Chapter Twenty-six

Layla dressed up in the black body hug dress, checking herself out in the mirror as she stepped out from the adjoining closet room.

Her first reaction was disgust.

“Uhhh”

“What do you think?”

Alistair didn't hear. He was too engrossed in looking at how appealing she looked in the dress. He just knew it would fit.

Her curves, her slender kegs, her arms, they just…

“Earth to Alistair”, she said, snapping at him.

“Sorry”, he said, shaking his head and shaking off his thoughts.

“What do you think… I don't have time”

“You look sple… uhh… you look good”

“What were you going to say?”

“Nothing”

Layla narrowed her eyes at him in a playful way. “Okayy”

She tapped her phone screen.

“I'm running late”, she said, taking her purse from across where he stood.

“Layla… are you sure you wanna do this?”

“Yeah. I mean it's the only way we are gonna find answers”

“It doesn't have to be, we could find other options. Maybe ask the police to look into it”

Layla smiled, taking a step back. “You are worried”

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