43 The Chase
Author: Chukwuemeka_101
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Leo quickly grabbed hold of his briefcase and dived into the bathroom, he waited a few minutes until the footsteps receded out of his hearing range before coming out. He tiptoed out of the room and took the stairs down. He knew that there would be someone waiting at the front of the hotel so he avoided the dining area and followed the back of the hotel.

The minute he got to the garden behind the hotel he began running at his full speed but at a sharp bend he tried to turn within looking and he ran directly into somebody.

"Oof!" He grunted as him and the person tumbled to the floor. It took him less than a second to regain his senses and he realized that he had bumped into a woman and his head was currently rested on her breasts and he knew who the woman was from her nice smell.

Melissa.

He quickly pushed off her body and got up to help her up. She gave him a weird stare before accepting his help.

"What are you doing out here this late and why are you in such a hurry?" She asked as she
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