His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1374 Jim Was Arrested

Rummaging through her purse, Leila took out a bank card and handed it to the woman. "The password

is 123456," she said in a low voice while eyeing the woman. Looking over her shoulders, she glanced

around to make sure that no one had seen her.

Then she turned around and looked at Jim coldly with eyes full of disgust. Finishing off her business

with the woman, she pushed open the door and walked out without looking back, leaving the woman

there to deal with Jim.

Feeling impatient and anxious, Leila stood silently in a corner near the gate of the Aegean Hotel.

There was a flicker of panic in her eyes and she found it hard to stay calm like she was being covered

by dark clouds.

In the back of her mind, she even began to fancy things and was afraid that Jim would suddenly wake

up at that moment and catch her in the act.

She was so nervous that her right hand trembled slightly. Thus, to keep herself composed, she rubbed

her index finger with her middle finger. Deep in her heart, her feelings were mixed.

Fortunately, it didn't take a long time for the woman she talked with earlier to come out of the hotel.

When she saw Leila, she nodded slightly towards her. They didn't talk, but only glanced at each other

for a few seconds, and seemed to have understood each other by just exchanging glances. With that,

the woman walked away with graceful steps.

With the woman gone, a smile appeared on Leila's lips. Finally, she was relieved as if a thorn had been

plucked out of her heart.

From the way things turned out, she understood that she didn't have to use the most extreme way and

means to deal with people like Jim. She knew perfectly well that hitting the needle would give him a

heavy blow. When she thought about this, coldness flashed in her eyes.

Moments later, Leila didn't hasten to leave. She patiently waited and after staying in the corner a while

longer, she took out her cell phone and called someone.

Ending the call, she remained where she was standing, merged into the endless darkness, unseen and

unnoticed, her eyes lingering around.

About ten minutes later, when Leila's legs were about to go numb, she heard the police car screaming.

The light above the police car flashed and lit up the nearby area. It seemed that nothing in darkness

could be hidden any more amidst the blaring lights.

Soon, Jim, who was disheveled on his feet, staggered out under the escort of several policemen.

In the far corner, Leila observed them secretly. She saw the panic and confusion on Jim's face,

knowing that he was about to face a grave dilemma.

As the officers dragged him along, Jim seemed to be arguing something out loud. He kept on

explaining to the policemen that he did nothing wrong and he was innocent. However, since they had

found enough physical evidence in the room, none of them would like to listen to Jim's explanation. He

was so noisy that everyone wanted to cover his mouth to stop him from talking.

Seeing that Jim had been pushed into the police car and taken away by the policemen, Leila heaved a

long sigh of relief. Satisfied that her plan worked out well, Leila turned to leave.

Leila's heart was full of joy brought by revenge. She was so overwhelmed by the triumphant sensation

that a wide grin was drawn on her face.

Now that Jim would be put behind bars, nobody could threaten her again. The unpleasant memory

about what had happened to her that dreary afternoon had been buried with Jim's imprisonment.

'Nobody else would know what happened that afternoon. That nightmare would be forgotten at last!'

Leila thought.

However, she had never expected that someone had seen and recorded that scene. And Charles, the

man she cared about most, had already known what had happened to her that afternoon. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Leila knew nothing about that, so she still felt triumphant. By the way she imagined it, she thought that

everything would be okay when the police located where Shirley was.

Meanwhile, Cassie was on duty at the hospital today. She didn't have a decent sleep last night because

she had a nightmare and she dreamed of Nick. When she woke up at dawn, she opened her heavy

eyes and found that nothing changed in the room and Nick wasn't there.

Cassie smiled bitterly. 'What am I expecting?' she asked herself with a nasty frown.

Cassie was seated in daze on the chair when Cora walked towards her. Lowering her head, Cora

asked with a mysterious expression, "Cassie, what did you say about my brother when we sent you

home last night? He looked out of mind after getting in the car. Did you say anything to hurt him?"

The half-joking inquiry made Cassie's heart grow bitter. She would thank God if she wasn't the one

being offended yet, how could she hurt others?

"Stop joking. We're at work," Cassie said and looked at Cora, with her eyebrows crossed in confusion.

Seeing her so troubled, Cora chuckled and continued, "My brother loves you so much. Last night, I

found the light in his room was still on when I got up to drink water. I guess he was missing you, so he

couldn't fell asleep. What do you think?"

Hearing that, Cassie shot Cora a glare and protested, "I won't talk to you anymore if you keep on

talking nonsense."

With Cassie's bitter response, Cora made a sign of shutting her mouth up and replied, "Okay. I'm not

going to talk about him anymore."

Now that Cora had promised not to bother her anymore with her brother, Cassie's face softened.

However, as Cora looked at her, she couldn't help but ask, "Who were those people I saw last night?

Why did they want to kidnap you?"

At Cora's question, Cassie's face darkened. She had no idea about what really happened last night.

She couldn't even remember how she got herself to bed.

From the look of it, she guessed it might be Shawn who had done this. However, when she had

returned home last night and called Gamora, nobody answered the call.

She wondered that maybe something bad had happened to Gamora. 'Maybe Shawn had found out that

Gamora hinted me and controlled her, so she couldn't answer my call.'

With her thoughts running wild, Cassie had assumed many possibilities. She even had decided to call

the police if she still couldn't reach Gamora today.

Hearing what Cora had asked, Cassie couldn't help but tell her everything she knew, hoping that Cora

could help her in some ways she could.

When Cassie was done relating the incident to her, Cora opened her eyes widely. "God! So that means

you're in trouble with gangsters?" she asked.

"They are not gangsters. But there are many people in their group and they are rich and powerful."

Showing that she was not bothered at all, Cassie snorted with a shrug.

Yet from the way it sounded, Cora was still scared. She couldn't imagine what she would do if she

would be put in the same scenario. "Cassie, if Shawn won't let you go, what are you going to do?" she

asked worriedly.

"I couldn't figure out a good idea. But anyway, I have already reported it to the police. I hope they can

find some clues," Cassie answered with a sigh.

The words she just heard did not relieve Cora. She knew that people like Shawn wouldn't leave any

evidence to others, so he must have already bribed the police.

Worried for Cassie's safety, Cora decided to tell this to her brother. Maybe he could find a way to help

her.

At noon, Cora and Cassie went to the hospital canteen together when they saw a woman standing near

them with her eyes fixed on Cassie. The way she looked at her was so creepy as if she was watching

every move she was making.

"Is she your friend?" Cora asked curiously, nudging Cassie by the side to look at the woman. She

thought all the while that Cassie seemed to know this woman.

"Oh yes, she is Gamora, my classmate in the university," Cassie whispered in Cora's ear.

"Gamora!" Hearing the name, Cora shouted in surprise but immediately covered her mouth with her

hand realizing how loud she was.

Glaring at her with eyes that warned her to be quiet, Cassie nodded and said, "You go to the canteen

first. I'll talk to her."

Though hesitant, Cora agreed even if she was a little worried about her. "Be careful!" she reminded.

Teasing her, Cassie said with a smile, "Don't worry. I won't go out with her."