Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

Chapter 269

I was genuinely flabbergasted. Because my phone held a Pandora's box of secrets, and I’d be done for

if it ever fell into the wrong hands.

Hannah quickly reassured me, "Don't panic, it's safe!"

"Where is it?" I asked, my voice laced with urgency.

"When you got knocked out, you dropped your phone, luckily, they were in too much of a hurry to make

their escape to bother picking it up," Hannah explained, "That's why we couldn't track you."

Frustrated, I remembered that Hannah had warned me to keep my phone on and charged 24/7. But

who could've foreseen such a turn of events?

It seemed the best-laid plans always being awry!

"So, where's my phone now?"

"Don't worry, it's with me!" Hannah replied, a playful smile on her face as she pulled my phone from her

pocket and handed it to me.

"I was worried it might've ended up in the hands of strangers!" I explained, then asked, "So, how did we

locate that car?"

"Mr. Richardson contacted the traffic department and tracked the surveillance footage from the building

at the time you disappeared. We quickly determined the direction the car had taken. Several teams,

including a helicopter, were dispatched to track it down. The whole process took less than 20 minutes."

"I was in the dark about all this," I sighed with regret, "Where did they finally find me?"

"You were found northwest of Goldenvale Town, in a village called Cobblestone," Hannah was precise,

"But your hiding spot is still quite a distance from the village!"

"What about the car?" I inquired further.

"We intercepted the car 67 kilometers from Goldenvale Town, but to our surprise, you weren't in it,"

disappointment was evident on Hannah 's face.

I slapped my forehead, "Just as I suspected. They must've dumped me on a stretch of road with no

surveillance!"

"The worst part was, the driver was incredibly stubborn and arrogant. He laughed maniacally as we Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

arrested him and refused to cooperate, no matter what we asked, he kept his lips sealed!" Hannah

exclaimed angrily, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken so long to find you!"

"Actually, it was quite quick!" Catherine interjected.

Hannah continued, "The cops didn't have time to waste, so they swiftly arrested him. But then, he

swallowed poison. It all happened within a matter of minutes, and there was no time to save him."

"What a desperado!" I expressed with a shudder, "It's a shame I never even got a glimpse of him!

Everything happened so fast, I didn't even get a good look at Bald's face!"

Hannah resumed, "You wouldn't believe how desperate the cops were. They were ready to do anything

to make him talk. But with him dead, all leads were cut off. Searching the 67 kilometers of unmonitored

road would have taken two days, by then it could've been too late."

I could only imagine the state of the cops at the time.

"Mr. Richardson was sharp, though. He was certain that Bald would be near your hiding place. He

studied their escape route and the surveillance blind spots, pinpointed a few locations, and used

drones to scout them," Hannah grinned, "Sure enough, at around 3 AM, Bald's trace was found, and so

were you!"

"Bald was near me?" I asked, disbelief coloring my voice.

Hannah nodded, "Yes, Bald was squatting under a bridge less than two kilometers away from your

hiding spot. As soon as he moved, the drone spotted him, and everyone rushed to the location."

"No wonder the cops arrived so fast, like angels descending from heaven," I exclaimed, "How long was

I there?"

"From the moment you were taken till you were rescued, a total of 5 hours and 20 minutes!"

"5 hours and 20 minutes." I repeated, those few hours felt like an eternity to me.

But I knew it must've felt the same for the cops and Ronan and his team. I hadn't realized how many

people had stayed up all night in search of me, and that thought warmed my heart.

Suddenly, I found myself yearning to see Ronan. As if on cue, Ronan made his entrance into the room

just as he crossed my mind.