Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)
Chapter 403

The three of them nodded obediently. Little Carl, perched on his booster seat, wobbled his head and declared, "I wanna go back to Goldenvale Town too. I'm gonna go with you, Mommy." He was swinging his tiny legs, so cute!

I chuckled and said, "This time, I have to handle an emergency, so Carl, you can't come along, okay? How about next time?"

His protest was immediate. "No, I wanna go with you now!"

After I coaxed him into finishing his meal, Probert and Helga took him off to play.

I quietly filled in my mom too, and though she was a bit shocked, she didn't press for details, just reminded me over and over to stay safe.

Exchanging glances with Hannah, we quickly grabbed our essentials and headed out the door.

Instead of going straight to the airport, we made a detour to the Wood Manor.

Ronan had no news yet but had sent out numerous people; he was confident we'd hear something soon.

I told him, "In that case, I won't wait around. Hannah and I are heading to the airport now. I need to get back to Goldenvale Town!"

Upon hearing this, Logan pondered for a moment before telling Ronan, "Ronan, keep an eye on things here. I'll go back to Goldenvale Town with them. It might save some time."

Ronan thought it over and nodded, "Alright! I'll handle things here; you go back with them."

He also called over Larkin and gave him a few quiet instructions, to which Larkin nodded incessantly.

Logan gestured to me, and we were off, heading straight to the airport.

Ronan quickly arranged a car. Knowing my temperament, he emphasized, "Don't act rashly. Follow Logan's lead."

After giving Logan a few more instructions, we dashed to the airport without delay.

Landing in Goldenvale Town, to my surprise, it was Dalton who came to pick us up.

As if he'd read my mind, as soon as we were in the car, we sped off, and he explained, "I came to pick you up to save time and get the details firsthand."

While driving, Dalton asked, "Did Catherine mention her location the last time you spoke?"

I shook my head confidently. "No, she just said she was tailing Jaylan and Renata."

"But we've already questioned Jaylan and Renata. They're sticking to their story that they haven't seen Catherine. They claim they were off to a hotel room, but we checked, and there's no sign of Jerome," Dalton elaborated with detail.

I slammed the seat in frustration, "That jerk. They're definitely not telling the truth!"

I laid out my thoughts about Jaylan and Renata's relationship to Dalton and then cut to the chase, "I suspect that Renata picked Jaylan up at the airport to see Jerome!"

Logan, who had been silent, furrowed his brows in thought.

After a while, he said to Dalton, "We've got to lure Jerome out. Get someone to stake out the hospital."

Dalton turned to Logan. "You mean to create a scenario at the hospital to draw out Jerome?"

"What else? We'll keep a close watch on Jaylan and Renata; they were surely not spilling everything!" Logan said angrily. "Have someone stake out the hospital for Jerome. I don't believe he won't show up if his mother is dying."

"No problem," Dalton agreed right away.

Hearing their plan, I chimed in, "Then I'll alert Dr. Dailey to stage a scene! We'll say Hazel's condition is critical!"

Logan nodded. "We need to act fast."

I grabbed my phone and briefed Dr. Dailey on the situation. Within twenty minutes, the internet was awash with news of Hazel's sudden turn for the worse, complete with convincing photos and captions about her being in critical condition.

At the same time, another story hit the internet, exposing Jaylan and Renata's shameless affair.

The article was detailed, describing how Jaylan had returned from visiting his father-in-law in Silverdale City, and immediately hooked up with his mistress Renata at a hotel, as the scandalous news spread like wildfire.

The online community was in uproar again, with the story's reach doubling rapidly, as netizens lambasted Jaylan as inhuman. His own mother was on her deathbed, and he was off cavorting with his mistress, labeled as nothing short of a beast, accused of being disloyal and unfilial.

They said Jaylan was nothing but a debauched playboy, driven by lust, flaunting his family trip to Silent Blossom Pond in Silverdale City on social media one moment, and unable to keep it in his pants the moment he landed in Goldenvale Town.

The scandal shook the foundations of Medsafe Liyah Inc., and its stock began to tumble.