Jasmine terminated the call before Zack had a chance to say anything else.
She then put her phone on silent.
That way, she could hear nothing even if Zack blew up her phone.
Zack helplessly slipped his phone back into his pocket and lifted his head to look at the Soxes‘ house. There was a glint coming from a room on the third floor which Zack guessed was
Jasmine’s bedroom.
Judging by Serena and Jasmine’s friendship, they must be sharing a room.
Zack wanted to shout out loud but was afraid he might wake the others.
He stood in front of the gate for a while before checking the surrounding walls of the Soxes‘ residence. They were pretty tall. Although the gate to the yard was high, it was easier to climb over there.
Zack wondered if he should climb the wall and bring Serena home.
Nevertheless, it would make people think he was a thief.
He could never show his face in town if word ever got out.
In the end, Zack whipped out his phone once more to call Jasmine.
Jasmine did not answer.
Nevertheless, she was quick to send him a text message.
“Seren doesn’t want to go back with you.”
Having received the text message from Jasmine, Zack believed Serena was still awake. Only, she did not want to take his call or pay him any mind.
He decided to climb over the gate to get to her.
Zack believed that Serena would go home with him so long as he made it inside without bothering the Soxes from their rest.
With that in mind, a certain somebody got into action.
He had no idea that the Soxes‘ hounds were spying on him in a corner.
Zack climbed up the gate, ready to jump off when he turned and saw two wolfhounds fixating on him.
Zack nearly lost his wits.
He knew that the nearby neighbors had dogs.
These dogs were barking as he drove past their houses to get to the Soxes‘ residence.
However, he had no clue that the Soxes kept dogs.
The dogs belonging to the neighbors stopped barking when he pulled up in front of the Soxes‘ residence and the Soxes‘ dogs did not make a sound either.
It never occurred to him that these hounds were not barkers.
The saying was all bark and no bite, but if it were the other way round…
These dogs would have ripped him apart if he jumped without turning over to look.
Woof! Woof-
Seeing that Zack had no intentions to jump, the hounds started growling at Zack.
Zack then noticed a light coming onto the Soxes‘ property. He quickly jumped off the other side of the gate and returned to his car upon landing. Leaning against his car, he pretended like nothing ever happened and tried to pull a cigarette out to smoke. Zack could not find his cigarette pack.
He rarely smoked now since Serena was not keen on the smell of tobacco.
Zack did not carry any cigarettes with him.
“Who is it, Whiskey?”
Mrs. Sox’s voice was heard.
She came out of the house and turned on the lights in the yard. With the dogs barking toward the gate, she walked down the steps to get a closer look.
Zack approached the gate to the yard and said, “Mrs. Sox, it’s me, Zack.”
Mrs. Sox saw him.
“Oh, Zack. It’s late. What brings you here?”
“I’m here to bring Seren home, Mrs. Sox.”
Mrs. Sox drew close, but she did not open the gate for Zack. She said, “Seren said she had a headache, so she slept early. I don’t think we should wake her. Why don’t you just come in the morning?”
Zack asked with concern, “Why did Seren have a headache?”
“She said she had too much to drink at the party and didn’t rest well today.”
Zack blamed himself for that.
She was not able to catch up on sleep today because of him. That was why her head hurt.
“Mrs. Sox, I see there’s a light in the room on the third floor. Is Seren awake?”
Mrs. Sox turned around and looked up to the third floor. She answered, “No. That’s Jasmine’s night light. It’s just a slight glimmer.”
“Oh,” Zack remarked.
He wanted to pick Serena up, but Mrs. Sox said Serena had gone to bed early on.
She did not want to wake Serena.
Now that he knew Serena had a headache, Zack did not want Mrs. Sox to wake Serena either.
“I’ll come by in the morning to bring Seren home, Mrs. Sox.”
Mrs. Sox replied, “You might want to come early. Jasmine talked about taking Serena to check on the progress of their investment project first thing in the morning.”
“Okay. I’ll be here by dawn. Thank you, Mrs. Sox.”
“You’re welcome. Now go home.”
Mrs. Sox petted the hounds and said, “He’s not a stranger, so stop barking. Go lie down.”
The hounds obediently turned around and crouched in their corner as they continued to watch the house.
Mrs. Sox then turned on her heel and walked back to the house.
Zack watched as Mrs. Sox returned to the house and closed the door behind her. He stood in front of the gate for a while before waltzing back to his car.
He sat in silence for a few minutes before starting the engine and driving off.
Zack arrived at the Soxes‘ residence first thing in the morning.
The gate to the Sox family’s home was wide open, and the two hounds were tied to a leash.
Zack had a bad feeling that he arrived too late.
He pulled up and before he could even get out of the car, Mrs. Sox, who was sweeping the yard, approached him with a broom.
“Mr. York, Jasmine and Serena are out. They went to Liberty’s diner.”
Zack asked, “How long have they been gone?”
“Around twenty minutes. Serena woke up and said she needed to pick Sonny up from her sister’s, so they left early.”
Zack thanked Mrs. Sox and uttered, “I’ll head to my sister–in–law’s breakfast place then.”
“Okay,” Mrs. Sox answered.
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