Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

I spun around abruptly, my voice shaking as I hissed at Catherine, "Shut the door, now!"

Catherine reacted instantaneously, her hand pressing the elevator button with urgency. The group of men were already calling out to us, "Wait!"

My heart pounded in my chest as I watched the elevator doors slide closed.

Just as they were about to reach us, the elevator doors shut with a dull thud. As the elevator began to descend, I could hear the faint sound of someone pounding on the call button and a frustrated curse, "Damn, those women didn't wait!"

The elevator plunged downwards rapidly and I leaned weakly against the wall, finally letting out a breath I didn't realize I'd been holding.

"Who was it? Who did you see?" Catherine steadied me, her eyes wide with concern. "Your face is pale as a ghost!"

"Jerome Dawson," I admitted shakily. "Jaylan's brother!"

"Jesus Christ," Catherine sounded as shocked as I felt. "Why him? Talk about bad luck!"

Stepping out of the elevator, I grabbed Catherine's arm urgently. "We need to get out of here. If he recognizes me, we're screwed."

My legs were weak, and I could barely stand. I was already exhausted from the check-up, and the shock had drained what little energy I had left. I was close to tears. If we didn't leave now, the men would catch up to us.

Catherine understood my worry and quickly scanned our surroundings. She darted towards a nurse and grabbed a gurney, pushing it back towards me.

The nurse, startled by the sudden action, watched as Catherine wheeled the gurney away, only reacting after a few seconds and chasing after us.

By the time the nurse caught up to us, I was already on the gurney. She didn't insist on taking it back, but instead helped Catherine to secure me onto it. Just as I was settled on the gurney, the elevator dinged, signaling its arrival.

"Damn, we're out of time!" Catherine cursed, quickly pointing the nurse towards a hallway and pushing her towards it. "Go, now!"

She then ran off towards another gurney, pretending to follow it down another hallway.

The nurse didn't hesitate, pushing me away towards the direction Catherine pointed at.

Through the glass barrier, I saw Jerome and his men stride out of the elevator, scanning the lobby before running in Catherine's direction. I urged the nurse, "Get me out of here, fast. Thank you!"

She sped up, pushing the gurney towards the exit. I clung onto the edges of the gurney, afraid that Jerome and his men would come after us. She pushed me out of the main door where Logan's car was already waiting.

Logan got out of the car and helped me into the backseat. Just as the car door shut, I saw Jerome and his men storm out of the building. The nurse had already wheeled the gurney away and walked past them, disappearing into the lobby.

I quickly told Logan, "Don't start the car!"

Logan didn't move, but his eyes were trained on the group of men. He then took out his phone and made a call.