98 Head over heels

Desmond gave Zaria a few days off, so she could fully recover before going back to work. She called Ximena over. As the latter did not have too much work to do, she visited in the afternoon and brought the lipsticks she had promised Zaria, along with toys for her favorite puppy.

"I'm here!" She announced jovially when she arrived.

Des was the first to rush to the door before Zaria did, and he happily looked up at Ximena to ask for pats.

"Des, I missed you!" She let go of the bags to pick the puppy up, only to see Zaria's swollen face.

"What happened to you?!" She was so shocked that she almost dropped Des.

"It's nothing. Come in." Zaria welcomed her, suddenly regretting her decision to call her over. The latter might just create a fuse and make sure to find the ruffians and get revenge—but in this case, the ruffians were dead so Ximena might want to seek trouble with the Fort siblings instead.