Chapter 65: Chapter 65: A Woman Who Takes Risk (IV)
Claudia POV
There were a few things I needed to do to escape the penthouse without alerting Ray.
This was the first time I intended to do so, of course. But knowing Ray Gatlin and his insanity, he would’ve put some kind of alarm in place in case I dared to step out of that door.
Thus, I checked Jane’s messages to get in touch with the apartment manager. Since Jane told me that she had to contact the building manager yesterday to clean up after Ray’s mess, it didn’t take long for me to find it.
I couldn’t call them, of course. Because I had no way to mimic Jane’s squeaky young voice.
Thus, I simply texted them.
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Jane: Manager, can you help me disable the CCTV around the main door and in the corridor to the elevator?
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And it didn’t take long for the building manager to text back. It seemed that Ray held significant power in this building, which wasn’t surprising knowing how rich he was.
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Building Manager: But why do you need to do that, Miss Jiang? Young Master told me that we need to keep surveillance all the time for that woman.
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"Hmm, so even the building manager already knows about me, huh?" I muttered while texting back. "Doesn’t she realize what Ray does has violated human rights?"
"Oh, what am I talking about? It’s Ray Gatlin I’m dealing with."
My mood soured thinking about Ray again before pressing the send button.
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Jane: It’s a direct order from Mr. Gatlin. I don’t know what he wants. Maybe he wants to set her free?
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Building Manager: Hahahaha! That’s impossible.
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That last message threw me off the loop. It was strange for a building manager to say something so... judgmental, as if she knew something about Ray that made it impossible for him to release me.
Could it be that many people already knew how much he hated me? So they knew he wouldn’t let me go even after a decade?
Nevertheless, I checked the CCTV near the main door and saw that the red dot inside the camera lens had been turned off, signaling that the building manager really did turn them off.
Now that the first step was done, I checked the messages to see whether Jane had talked about my daughter’s new ward. Since Ray said that he had moved Aurora to a different ward to separate her from Clarissa, I assumed it was Jane who handled the transfer.
But I didn’t find anything, and it was impossible to ask Ray about it or else he’d grow suspicious, so I racked my brain and came up with a name.
I searched his contacts and then texted him.
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Jane: Troy, do you still remember that bitch’s daughter’s new ward?
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I used that bitch because I thought that was the most natural way for Jane to address me when she wasn’t talking to Ray.
And just as I expected, he answered with a text.
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Troy: Huh? You were the one who transferred her back then. Did you forget?
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Jane: Uh-huh, I can’t be bothered recalling her details. But Mr. Gatlin is asking me about it, and I don’t want to get scolded.
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Troy: You shouldn’t make him angrier, got it? You’re already at odds with him. I’m afraid Mr. Gatlin will not be tolerant, especially since his mood has been very bitter these days.
Troy: Thankfully, I still remember the ward. It’s VIP Room number 3 on the fifth floor.
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I smiled after getting the information that I needed.
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Jane: Thank you, Troy. I owe you this one.
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Troy: You can always pay me back with a date. You know I’m always here if you need me... it’s better not to keep obsessing about Mr. Gatlin, since his heart has... never mind.
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I raised my brows after getting this new information as well. I recalled the face of the military-cut young man at Don’s restaurant whom Ray mentioned to be his bodyguard and driver, and thought that he was pretty good-looking.
Maybe not as striking as Ray, but Jane shouldn’t lose out much with Troy.
I glanced at Jane, who was still out cold. "You already have a man who likes you so much, and still get obsessed over a crazy bastard like Ray Gatlin? Is this some kind of disease that affects young women and makes them fall in love with Ray?"
Though, I couldn’t really blame Jane for that, because when I was in university, Ray was truly the most strikingly handsome man I had ever seen in my life—and still is... unfortunately.
The little girl in me fluttered when seeing him, and I couldn’t control myself and became crazy in love with him.
"He really is the bane of all young women, huh?" I sneered before putting Jane’s phone back on the table right next to her laptop.
It’d take a while for her to wake up, but I made sure that I wouldn’t harm her in any way with my method just now.
"I’ll handle the fallout later. But right now, I have to meet with my daughter, or I might go crazy," I said coldly while watching the unconscious Jane. "I’m sorry, Jane."
I turned around and left through the main door. Since I had no idea where Kael kept my car key, I had to get a taxi.
I also used paper money instead of the card that he gave me, because I suspected that Ray was monitoring every purchase that I made, and I didn’t want him to be alerted so early.
As I hopped into the taxi, I told the driver to go to Oak-Sinar Medical Centre and successfully left the apartment.
Of course, I knew there was no way to actually get away from this scot-free.
The moment Jane woke up, she would call Ray, and it’d be a huge mess after that.
I didn’t give a damn even if I had to face Ray’s rage, because I had to see my daughter to ease the despair inside my heart.
I clenched the small knitted elephant doll in my hand and muttered,
"Wait for Mommy, Aurora..."
