Chapter 114. Eye Contact

Her heart would leap in her chest whenever the bus stopped at any checkpoint. An hour had almost passed since she had started her journey. She had already made a call to Hannan, apprising him of her actions. The customer had to be dealt with a steely hand as he was one stubborn piece. He insisted on exchanging the money only when he saw the house. He agreed to buy it, depending on its location and price, but he was yet to arrive to look at the place.

"He was a weird, old, grumpy man," Hannan had told her.

At first, Sheharzaad delayed him due to the file she had to deliver, but as if he felt it behooved him to vex her in return without purpose, he kept delaying her until this day. And when this day came, she was already running away.

Khaleda had told her that when she once asked for her help to run away, she assured Sheharzaad that once she completed the mission entitled to her, she would help her. But Sheharzaad had been trying to contact Khaleda after sending t