As soon as Zayne finished his sentence, he noticed the strained expressions on Heather and Leon’s faces. There was an inexplicable embarrassment when he brought up the subject of engagement directly. Sensing the embarrassment he caused, he smiled and decided it was better to directly skip the topic. After all, he couldn’t fathom womens’ minds despite being a great detective, let alone Heather’s thoughts since she never let anyone see through her innermost ideas.
The three decided to get on the plane first and discuss the other matters later on. While they were on the helicopter, Leon quietly sat aside in a rare occurrence, whereas Zayne sat next to Heather. He opened his mouth, but there was something that he couldn’t bring himself to say. On the other hand, Heather noticed Zayne was troubled and simply winked at him. When Leon noticed their little gestures, he understood at once that the two seemed to have some secrets they didn’t want him to know about.
Time flew swiftly by on the helicopter, and the three of them remained silent as if the air were condensed. Only when the helicopter landed safely and steadily did Leon, who had been pretending to be asleep the whole time, slowly opened his eyes. He noticed that the distance between Heather and Zayne was extremely close, and it seemed as though she’d melt into Zayne’s arms if they got a little closer.
When they got off the helicopter, Zayne said jokingly to Heather, “It cost me a lot of money to rent the helicopter this time. You must be billed for all of that.”
Heather looked at Zayne with a faint smile. “I’ll pay you double the money.” She knew that Zayne was trying to alleviate their embarrassment. She didn’t know what was wrong with Leon, but he didn’t want to say anything and seemed depressed.
They had landed on the outskirts of Bradfort City. There was still a long way to go back, but Leon didn’t choose to go the same way with them this time. “You two should just go ahead first. Someone will pick me up later,” he suggested.
Heather and Zayne didn’t delve into it either. They had seen the luxury car that was waiting for them at one side long ago, and Zayne even had a driver arranged. Such actions would undoubtedly expose their whereabouts, so Heather looked at Zayne in puzzlement. However, the latter merely gave her a mischievous smile without offering any explanation.
Heather followed Zayne, and he opened the car door gentlemanly before signaling her to climb in first. On the other hand, Leon stood nearby without looking at them. After taking a look at him, Heather immediately got into the car before Zayne followed suit.
As soon as they were seated, Heather asked directly, “What do you mean by this, Zayne?”
The latter merely shrugged as the corner of his mouth turned up in a roguishly handsome smile. “Leon is giving us space to be alone,” he replied without answering her question.
“Did you reach an agreement with Leon?” Heather thought that something was fishy, so she needed an explanation.
“There aren’t so many conspiracies. Heather, you must at least try to trust someone else.” Zayne thought that Heather was thinking too much, but he couldn’t blame her for this. After all, Leon’s behavior was indeed suspicious.
“In that case, can you tell me exactly what you’re hiding from me?” Heather noticed while on the helicopter that Zayne had something private and personal to tell her.
“It’s something about Leon’s family,” Zayne replied while looking out of the car window. He was still hesitating if he should tell Heather about this unconfirmed guess.
“It doesn’t seem like a good thing, right?” Heather asked affirmatively. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have to avoid talking in front of Leon.
“That’s right. As far as I know, the current person in power in Leon’s family is his grandfather. He seems to like you a lot and hopes that you can get engaged to Leon sooner.” Zayne seemed to know a lot.
Heather nodded. It surprised her that Zayne knew this too, but it was normal for him to know about this given his capabilities. “So, are you suspecting that the one trying to kill me is related to Leon’s family?” She associated this with the attempt on her life since she couldn’t think of any other explanations.
“No, that’s not the case. It’s definitely not someone from Leon’s family.” Zayne shook his head with the corners of his mouth turned up in a rather annoying half-smile.
“In that case, why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?” Heather didn’t like how Zayne deliberately kept her in suspense.
“I just want to remind you that you’d better keep some distance from Leon to avoid becoming someone else’s pawn like him.” Zayne’s smile became even brighter, and there was an insinuation in his remark.
“Someone else’s pawn? I don’t quite understand what you mean.” Heather felt a bit funny. Since when has Leon become someone else’s pawn? Zayne is a bit of an alarmist, she thought to herself.
“The matter isn’t as simple as you two think. In short, the situation in Bradfort City is particularly complicated—we might’ve been reduced to someone else’s pawns,” Zayne replied in an airy tone, but what he said made Heather feel very nauseous.
“It seems that a fierce battle is about to begin in Bradfort City.” Heather seemed to have realized something, but she still didn’t understand the specifics.
“You can say that. I’m also puzzled as to why this bunch of people have chosen Bradfort City as their battle arena.” Zayne increasingly felt that this job was a difficult one. The deeper he looked into the matter, the more details he found out. At the moment, many families were already involved in this. On the surface, these families seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but now that all these families were involved, Zayne was quite troubled.
“What should we do now?” Heather asked with a frown. Things would get out of hand if this went on.
“I don’t know, but I have a piece of good news to tell you.” Zayne didn’t want the mood between them to continue being so oppressive, so he decided to say a piece of good news to lighten the atmosphere.
