Chapter 89 - Replacement (1/2)

The viewing event soon ended and the guests started to pile out of the hotel. Of course, the reporters that were waiting outside were desperate to get photos of the guests, so a couple of them had snuck in.

Halia didn't notice them, but Sean did. As one of them turned their camera towards Halia, he quickly ran over to her, grabbed her hand and dragged her into the elevator. Natalie tried to chase after the two in surprise, but the elevator closed before she got there.

After the doors closed, Halia quickly shook Sean's hand away.

”There was a reporter,” Sean explained.

”Thanks,” Halia said as she pressed the button for her floor.

”Can we have a quick debrief?” Sean whispered.

There were other people in the elevator, so they couldn't discuss their case there.

Soon, the elevator reached Halia's floor and she stepped out. ”Come in for a bit,” she said as she opened the door.

Sean followed Halia inside. The suite was huge and grand, decorated with expensive furniture and accessories. Sean had never stepped foot into such an expensive hotel suite before.

Halia walked over to a luxurious Chesterfield sofa and sat down. Sean quickly followed over and sat down opposite her.

”Did any junkets approach you tonight?” he asked.

Halia shook her head.

”I tried chatting to some of the service staff and I kept a close look on them, but I didn't get any leads either,” Sean explained.

”We have one more chance tomorrow. I'll debrief you again tomorrow,” Sean said.

Halia stood up and walked over to the window. The moon was shining brightly outside. ”It's a full moon,” she whispered to herself as she ran her hand across her bracelet. Today was the day she was supposed to remove Jackson's stitches. ”I wonder if anyone's removing them for him,” she thought to herself.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist from behind. Inside the dimly lit hotel suite, a man's voice said gently beside her ear, ”I'm sorry about what happened on the plane, I didn't mean to upset you, but I know you have feelings for me and I have feelings for you too. Why do you keep denying it?”

Halia quickly pulled the man's arms away and turned to face him. She couldn't blame him for misunderstanding since he didn't know that she had Sara's memories in her mind, but she had to set him straight.