It was Mason who gave her a call. With his magnetic and gentle voice, he asked, “Aren’t you coming back yet, Babe? It’s getting late, and it’s not safe to stay out there.”
“I’ll be back soon. Please go ahead and sleep first if you’re tired.” Janet spoke with a suppressed voice, trying not to make herself sound cold.
“You’ve been coming back late recently. I’m worried about you.”
Janet was speechless upon hearing the man. While Manson’s pitiful voice melted Janet’s heart, she couldn’t bear to see him bitterly waiting for her any longer. Thus, she tilted her head and continued to comfort him. “Alright, I just need five more minutes. Then, I’ll make a move. Okay?” However, her expression quickly returned to a glacial one as soon as she hung up the call.
Stunned by the lady’s glare, Sheldon couldn’t help but feel disgusted by her pretense. What an ‘actress’ she is!
As the night breeze filled the atmosphere with a chill, Janet gently put pressure on her blade and left a mark on Sheldon’s throat. Then, she demanded with an indifferent voice, “Get out of my face now!”
“Gosh! Can’t you act like a lady with a little decency? All you do is rant about hurting and killing…” For some reason, those words popped up in Sheldon’s mind and came out of his mouth naturally.
Janet smiled indifferently, staring at a car parked by the roadside while she made her way toward the vehicle. At the same time, Lara, who was sitting in the car, frowned and glared at Sheldon for an instant before she turned her attention to Janet and asked, “Did you both just have a fight or something, Janet?”
“No, we didn’t. Let’s go.” Janet gave a terse reply.
Meanwhile, supper was prepared and served on the table in the Lowry Residence, while Mason came downstairs from the second floor after his phone call. “Is she back yet?”
“N-No… But Miss Jackson said she wouldn’t be back so soon these few days,” the maid hesitantly replied.
“Alright, understood.” Mason squinted, making his eyes and expression unfathomable. At that moment, Janet was seen entering the house in a white t-shirt and a pair of light blue jeans.
“It’s Miss Jackson!”
“Yes! She is finally back!”
Janet nodded in response and shifted her gaze to Mason, who was sitting on the couch, just when she noticed the man’s darkened look. Oops! It looks like someone is not in a good mood right now. Nevertheless, she couldn’t help but continue to stare at him for a little longer, only to find his gaze rather sinister and even a little scary.
Witnessing Janet’s calm look, Mason smirked and spoke with an apathetic voice despite his approachable expression. “Where have you been?”
Janet paused for a few seconds before she quickly regained her composure. “Someone made me an offer to treat a patient, and we met up at Golden Luna to talk about that.”
Well, she is not lying to me, at least! Mason squinted and curled his lips upward, happy with her truthful answer. “Did you agree to help out?”
Janet shook her head and answered, “Nope. The disease is incurable anyway.”
“That’s all?”
“Yeah. I got your call not long after that, so I hurried back.” Janet blinked, trying to prove her innocence.
“Oh, I see.” Mason added with a deep voice, “Did you know that Golden Luna is one of the properties that belongs to the Lowry Family?”
At that moment, Janet’s mind was filled with a thousand question marks. What’s going on? Why does it seem to me that the Lowry Family owns every business in town? In that case, he must be aware of what I’ve been doing at Golden Luna for the past few days. At the thought of that, Janet raised her eyebrows and asked, “Why are you telling me this?”
“Black Python saw you there a few days ago, but he didn’t today. So, he was curious about where you were.” Mason smiled and pinched her nose. “Thankfully, you’re honest to me.”
“Oh, I see.” Janet acted as if she was surprised, snaking her arms around Mason’s waist. “Well, you could have walked up to me when you saw me there, Black Python. We could have enjoyed a little toast.”
Black Python smiled and replied, “I was on duty, so I couldn’t drink.” Then, he paused and added, “But since I didn’t see you there today, was there any interesting story to share, Miss Jackson?”
“What kind of story are you expecting?” Janet turned around and gazed at him in a calm manner.
