ROOM 344

Jay remained in the spot where Karen had left him, completely gutted to take another step.

Everything about Karen's reaction screamed suspicious. Where was she going that she wouldn't like him to drop her off?

It wouldn't be Carlos Fowler. But if it wasn't Carlos Fowler, then who was it?

As he contemplated on going after Karen or returning to his office, he heard his name.

He turned and squinted at the figure he easily recognized approaching him. “What are you doing here?”

Jessica Brown cheeks pulled into a big grin. “What else? To work of course.”

Jay's brows knitted. “Work? It's almost evening.”

Jessica did a small twirl around him. “Well, I just thought it would be nice to get acquainted with the work space today. Come on, let's go up.”

Jay drew in a breath and casted one last look behind him, at the path Karen walked, before he followed after Jessica's prowling figure.

Inside the elevator, Jay's mind wandered. Karen's breath still clunged in his brain from the last time. Safe