Ariah had no choice but to answer the phone, "Hello..."
"Ariah, it's me." Immediately, the person on the other side of the phone said her name.
"I know."
"Why didn't you pick up my call earlier?"
"Ahem, I just got up. Well, what's up?"
"It's nothing big. Captain Hudson asked me to call you."
Jimmy Hudson?
Suspicious, Ariah asked. Why did Jimmy ask his colleague to call her?
"Why did he ask you to call me?"
Feeling nervous, David said, "I'm not sure. Captain Hudson only told me to inform you that he wants to see you. It seems like he has something important to tell you!"
Ariah was stunned. Was Jimmy going to talk to her about Kobi?
"Ariah, I'm serious. Ben and I are waiting for you here." David said hastily. "Captain Hudson said he will punish us if you don't come."
After saying that, David pretended to cry. "Ariah, please heave mercy on us."
Upon hearing him cry, Ariah was startled. Pinching her eyebrows, she said "Okay, stop crying. I'll go."
If Jimmy really wanted to talk to her about Kobi, this was a good opportunity as she wanted to make things clear to avoid any misunderstanding in the future.
"Can I text you the address?"
"Sure."
"Aright!"
Ariah was speechless.
Can this tall, brawny guy stop acting cute? She could not handle his cuteness.
After Ariah hung up the phone, her text message notification rang, and she received David's message. Looking at the address she received, Ariah frowned doubtfully.
Why did she receive a hotel's name?
Although Ariah thought it was weird, she did not think too much about it. Since Jimmy was capable of doing anything, he must have had some weird intentions of asking her to go to a hotel.
However, she trusted Jimmy, so even if she were to go to the hotel, she got nothing to worry about.
After hanging up, David noticed his hand was sweating profusely. "Shit! I literally freaked out. I was so afraid that Ariah will find out that I'm lying. I almost peed my pants!"
"You're such a good-for-nothing!" Ben drew the curtains in the hotel room and started decorating the bed by creating a heart shape using rose petals. "Totally sullied the reputation of our police force."
"If you're not afraid, why didn't you make the call earlier?" David kicked him. "Hey, over here, hurry up and spray some perfume on it. Where are the rest of the petals? We have a bulk of them. Use all of them!!"
After they were done decorating the room, Ben and David looked at each other and smiled nastily. "Stuff like that are what ladies find impressive. Even a man like me feels touched seeing such a romantic scene. I believe Ariah will feel the same too! Quick, call Captain Hudson!"
As Ben scrolled through his phone, he ordered David. "Remember to prepare the medicine for Ariah. You have that ready, right? This is the most crucial part!"
"Don't worry. I'll let her drink it as soon as she comes!"
"Hurry up and call Captain Hudson."
"Stop urging me. I'm calling him right now."
Ben called Jimmy, but no one answered.
"What's wrong?"
"Captain Hudson didn't pick up his phone."
"Try calling him again..."
Before Ben could finish his words, David's phone rang. David fished his mobile phone out of his pocket and said, "Ariah is here."
The two of them looked at each other. They had no choice but to go out and pick up Ariah first.
The two of them brought Ariah into the room. After pushing open the door, Ariah saw the rose petals on the bed. She was stunned for a moment before she asked, "This...What's going on?"
David led her in and said with a smile, "Obviously, Captain Hudson was the one who prepared these."
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