Chapter 98: The real target
"Is this some kind of kidnapping? Are we going to be taken and have our organs sold on the black market?" Jeff muttered under his breath, his eyes scanning every face in front of him.
"Or maybe it’s some sort of assault, something tied to someone we offended?"
He glanced down at Jessica, who was burying her face in his chest, clutching his shirt tightly.
"Is the target Jessica? Or maybe... it’s me?" he continued, his thoughts racing.
"Could it be because I helped that unreasonable girl about the case? Hmm, maybe it’s my act of heroism. I should’ve been more careful." He said it in his mind.
The reason why he helped Jasmine wasn’t because he was dazzled by her looks.
It was because of what she told him, the pain in her voice when she spoke about the girl who had been sexually assaulted.
He remembered hearing from her aunt that the victim had been taken to the hospital. He perfectly thought the case had already been handled by the police.
But when Jasmine explained the truth, when she revealed that the evidence had been destroyed and nothing had been done, it was not what he had expected.
So that is why he made that decision. He didn’t take on the job out of sympathy or obligation. He took it because it aligned perfectly with his own sense of justice.
He’s mind raced as he analyzed the situation, his eyes sharp and calculating. With Jessica held protectively in his arms, he tried to make sense of what was unfolding around them.