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CHAPTER 63 - JEALOUS

Author: Arthea Edelweis
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-29 16:49:47

(Vivian’s POV)

“Get some rest. Your flight to Indonesia must have been exhausting.”

That gentle voice came from Kai’s mother, who was standing at the doorway of the room where I would be staying for the next few days.

She smiled warmly, her face lined with fine wrinkles that made her look wise but kind.

Her hand, which had held mine since we arrived at the villa, finally let go gently.

I nodded with a sigh.

“All right, Clara. Thank you for welcoming me so kindly.”

“You're such a sweet woman, Vivian,” she said, patting my arm softly. “Get some sleep. Tomorrow will be a long day.”

I could only smile shyly. She had been asking me many things—about my job, how I knew Kai, whether my parents knew I was in Bali.

I answered everything with partial honesty—enough to make sense—because there was no way I could tell her about the contract that bound me to Kai, even though some questions made me choke on my drink.

Once she closed the bedroom door, I collapsed onto the bed.

The clean white sheets
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