Chapter 657

I froze. After Evan chased Jocelyn away, he turned to me with a hint of reproach in his eyes. "Ari, are you out of your mind? How could you even consider letting Jocelyn go in to see Elijah?" I was puzzled. "Can't she see him?" He gave me a look that seemed to say, "Figure it out yourself." I thought about it for a moment, and then it dawned on me. It was always wise to be cautious. Even though Jocelyn seemed like she had turned over a new leaf, what if she did something to Elijah and pinned the blame on me? A chill ran down my spine. "Okay, okay, I get it. I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on things here." He sighed. Then, he pulled a check out of his pocket and blushed as he handed it to me. "Here, my mom told me to give this back to you." I looked at it—it was the check for one million dollars that Questa had demanded as compensation during her tantrum. I was shocked. "What's this for?" His face turned even redder. "My mom said to return it. Just take it." I sighed a