Chapter 84
You Hit My Heart
Joyce came out of Club Haven already feeling a little hot.
It was a very strange feeling. Obviously, the night breeze should feel
cool.
Instead, she was getting hotter and hotter. She even felt it hard to
breathe.
She unbuttoned the collar of her shirt to get some air.
Juanita felt that Joyce was a little different and was concerned, "Are
you okay. Weird. You barely drank tonight and only had that glass of
champagne from Lauren. Are you feeling uncomfortable now?"
âI'm fine." Joyce reached out and stopped a cab for Juanita. She then
pushed her into the car and closed the door, "Go home early and rest,
I'll take the subway.â
The cab drove away, Juanita did not forget to poke her head out, âThe
subway station is a bit far, be careful on the way."
Joyce waved at Juanita.
Then she turned around and walked in the direction of the subway. It
turned out the station was indeed not as close as she thought. She
would have to walk two kilometers and cross a narrow alley.
Juanita sat in the cab, feeling uneasy all the way, and finally, she called
Aaron.
She knows that Joyce was stubborn and would never ask for help
easily, even when she had difficulties.
After the call was answered.
"Hello." Aaron answered politely.
Juanita said directly, " Aaron, would you please come to Club Haven
and pick up Joyce?"
Aaron happened to be driving Luther, who had just finished a dinner
with an investor tonight and was returning to the Warner family.
Hearing the mention of Joyce on the other end of the line, Luther
grabbed Aaron's phone and asked, "What happened to Joyce? Damn
it, is she drunk again?"
Aaron stared blankly at his empty hand, and turned back to his wheel
helplessly.
Juanita was holding the phone when it suddenly changed to a low,
magnetic male voice that came up with a scolding upfront. She was so
startled that she almost threw the phone away.
The first time she heard Luther's voice and there was a cold sweat on
her back. She stammered, "Mister, Luther, Joyce is not drunk. I... I just
thought she looked a little off, a bit abnormal. The subway station is
quite far away, and she walked there alone. I am afraid that she ..."
She hadn't finished her sentence.
The phone had been hung up.
All that remained was a "beep beep beep" busy tone.
Juanita stammered, staring at the phone in bewilderment. People said
Luther never cared about women and was a bit introverted, but in her
opinion, whenever it came to Joyce's business, Luther immediately
became unsettled.
Luther hung up the phone and let out a low curse.
Damn Joyce, always giving him all kinds of trouble.
âTurn around, go to Club Haven and follow the road to the subway.â He
instructed as he took out his own cell phone and began dialing Joyce's
number.
Joyce walked alone on the road, with absolutely no one along the road.
It was late at night.
The moon was now a perfect crescent, and the weather was quite
chilling.
When she looked up, the sky looked like an infinite dark sea, quiet,
vast, and mysterious.
She walked alone into the alley, which was the nearest road. She went
farther and farther, and all the way the road was surrounded by houses
waiting to be demolished, where all the occupants had long since
moved out, leaving only a few almost broken street lamps, shining a
dim, faint light.
She felt hotter and hotter, like a fire burning her heart, and like ants
gnawing at her. She felt she could bear it any longer.
And she didnât know what was going on.
Just then, there was a faint sound of hurried footsteps behind her.
Joyce frowned and had a bad feeling in her heart.
She subconsciously tried to pull out her own boomerang dart before
she realized with a shock that she didn't have it with her. She hadn't
had it on her since she stayed in the group's staff lounge for the past
few days. How awful!