Soon, it dawned on me.
Caleb was able to get his hands on the information that Marley had made up for me. It wasn’t hard to imagine that Janiya could get it just as easily, since the Barton family had so many connections.
So Janiya planned to make Colin identify me in front of Adam so that I could be fired.
“Debra, what’re you waiting for?” Janiya looked at me with a sly smile. “Why are you just standing there? Do as Janiya says!” Adam barked impatiently.
In order not to arouse Adam’s suspicion, I had no choice but to oblige them. I quickly grab the keys to the dungeon and headed out.
As soon as I walked out of the office, two male guards immediately trotted over to me and said, “Mr. Cooper asked us to accompany you.”
They claimed to simply accompany me, but I knew that they were ordered to keep an eye on me.
Although I was dissatisfied, there was nothing I could do about it. The dungeon wasn’t too far. In order to buy time, I had to walk slowly, thinking hard about how to deal with this sticky situation.
I needed to come up with a solution as soon as possible. My Life was on the line here, not to mention the failure of investigation.
I tried to contact Harlan by mind-Link, but I received no response. He seemed to be too far away from me.
I thought of calling Harlan, but the two guards were staring at me intently. I didn’t even dare to take out my phone.
Every step to the dungeon was a step closer to my imminent death. Thinking of what happened to Adam’s former secretary, Emily, I was so scared that I couldn’t help but tremble slightly.
Just as I was beginning to feel desperate, a familiar figure stepped into my sight.
It was Caleb! I had never been so glad to see Caleb before.
Like a beacon in the night, he shone brightly amidst the surrounding gloom, giving me a glimmer of hope.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
“Caleb, what a pleasant surprise!” For the first time in my life, I went out of my way to say hello to Caleb. I was so excited that my voice shook slightly.
Caleb seemed surprised by my change in attitude. Eyebrows raised, he came over and asked, “What’s up, Debra?”
“Adam asked me to take Colin out of the dungeon. I‘m a little scared.” I stared at him meaningfully, trying to look like a scared little mouse.
Glancing at the guards behind me, Caleb teased with a playful smile, “You’re still scared even though you have company? Are you really Debra?”
Blinded by panic, I couldn’t think of a good excuse to keep Caleb here without arousing the guards’ suspicion. In a last ditch effort, I grabbed his hand and Looked at him with pleading eyes.
Only then did Caleb seem to have noticed that something was wrong. He squeezed my hand and gave me a reassuring look.
“It seems that the lady is too scared to go to the dungeon by herself. Allow me to accompany her,” Caleb said to the guards naturally.
