Chapter 20 I Still Want You

Chloe immediately stepped out of the restroom stall but only caught a glimpse of a figure leaving. As she rushed into the mall, scanning the crowds, she couldn't tell who'd just made the call. She'd overheard them mention an explosion scheduled to go off at a specific time. She wondered if a time bomb had really been planted in the mall. If Brian was the target, the bomb had to be somewhere close to him. She needed to get back to him immediately and evacuate the mall at the same time. Chloe quickly dialed a number she hadn't called in a long time. "Chloe?" A familiar voice came through on the other end. "It's me. I'm at Pinecrest Mall," Chloe said, quickly relaying what she'd overheard in the restroom. "Whether the call is real or not, you need to evacuate the mall immediately to prevent casualties." "Evacuate an entire mall based on a single call? One wrong move could cause mass panic," Ethan Hughes replied. "I know you can handle this. Please!" Chloe urged. "If nothing like