Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 724

Jayson's phone on the table rang again. He glanced at it once. It was an unknown number, so he declined.

The caller seemed to be getting worked up. They kept trying.

While flipping through Sanderson Group's details, Jayson simply blocked the number.

…

Ariel didn't rest for long. The flare-up had been unexpected, but she still needed to wrap up the first phase of work at the base.

She went to the hangar to run the new system tests. Maintenance and integration required repeated trials.

By the time she wrapped up, it was late afternoon.

Walking from the hangar toward the data center, she nearly ran into Samson stepping out of his car.

She hadn't seen him since the last incident.

When he spotted her, something flickered across his usually composed features. He stopped where he stood to watch her.

Ariel just glanced up briefly before returning her focus to the detailed data in her hands.

The investigation into the altered data was still ongoing. It clearly wasn't a simple case, as there were no clear leads yet.

However, Ariel was already certain about one thing—the person in front of her was someone she shouldn't trust.

She had no intention of interacting with Samson anymore and didn't even plan to greet him. She just wanted to turn and head upstairs.

But Samson beat her to it. "Ariel, can we talk?"

Ariel could only stop.

Since there was hardly anyone around, his voice carried clearly.

Samson could see plainly Ariel's complete indifference toward him. He walked over slowly and lowered his gaze to stare at her. "It looks like you're avoiding me. You don't have to do that. I actually came to apply to leave the research project."

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