Chapter 126 - 126

When Jas entered the bathroom, she pretended to be a concerned girlfriend lying to Ian.

"Ian, I could hear a ringing sound in your room, but when I checked your phone no one was calling." Jas said innocently as she stood at the other side of the shower curtain. 

"Oh, that's odd." Ian said as he tried to mask his anger and disappointment. 

Ian couldn't believe that Jas was standing practically in front of him and lying to him just so that she could find his phone. 

"You sure my phone wasn't ringing?" Ian asked.

"No." Jas told him. 

Ian was so disappointed with how easily she lied to him. He couldn't help but think about what else Jas had been lying to him about. 

"Do you have a phone for work?" Jas asked as she tried to appear as innocent as possible.

Ian resisted the urge to pull back the shower curtain and confront her. They had known each other for so long, they had been together for years, how could she do this to him.

Ian frowned and sighed as he turned off the shower.

"I only have one phone Jas, you know I can't afford to have more than one." Ian told her, sounding more hurt than he wanted to portray.

"Oh, I thought the Reyes Group would have given you one of those custom numbers and unhackable phones since you work at such an important position." Jas said as she tried to praise Ian.

The more Jas spoke, the angrier Ian got with her deceit. She was lying so flawlessly that he would have believed her if he hadn't seen her in the act as she searched his room.

"No Jas, I'm just an assistant." Ian said in a low tone. "I don't get that kind of special treatment."

Ian now placed up his guard against Jas, it hurt him that his girlfriend was lying to him and possibly using him for someone else.

"That's not so nice of them." Jas said in a small voice as she paced around the bathroom.

Ian knew that she was now searching the bathroom, hoping that Ian had left his work phone in plain sight. 

"Jas, I'm going to step out now to get dressed." Ian warned her. "Do you mind stepping out?" He asked.

"Oh, alright." Jas said as she moved to open the door.

Ian watched as her silhouette suddenly stopped, making him worry that she would look where he had hidden the phone.

"Do you want me to hand you your towel?" Jas asked as she reached for the towel above the toilet bowl.

"Oh, um. . ." Ian hesitated as he prayed she didn't accidentally make the phone sound. 

"Ian?" Jas asked as she began to be suspicious of Ian's hesitation.

"Yes, please hand me the towel, I was just worried that you might slip. You know I don't like it when you get hurt." Ian quickly responded so that Jas wouldn't have the chance to doubt him.

Jas ignored his odd behavior and picked up the top most towel from the rack and handed it to Ian.

"Thanks, I'll meet you in the dining room. I'm sure Camilla will be over any minute now, you should go and try getting to know her." Ian said as he tried to get Jas out of his room so that he could warn Camilla. 

"Oh, alright. Don't forget to brush your teeth and dry yourself well, you don't want to get colds." Jas said as she slowly made her way out of the bathroom and towards his bedroom.

Ian knew for a fact that she was trying to stall so that she could put his room back in order.

He was going to give her enough time to fix things so that she wouldn't suspect that he knew the truth.

As soon as Ian heard the door close he dried himself and rushed to lock the door, he didn't want to risk Jas walking in the bathroom as he fished out the phone and sent a message to Camilla.

He could only hope that Camilla was still in her own apartment and hadn't rushed over for breakfast.

He lifted the lid to the toilet's water tank, Ian was careful not to make a sound as he gently placed it down on the ground. Making a noise might alert Jas that he was hiding or moving something in the bathroom.

As he placed his hand in, he felt around, looking for his work phone. It was a good thing that the phone the Reyes Group had given him was a waterproof one, making it easy to hide.

He had been worried that Jas might push down on the toilet's flush while she was reaching for the towel. That would have made his phone hit the insides of the tank alerting Jas that something was not supposed to be there.

As he took out his phone he quickly dried it with his towel and switched it on.

He had turned it off in case someone called.

Ian made sure to flush the toilet then run the faucet to make sure any phone sounds would be drowned out by the sound of water flowing. 

He quickly sent a message and waited for a reply.

It was a good thing that Camilla seemed to be holding her phone the moment he texted her because she immediately replied.

All Ian said was that she should leave her work phone in her apartment and to refuse to tell Jas anything about work. He also told her that he needed to speak to her after work.

Camilla didn't ask any questions and simply agreed, telling him that she was headed to his apartment for breakfast in a few minutes.

Ian knew that the timing would be perfect since it would make Jas leave his room.

After finishing his conversation with Camilla he opened the bathroom door to find everything in order. He was impressed with how fast Jas moved, tidying up the mess she made.

He was about to say something when the doorbell rang, telling them that Camilla was there.

"I'll see you downstairs." Jas said with a smile as she turned and left.