Chapter 97

DAHLIA

It took me longer than expected to get to Adrian’s office. I should’ve known better than to rely on public transport during rush hour. The bus crawled through traffic like it was moving through syrup, and by the time I finally got off, my phone had already died.

Hell, I hate Loren.

One day…maybe one day, I’d have my revenge on her.

Because tell me, who sends a staff on an official errand without a means of transportation? I wonder what Sebastian would do if he gets to know what she had done. I should have found a means to inform him before my phone battery got drained off. But I was afraid he wouldn’t let me go.

Do I want that? No. To be sincere, I also wanted to come. It’s an opportunity for me to talk to Adrian. I can’t avoid him forever. And he needs me too, I believe.

I sighed, standing on the pavement with the manila envelope clutched against my chest. The city felt too loud, too unfamiliar. I’d never been to this part of town befo