted this way toward me these past few days. Could it be… Josiah pursed his lips realizing Sienna had been awake when he kissed her
Just now.
On the way back to Sunshine Neighborhood, Sienna couldn’t stop thinking about what she should do. Then it hit her–Howard! She reminded herself. Howard had told me more than once to reach out to him if I ever needed anything.
“He had reiterated the same sentiment just a couple of days ago when he brought Bobby to visit Joyce: Sienna didn’t want to bother Howard unless absolutely necessary,
However, she knew very well that this
a last resort, and she couldn’t resolve this crisis on her own.
After thinking it through, Sienna parked the car on the side of the road, picked up her phone, found Howard’s number, and pressed the call button.
An automated voice came over. “Hello, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable.”
“What’s going on? Is it a bad signal? wondered Sienna as she tried dialing a few more times. But the result was the same. Maybe Howard is busy. I try again later, Sienna told herself. With a heavy heart, Sienna returned to Sunshine Neighborhood.
After that,
- Sienna ried calling Howard again, but the result was the same. She mused, ‘Howard wouldn’t deliberately not pick up my calls.
‘Since I haven’t been able to get through for such a long time, maybe Howard is not in Jelacrity. He often travels for business and flies all over the world, so it’s likely.
Josiah would know about this. Should I ask him! However
However, the moment Sienna picked up her phone, she thought of the kiss on the couch…
“If I asked, he would definitely ask me why I was looking for Howard, she thought dejectedly. “No… mumbled Sienna, closing her eyes and putting down the phone
It’s too late tonight and after working hours. Tomorrow morning, Ell go to Flynn Tower and ask she thought determinedly. Sienna was destined to have a sleepless night.
The following day, Sienna gut up early. She left Sunshine Neighborhood on time and went to Flynn Tower
On the way, she sent Josiah a message: [I will be there a little later. You go ahead first. The caregiver is there for Joyce. I won’t be too late..
Joujali quickly replied: (Okay. Got iLJ
At that end. Jossaly held the phone with a frown, musing. ‘Sienna must have something important to attend to. What could it bef
Sienna arrived at Flynn Tower, but without a work badge or access card, she could only enter the lobby and head to the front desk
“Hello, how can I help your asked the receptionist.
“Hello, Sienna said directly. “Tin here to see Mr. Flym
I know it’s not possible to see him without an appointment. Could you please call his office! My name is Sienna. He will see me when he hears my
name.
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“Please wait a moment,” said the receptionist as she immediately dialed the number to the CEO’s office.
She was just a receptionist and didn’t know much about Howard’s whereabouts. Only after calling his office did she lears the situation.
“It seems like Mr. Flynn’s flight was last night. He should still be on his flight to Loflairy,” informed the receptionist
‘I see, it takes more than ten hours to fly from Jelacrity to Lofsury. He must be on the plane since his phone is unreachable; thought Sienna.
“Thank you. I apologize for the trouble,” responded Sienna.
“You’re welcome,” said the receptionist.
(getting late, so she hurriedly
Sienna was at her wit’s end, what with Howard in Lotbury at this point. She checked the time and realized it was g rushed to the hospital
On her way there. Sienna thought, ‘How about giving the 300 thousand dollars to that person first to appease him and wait for Howard to come back! Howard would definitely have a solution
It seemed that this was the only option for now. She just hoped that Howard would be back soon.
As she entered the inpatient building, Josiah was still there.
Sienna asked, “Why haven’t you left yet?” “Could it be that he was waiting for me? Didn’t I send him a message?” she wondered
Josiah observed her expression. It didn’t seem as bad as yesterday. Could it be that the matter had been resolved he wondered.
“I’m leaving now.” Josiah nodded. “I just had breakfast with Joyce. She was quite a landful, so it took a bit longer
“You should hurry then. Sienna smiled and nodded. Tin free tonight, so you can come by a bit later.”
“Okay,” said Josiah as he examined her discreetly and mused, ‘It does seem like she’s fine!
“Take care” chirped Sienna
As soon as Josiah left and the door closed, Sienna’s carefully maintained composure crumbled. She had only been pretending.
Because of that kiss on the couch…she didn’t want to reveal anything in front of Josiah. She just had to wait for Howard to
Within the given time limit, Sienna transferred 300 thousand dollars to the account number provided.
return.
The next day, Sienna received an express delivery at Sunshine Neighborhood first thing in the morning. Inside was a memory card. She checked it on her computer, and it was indeed photos of her and Ryan…but she also knew it was meaningless.
The other party definitely had backups. Moreover, the photos they had in hand were probably even more than those on the card sent to her.
Another thing on her mind was who this person was. These photos were taken her Maze, so it was either a Maze employee or a former guest.
From the looks of it, it was pure extortion. The other party just wanted money, but even ikji was just money. Sienna was afraid it wouldn’t be just
olice…
What she was worried about was that this would be a bottomless pit. When will Howard be back? she wondered in despair.
The next morning, in the inpatient building of the hospital, Josiah was awakened by his phone vibrating. He glanced at Joyce, who was still sound asleep, got up, and went quiside. “Hello,” he greeted.
On the other end was Zach Josiah, replied anxiously, “Check the trending topics on histogram.”
Josiah was stunned for a moment before answering, “Okay. He didn’t hang up the phone before opening Instagram.
At a glance, Sienna was the top trending topic, and there was more than one entry.
İştenna–Blacklisted before she’s even famous]
[Stenna’s dark history before entering the inclusiry]
[Sienna’s ex–boyfriend–true love or…]
Josiah’s eyebrows twitched as he clicked open the link. The more he looked, the darker his expression became. Like Sienna, he recognized the blurred–out image of Ryan in the photo at a glance. Although the picture was blurred, he had witnessed this scene.
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The door was pushed open from the outside and Sienna entered, carrying breakfast. She smiled and greeted him. “Morning”
“Morning mumbled Josiah, gulping anxiously as he watched Sienna. She probably doesn’t know yet… thought Josiah.
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