Chapter 11
“I think twisted my ankle. Could you help me to the roadside to hail acab?
“Where are you heading? I’ll give you a ride.” Noting her injury, the man stepped forward to help her
Jasmine didn’t think much about it and agreed to his offer. Then, the two of them headed to the hospital.
Helen felt guilty and repeatedly apologized to Jasmine, Jasmine tried to stay calm and asosd the hospital security to check the surveillance footage. Soon, they found out that Delilah had left the hospital at 6:00 pm.
Knowing her mother’s memory tended to confuse her, Jasmine worded that it wouldn’t be easy for her to find her way back. She started to panic and couldn’t help
but breakdown in tears.
The man next to her handed her a tissue, “Don’t worry, I have a friend who works at the police station. He might be able to help.”.
Jasmine ching to the hope like a lifeline. “That would be great. Thank you so much!”
The man took out his phone and dialed a number. “Mr. Wilson, 1 need a favor. A friend of mine’s family member has gone missing. Yes, alright. He turned to Jasmine, his voice calm and composed. “Do you have a photo of your mother?”
“Yes, of course Jasmine huntedly took out her phone and opened the photo gallery.
The man told the person on the other end of the line, “I’ll send it to you in a moment.” After hanging up, he showed her his WhatsApp code. “Mind if we add each other on WhatsApp/”
Jasmine booted up WhatsApp, scammed the code, and sent him the photo. The man looked at his phone and started chatting with the person he had djust called.
jasmine noticed that the man’s WhatsApp profile picture was a simple landscape photo, and his asemame was Brightwell Law Firm–Joshua Sutton. She was a little raken aback when she pad that
Jasmine had heard of Sightwell Law Firm. It was the most famous law in Jesceria, right across Enam Resonance Arts Center where she worked. It was no wonder they lived in the same neighborhood. It was probably for convenience.
Jasmine was still worried about her mother, but she krune that panicking wouldn’t help. If the police couldn’t find her, she probably wouldn’t be able to either. All she could do was wait patiently. “Thank you. I appreciate it,” she told fash
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With Joshua’s help, she went to the registration deskon the first floor. There weren’t many people in line, so it wasn’t long before it was their tum.
When the two nurses uns joshua, they couldn’t help but blush. They exchanged a look and silently acknowledged that he was a very good–looking guy.
Joshua remained composed as he registered Jasmine and then led her to a nearby seat to wait quietly, Jasmine felt a little embarrassed. “I’m sorry for bothering you
today.”
Joshua pulled out his laptop from his briefcase, booted it up, and looked over the case tiles on it. “Don’t worry. It was no trouble at all. We’re neighbors. It’s the
Jasmine was puzzled when she heard him refer to them as
tem as neighbors. Did he mean they lived in the same neighborhood? If so, she thought that this lawyer was surprisingly friendly
After seeing the doctor and getting jasmine’s medication, Joshua offered, “Let me take you home. If there are any updates about your mother, I’ll let you know
Jasmine nodded. “Alright.”
He then drove her back to their neighborhood.
Feeling a little embarrassed, she said, “I genuinely appreciate everything you’ve done for me today. If it’s out of your way, I can walk home slowly on my own. After applying the mudicine, her ankle wasn’t hurting as much
Joshua responded calandy, “Don’t worry, Ms. Scott’s no trouble at all I live right next door, in Building 32, Unit 603. He had seen her Social Security card earlier, which was how he knew her name.
“Wait, what?” Jasmine was surprised. Was he really ber neighbor? How had she never seen him around before?
Joshua seemed to sense her condusion and faintly seniled. “There were a few occasions when I was coming home from work and walked behind you, Ms. Scott
Jasmine was stunned when she heard that.
The next moming, Helen called, saying that the police had brought Delilah back, Jasining huntedly got up and rushed to the hospital. When she walked into the hospital room, she saw Delilah lying in bed.
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Despite the pain in her ankle, Jasmine rushed over and hugged Delilah tightly, trans instantly streaming down her face. “Mom, where did you go? I was
I was wanted
Helen hastily explained, “The cops said Ms. Mercer went to Crabapple Manor last night.”
Crabapple Manor was the house jasmine used to live in with her patents Jasnilne’s heart ached a little when she heard that
Delilah looked puzzled. “Jes, why can’t I temeniber where our bouse is?” she had wandered around Crabapple Manor for a while but couldn’t find
Jasmine patiently explained, “Mom, our house is under renovation Let’s not go there for now, alright?”
d their home
Delilah, obedient as always, nodded. “Alright”
Helen helped Delilah settle down to rest Jasmine rushed back to work and,
About an hour later, he responded. “I’m glad to bear she’s back.”
way, decided to send Joshua a message on Whatsapp to thank him for his help.
Jasmine considered inviting him to dinner to express het gratitude, but figured she could ask him in person when they bumped into each other since they were neighbors. So, she decided not to send him another message.
However, in the week that followed, she never ran into him.
On Monday morning, Jasmine bought a cup of coffee for herself as well as for Linda Dailey, her colleague. When she got to her desk, she was surprised to find a bouquet of roses there,
Linda teased her, “Did your boyfriend send you these?”
After her divorce from Calvin, Jasmine hadn’t had any male friends, so she couldn’t figure out who would have sent her flowers. “No,” she responded, looking fora cand on the flowers, but couldn’t find one.
Noticing she really had no idea, Linda asked, “Could it be from a secret admirer?” Jasmine was a real stunner, and Linda couldn’t help but feel a bit envious, thinking that the former must have admirers lining up.
Their colleague, Tara Buxton, chimed in with a side remark. “Jasmine, you’re not having an affair with one of the students‘ parent, are you? We all know how rich our clients are. Aren’t you afraid of the consequences of being a homewrecker?”
Linda tugged on Jasmine’s sleeve and whispered, “Tenore her. She’s just bitter because she couldn’t land a wealthy husband.” Jasmine had no time to argue with Tara because she had lessons to plan.
Jasmine continued to receive flowers from the mysterious sender throughout the week. However, she didn’t even bother calling the flower shop to find out who had sent them. She remained patient, convinced the sender would eventually reveal themselves,
As expected, she saw a black Rolls–Royce parked outside the building when she finished work on Friday evening. The window rolled down, and she immediately recognized the driver. It was Leo Henderson, the father of one of her students.
