Dead at Heart (Ariel and Jayson) novel Chapter 725

"Give me the address." Samson started the car. His tone was sharp. He had a gut feeling that Cecilia was a ticking time bomb in her current state.

"Mind your own business. If you hadn't failed with Ariel, I wouldn't be in such a mess." Cecilia sneered.

"I'm flying to Fiorvell tomorrow for my exhibition, and I can't even finish the last painting. I sent Jayson an invitation, and he completely ignored me! Can you believe it? How could there be such a blind man?"

Samson wasn't about to entertain her drunken rant.

Cecilia had been edgy lately—typical artist quirks.

He pulled up the tracking application he had previously placed on Cecilia's phone to check her location. She was at a private club, about two and a half hours away. It was quite far.

"Clear out your friends," he said coolly. "I'll come get you in a bit."

…

Ariel ran into Elsie at the corner while heading upstairs.

Elsie had clearly been standing there for a while. She had probably overheard Ariel's earlier exchange with Samson.

Seeing Ariel approach, she quickly wiped her eyes. "You're finally here. I've got so many questions for you. Even if you're incredible, you can't take that long off."

Ariel noticed her red-rimmed eyes.

Being someone who had been through emotional turbulence herself, she immediately guessed why.

Last time with the data incident, Elsie would have been first in line to take the blame if anything went wrong.

Ariel climbed two steps. Pretending not to notice Elsie's sadness, she pulled a few chocolates from her pocket and placed them in Elsie's hand. "Come with me to the test flight site. Let's see just how grand your future career plans can be."

After saying that, Ariel walked ahead.

Elsie's eyelashes still had traces of tears. She stared at the chocolates in her palm. Suddenly, she understood what Ariel meant.

She caught up in a few quick steps. Fidgeting with the chocolates, she muttered, "I don't like milk hazelnut. It's too sweet. I'm on a diet. I'm already 110 pounds."

Ariel shot her a glance and reached for them. "Give them back."

Elsie quickly stuffed them into her pocket, guarding them fiercely. "No way. I'm not going to return something my boss gave me. I'm not stupid."

With that, she silently followed Ariel.

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