Chapter 239 - What are you doing there?

~Fairfield~

That evening, Sarah logged into conference call first, Sophia with Felix came online shortly after.

"Aiden... are you coming?" Sarah called him from the study room. "You will miss the beginning, don't make us wait for you!"

Aiden was in the hallway doing silent prayers that Jeff is smart enough and that he went back to Los Angeles. He tried calling him, but it went straight to his voicemail. Texts also didn't go through. 'Is his phone off?' Aiden was upset that he can't reach his brother. He called Jeff's assistant and Aiden's anxiety increased when Steve told him that Jeff took a day off. 'What the hell is he doing?!' Aiden was on pins and needles. He knows that if Sarah finds out that Jeff went after JoAnna, she will go berserk. She hates cheating, and she is overprotective of her sisters.

"Aiden!??" He heard Sarah calling him again from the study room. Impatience was obvious in her voice.

He took a deep breath: "Coming..."

Aiden took a seat next to Sarah, greeted Sophia and Felix with a forced smile and listened as they chatted while anxiously waiting for JoAnna to come online. No one mentioned Jeff, or the recording... yet.

"Hi everyone!", JoAnna's cheerful voice greeted them.

Sophia and Sarah looked at the newcomer next to JoAnna. Aiden looked at Jeff, holding his breath and hoping that all turns out well... somehow.

"Hi Jeffrey, thank you for stepping in for Anna!", Sophia spoke first.

"I second that.", Sarah said. Her voice was not as enthusiastic as Sophia's.

"Don't mention it. It was my pleasure.", Jeff responded and glanced at JoAnna who was looking at him and smiling.

Felix politely greeted man next to JoAnna once he realized that is the gentleman who saved damsel in distress.

Sarah looked at Jeff and JoAnna and could not help to ask. "Jeff, what are you doing there?"

Aiden felt that his heart stopped while waiting for Jeff to respond.

Jeff opened his mouth to answer, but JoAnna cut him off. "He was there this morning and offered his help in this matter. I accepted it. Sophia, you can count on him as a witness."

"Oh, that is great! Thank you, Jeffrey. This will be very helpful." Sophia exclaimed.

"Did you all get a chance to listen to the recording?", JoAnna asked.

They all nodded to confirm.

Sophia spoke, "That man is really gross. It's lucky that Jeff was there in the right time."

Sarah squinted her eyes, not happy with the response she got previously. "Yes, lucky... Jeff, how come you were there at six in the morning?", she tilted her head slightly while scrutinizing him.

JoAnna responded again. "He came to the hospital, not feeling well. It was a coincidence and probably some luck as well, that he was there to save me."

Aiden exhaled with relief. JoAnna's explanation is in line what he told Sarah. But in next instant he tensed again. 'This Sarah... can't she let it go?'

"Not well? He looks fine.", Sarah continued pressing the issue. She sensed that something is off.

"He is not fine, but much better after a full day of rest.", JoAnna was a natural.

Jeff looked at JoAnna who made excuses for him and could not stop corners of his lips going up, to form a smile.

Seeing him in the screen like that, JoAnna pushed him out of the view of camera. But not in time for Sarah to miss the smile already formed on his face.

Jeff was caught by surprise and toppled down from the chair.

JoAnna gave him a quick glare before turning her face to the camera.

'There is definitely something going on...' Sarah looked at Aiden who had an appearance of an innocent child. 'Too innocent.', Sarah thought. Her intuition was screaming that she is missing something obvious, but she had no clues and no evidence. She decided to wait and observe.

When Jeff came back into the view, his face was back to neutral, and he kept it like that for the duration of the call.

They finalized call with decision that Sophia will prepare the case with her team and inform them when she needs anything. Until Dr. Light is off the streets, JoAnna needs to be extra careful.

"Jeff, while you are there, please take care of Anna." Sophia urged him. In response he nodded. Sophia continued, "Anna, when he leaves, you can come and stay at my place. Don't go out alone. And double-check before opening your doors. Promise?"

"Yes.", JoAnna smiled.

"I estimate one week until we are ready to file charges. Anna, don't take this lightly. That freak was already crazy, now he lost his job and who knows what he will do." Sophia was stern.

"I know." JoAnna responded before they ended the call.

Sarah logged off and looked at Aiden. "Do you know something about this?"

"About what?" He pretended he does not understand where Sarah is going with that question.

"About Jeff being at Anna's place at ten in the evening!"

He sighed in relief that she is not asking about him being at FMC in the morning, but this was also a tricky topic. 'Denial, denial, denial...' Aiden shook his head, "No idea... How about we focus on something we know... Vivian. How are we going to deal with her?"

Sarah's face darkened. "Yes, we need to talk about that."

Aiden sighed in relief when he saw that he distracted Sarah successfully. He will need to talk to Jeff later.

~Seattle~

In Sophia's apartment, Sophia looked at Felix with a glee on her face as soon as they logged off. "Did you see that?"

"What?"

"Jeffrey White in Anna's apartment! And how they look at each other! I'm not wrong about this..." Sophia saw it. They like each other!

Felix smiled seeing her so enthusiastic. "You approve of him?"

"I think he is a decent man. A bit uptight... but Anna is outgoing for both of them. Maybe together they find some middle to work with." Sophia smiled while thinking how nice it would be for JoAnna to finally find a man on whom she can rely upon... and Jeffrey is definitely a good candidate. Sophia didn't think much of that earlier, but now that she has Felix, she understands how much happiness relationship with a right man can bring.