Sarah’s povHe did, so I pulled my blanket to cover myself more tightly. My body was completely devoid of anything under the covers. Of course, it was all thanks to Ethan that I ended up in the room.I thought we would enjoy the view of the afternoon sky by just sitting in an intimate embrace, breathing in the salty beach air, but he chose to do something else crazy with the time we had. It seemed that it wasn't a light romance that was desired but rather a burning hot romance."What are you doing, Eth?" I tried to sit up with my blanket as high as possible, looking at him, who seemed to be sitting not far from me.Ethan glanced at me, looking away momentarily from the laptop on his desk. Seeing him busy doing something else in between this time felt very inappropriate and honestly annoying.I scrunched up my face to stare at him in disbelief. "You're working?" He made me even more convinced that he was a workaholic.I understand that maybe he has priorities at work that he can't leav
Sarah's POV"Eth, I beg you to drop me off." I whispered in a whisper in his ear before we actually got there.Ethan obeyed me, he put me down. My body quickly slumped from his body. Then, I grabbed my waist when my feet weren't fully footed.Even though the night is dark today, his eyes are still clear and beautiful, side by side with the night clouds full of stars. Many times, those eyes caught and paralyzed my gaze just at him. "As you asked, my dear."He pressed my body tightly against him, and then his hand played with the hair that blew onto my face, attentively slipping it back behind my ear.The eye blinked, then returned to my eyeball. "What do you want to do?" he asked patiently, even though a few seconds ago, I saw that he seemed to have lost control and was ready to slam me into bed, wrestling with sweat for the umpteenth time.But now that he was standing and looking at me warmly, the cold wind that was busy blowing toward us was clearly no match for the warmth he was giv
Alex's pov"I can't believe that Sarah is married to Ethan."I glanced at the window of the cafe as I heard Sarah's name being mentioned, I wasn't sure which Sarah they were talking about, but the name caught my attention. Something in that string of names had repeatedly intrigued me and stopped me from doing what I was doing.Several times, it happened, and I couldn't control it. I couldn't ignore it and tried not to listen, even though sometimes the news wasn't pleasant, but I listened anyway. Strangely I didn't avoid it and instead seemed curious about what happened to her."Which part don't you believe? The part about her getting married, or the part about her marrying a wonderful man." The laughter that followed that remark sounded familiar with a figure that I'm sure she didn't even know in person.Then, another laugh from the other person was heard. "Honestly, both." I sipped my tea quietly while listening and acting like I hadn't heard anything."I didn't know that she had a m
Alex's PovSeeing her right in front of me, I now felt so satisfied. Earlier, I saw her smiling and greeting me sarcastically, as if she was so sure I had done this to her. She could not be this calm if she thought she would be in danger. It was all because she was waiting for me."How are you, Sarah?" I pulled the wooden chair closer and sat right before her. "I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. You know this place is quite far to travel, but I tried to arrive as quickly as possible for you."Noticing that face with a stern expression and piercing eyes towards me was amusing. I had never been so excited since the last time I saw her. Now that her hands were tied behind the chair, I helped her tidy up the hairs in front of her that were trying to prick her eyes. "So, how are you happy?" I tilted my head, trying to see her face more clearly.Just then, the sexy-looking woman with her more stern demeanor swore at me. I smiled at her as if it was not my problem. I wasn't offended at all.
Sarah's povWhat did he just say? Terms of inheritance?So, all this time, I had been their bone of contention, and because of that, was it also because of that that Alex and Diana suddenly became nice to me?In that instant, I felt my blood stir, which triggered my heart to beat faster. I gulped the saliva in my throat, and my face tightened.Why did my grandfather suddenly make such a condition to get me involved in this? I really couldn't accept it. It felt like I had no value until someone needed to put something on me so that I could be accepted, wanted, and treated properly."Why are you surprised? You just found out about it?" Alex's face came closer to mine.From such a close distance, I could sniff the smell of his mouth. The scent of pasta mixed with other things wafted from his mouth quite thickly. Then, the barrage of his teeth seemed lined up behind the grin on his lips, which bothered me."What a pity. When you already thought that he was the best for you, how is this?"
Ethan’s POVThere's something wrong with her, why can't I contact her?I moved restlessly. My whole mind was now anxious about her whereabouts. "How did it go? Have you gotten the location point of her whereabouts?" I approached the IT team tracking Sarah's whereabouts, which seemed to have disappeared without a trace.I couldn't contact her a while ago, which made me panic. It wasn't usual for her to ignore my calls for that long, and even when I asked the others, no one knew about her whereabouts."We found the location, sir. Someone is checking-" The man stopped talking, picked up the incoming call he got, and then looked back at me with a heavy look. "Miss Sarah's phone was found dropped there, sir, while Miss Sarah's whereabouts were not seen there."Oh shit!I looked down as the heart in my chest continued to beat uncomfortably, my fear growing. My mind was suddenly in turmoil, hoping nothing wrong happened to her, but I was sure that something did happen. "Trace Alex's whereabo
Sarah's povHow could he lie to me about something like that?I sighed, pulling my gaze away from him, who seemed to avoid my gaze and just lowered his face.Calling him a liar wasn't exactly right either. He just didn't tell me about the truth, but what if it's not a lie? Is lying the same thing? He avoided explaining a big thing that I should have known because it was as significant as a decision that involved me, but I wasn't told anything."If you think I don't deserve to know what I'm involved in? Then who do you think deserves to know Eth?" I sat not far from him, not trying to judge him, though my tone of voice was a bit cornered.I saw that the man who had beaten Alex so badly had a troubled look on his face. He looked confused and full of guilt stayed with me for a moment then lowered his head again while taking a deep breath.Now he was tired when he had to explain?Should I forgive him and ask him to forget about it and pretend not to know? That's what she wants, is that it
Sarah's pov"Hey... hey... hey... what are you doing?" Lira's voice interrupted me and brought me back to my senses.I looked up at her, twitching my forehead, and asked in a gesture what she meant.She narrowed her eyes and shook her head. "The tea you poured spilled out of the cup. You kept filling it and making it flow since earlier." He pointed at his own cup, which was spilling out its contents.I straightened the teapot I was holding quickly. "Ah, sorry..." My hand put down the teapot, then started to pick up the hand rag to clean it up,But as I did so, I didn't do well. My hand kept nudging the other one, making Lira chuckle, take over the rag in my hand, and wipe it with her hand. While I watched her awkwardly and sat down.In between wiping the table, she glanced at me. I saw it even though our eyes didn't meet. "What's wrong? What are you thinking about that you're losing focus like this?" She put the rag down a little further away, then sat back down as she sipped her tea