Heather looked at Zayne. How is it possible for him to still have good news at such a time? It sounds kind of awkward, though.
“Myra has returned to the Hart Family safely,” Zayne announced with a wink, and he didn’t seem serious at all.
Heather was speechless and astonished since this really came as a surprise. She said in disbelief, “You’re not kidding me, right?”
“Why should I joke about that?” Zayne looked at Heather’s expression and thought that she was really adorable. Still, her response was very normal.
“I want to see Myra,” Heather said with delight. She didn’t expect that Myra had safely returned home, which was probably the best piece of news she had heard as of late.
“Don’t get excited just yet. I’m afraid you can’t meet Myra now because she’s been in a confused state of mind since her return. She can’t even recognize her husband.” Zayne regretfully told Heather the bad news.
“What are you joking about? Myra is in a confused state of mind?” Heather’s expression changed at once, not expecting this to be the outcome.
“It seems like she’s lost her memory. Fortunately, there’s nothing seriously wrong with her. She’s been in good health,” Zayne comforted the woman.
“I must see Myra. I must figure out what on earth happened,” Heather said emotionally as she couldn’t wait to meet her friend right now.
“You can’t. You’re in a dangerous situation right now, so you’d better take care of yourself.” However, Zayne disagreed with what Heather said. Had he known that she would react so strongly, he wouldn’t have told her this.
“I must see Myra. I’m worried!” Heather shouted. After all, she couldn’t believe that such a thing would happen to her.
“Don’t get worked up. As far as I know, Myra has probably been fed some kind of medicine to become like this. Generally speaking, everything will be fine as long as the antidote is found,” Zayne advised Heather since she mustn’t act on impulse at this moment.
“Are you able to find the antidote?” Heather almost seized Zayne by the collar as she asked the question.
“This is a bit difficult. I haven’t exactly figured out why the person kidnapped her.” Zayne didn’t dare to give Heather a 100-percent guarantee, but there had been some clues about the matter.
“I want to see Myra, and I must meet her today.” Heather wouldn’t put her mind at rest until she saw her friend.
“You’re still being hunted right now, so you’ll only bring danger to Myra by meeting her. I’d advise you to find a place to hide.” Zayne calmly analyzed the situation for Heather as she was becoming more and more irrational right now. He had discovered this a long time ago—Heather’s so-called maturity was actually forced, for she was still a little girl at heart. After experiencing this series of events, her nature was completely exposed. In fact, it could be said that she was extremely vulnerable at the moment.
“Am I a failure, Zayne?” Heather had too much disdain for herself as she calmed down. Not only was she unable to do anything, she often acted on impulse as well.
“You’re not a failure—you’re just used to pretending to be mature. After doing that for a long time, you’ve forgotten that you’re just a little girl,” Zayne replied curtly. In truth, he found this side of her a little more adorable.
“Thank you for reminding me.” Heather decided to confront her truest self. She had been tired of pretending over these years. She kept pressing herself to act more maturely, yet the outcome was so miserable.
“I have arranged a place for you to hide, so you must stay there during this period of time. Keep in mind that you mustn’t go anywhere, and your cell phone has to be confiscated as well,” Zayne said while taking away Heather’s cell phone.
“How should I contact you without a cell phone?” Heather clutched her cell phone tightly. She couldn’t do without a cell phone, or else she would completely lose contact with the outside world.
“Do you know how dangerous your cell phone is?” Zayne remembered having talked to Heather about this. “Your cell phone can reveal lots of things, so you can’t use a cell phone again in your current situation.”
Heather reluctantly handed her cell phone over to Zayne. There was still reluctance in her eyes, for she didn’t know what would happen next without her cell phone. “I’m afraid that the police will call me.” She was still involved in a case. Since she was the victim, the police would definitely contact her.
“Just leave these matters to me. I want you to stay alone in the hiding place for three days.” Zayne looked confident, and it seemed like he had devised a plan to deal with the situation.
“What exactly are your plans? Why can’t you tell me directly?” Heather found Zayne’s behavior extremely suspicious.
Zayne seemed to have thought of a perfect solution, though. “I’ll help you ask Dr. Turner out and help Myra find the antidote. Just give me three days—I’ll give you something different.”
“You were aware of everything?” Only then did Heather truly realize Zayne’s capabilities, and it seemed like she had underestimated his capabilities before.
“Yeah, I know everything. I have figured out many things these days, and now it’s time for me to take action.” Zayne’s mouth curved in a confident smile, and his eyes were sharp as though he could put an end to all these complicated matters in the next second.
“If that’s the case, why did you ask me to get engaged to Leon?” Heather asked angrily, feeling that she had been fooled by Zayne.
“I was just kidding. Didn’t you hire me back then because of my extraordinary capabilities?” Zayne knew that his recent performance had disappointed Heather, and now it was time to redeem his pride.
“Hey! Have you been fooling me all this while, Zayne?” Heather was almost sent into a rage because of him. As it turned out, he had many hidden cards up his sleeve.
