Sharon had long heard that the parking lot was extremely horrible, and there were many accidents that happened here. Besides, some horror scenes in movies were also shot in this kind of place. How could she think of coming alone to this kind of dark and terrifying underground parking lot!
She tried her best to run forward, and the footsteps behind her followed closely.
"Oh God, please help me!"
As she ran, she wailed with tears.
She regretted looking for Jewel. She regretted it so much...
All of a sudden, she felt a tight grip on her waist as she was tightly held by a powerful force. She could not move at once, which scared her so much that she stuttered, "l-l am a good person... Please... Please let me go..."
She began to talk nonsense with her eyes closed.
A low and mellow voice came from the top of her head, "Why did you run?"
"Huh?"
This voice...
And this odor...
They were so familiar.
The smell of mint was lingering in her nose. Sharon suddenly opened her eyes and turned her head, bumping into Stanley's angular face with prominent facial features.
She was dumbfounded for a moment and said, "Why are you here?"
Stanley looked down at her and said, "Why can't I be here?"
Suddenly coming to her senses, she pushed him away and glared at him. "Why did you scare me?"
Her palms were sweaty, and her feet were still shaking in fear at this moment.
Stanley glanced at her and said, "You scared yourself, but you blame it on me?"
Indeed, it was Sharon who scared herself. Before Stanley showed up, Sharon was so worried that her heart was in her mouth. He suddenly patted her on the shoulder, which directly scared her and made her run away in panic.
But she wouldn't admit it, or she would be so embarrassed.
"It was you who scared me. I just stood there but you suddenly appeared out of nowhere and patted me! I thought I saw a ghost!"
Stanley didn't want to expose her little lie. He frowned and looked at her. "Why are you here?"
Sharon's flustered brain slowly calmed down at this moment and began to work on her excuse. She certainly could not let him know that she was here to take Jewel's photo secretly, or she might not be allowed here tomorrow.
"What about you? Why are you here?"
Sharon preemptively said, "Tell me honestly, did you come here to cheat on me with your sweet mistress?"
Stanley swung his hand on her which eventually landed on her head and he gently rubbed it.
Sharon hissed in pain and shouted, "You hit me again?"
As she said this, she rolled up her sleeves and was about to fight with him.
"You call this hitting? I barely touch you!" Stanley chuckled helplessly.
Sharon pursed her lips and asked, "Then why do I feel so painful?"
"This is called blackmailing."
Sharon squinted. "Mr. Jones, I'm surprised you know about blackmailing."
Stanley squinted back at her.
"Wait!" Sharon immediately reacted. "You almost changed the topic. You haven't answered my question yet. Did you come here to date your mistress?"
Stanley rubbed his aching head and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I have something to do here."
Sharon asked suspiciously, "What is it?"
"You wouldn't know even if I told you."
"How will I know if you don't tell me?"
Stanley was slightly shocked by her swift reaction.
She was pretty quick-witted.
He narrowed his deep eyes and asked, "What about you? What are you doing here?"
Sharon rolled her eyes and said, "Do you really expect an answer from me before you answer my question? Answer me first, then I'll tell you!"
"Did she just haggle with me?" Stanley thought, his mouth twitching into a smirk.
"I know what you're doing here even if you don't want to tell me." "Huh?"
Sharon was surprised. How could he tell? "S-So what am I doing here?" Sharon glared at him and asked.
Her heart was beating vigorously.
"You're here for Jewel."
Sure enough, Sharon curled her lips and said, "Anthony told you, didn't he?"
Looking down at her, Stanley patted her head and asked, "Why do you want to see Jewel? Hmm?"
She couldn't tell him that she was here to take Jewel's scandalous photos, trying to teach her a lesson.
So, her brain gear rotated for an excellent excuse. She slapped his hand away and snorted, "You don't want to tell me where she lives because you don't want me to see her, do you?"
"How do you know that I don't want to tell you since you never call me?" Stanley saw through her thoughts at a glance. "Anthony doesn't want to tell you. That's his business. I didn't say I don't want to tell you."
Anthony suddenly sneezed.
He thought, "Well, someone must be talking behind my back."
Sharon narrowed her eyes and rubbed her chin, looking like a calculating businesswoman. "Since you want to tell me, good. Take me to her then."
"She doesn't live here anymore."
Sharon's eyes widened, dumbfounded. "What? If she doesn't live here anymore, what are you doing here then? Didn't you come here to see her?"
Sharon did not believe him at all. She was certain that he lied to her.
Stanley frowned. "Who told you that I'm here to see Jewel?"
"Why else are you here for? She lives here, and you just happen to show up. You must be here to see her."
"No." Stanley pinched her face. "You haven't answered me yet. How did you find this place?"
Since Anthony didn't tell her Jewel's address, how did she know?
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