Siena was startled seeing the man walking into the room. “Damien?” “Hi, Siena…,” he greeted. “How can you come here?” She could not hide the astonishment in her voice. “Didn’t you ask your pilot, Captain Hans, to tell me you’re going to Palma?” With a smile curved on his lips, Damien stood next to her bed. Of course she remembered. Before they took off to Palma, she indeed told the pilot of her private jet to call Damien, just to inform him that she was going to Spain. That was because Alfonso refused to lend her his cellphone. “Yes, of course. But I mean, how can you come to Palma? And how do you know I’m here in this hospital?” “Because I’m terribly worried about you, Siena…. Alfonso told Captain Hans last night you were being treated for in

 Since Siena was treated in the hospital yesterday, Alfonso hadn’t visited her yet. Why did he have to show up when Brian was here? Siena complained in her thoughts. She was worried Alfonso would discuss about their journey in front of Brian. If Brian found out she lied to him, how could she ever dare to face Brian anymore? Alfonso walked in with his eyes piercing at Brian. Who was this man, another Siena’s fan? He glanced over at the bucket of roses from Brian, and other gifts on the table. ‘Huh!’ he grumbled inwardly. ‘Why on earth are they so fond of her? Why don’t they just make a fan club? The members must be the wise-ass lawyer and this man looking like a Korean boy band member.’ “Alf, this is Brian Jung, my best friend. Brian, this is Alfonso Garcia.” Siena reluctantly introduced them to each other to avoid the awkward situation. 

 Gloria’s beautiful face had turned pale as if her blood was being drained all at once. Her eyes lost its shines. Her heart stopped for short while. Alfonso’s words sounded like the worst nightmare she didn’t want to believe. “Ho-honey… Bear…? Y-you dare send me away…?” she cried. “It’s over, Gloria…. Now you’re free to go wherever you want. You should be happy.” Alfonso let go his grab on her chin, turning around to the door. “Where are you going, Honey Bear?!” she growled hysterically. “You can’t break up with me! You won’t dare! I know it’s all because of that damn girl Siena! She’s manipulating you!” Alfonso stopped right in front of the door. He was fuming with anger once again upon hearing Gloria insulting Siena, but he resisted his feeling. 

 Siena never expected that the third clue would bring them to her birthplace. “Gotemba isn’t just the birth city of my Mom, but me also,” she said in a low voice. “What’s wrong? You’re supposed to be happy. We’re going to Japan, your country of origin,” Alfonso stated. “Yes, it just… I have nobody left there. My grandfather and grandmother have passed away. My Mom and I have left the city for so long, almost fourteen years ago.” “It was your birthplace after all. There must be so many memories.” Siena fell silent. There were indeed so many memories in Gotemba city, the sweet and the bad ones. “But what are we looking for? Seeing the previous two assets we’ve visited, Grandpa must have left something like a hotel or resort.” &ldquo

  Alfonso could not hide his surprise upon hearing Siena’s confession. Back then, when he was trying to find Siena’s mistake to threaten her, he had searched information about her family and her past. But he couldn’t find much.   The most curious thing about Siena was her father. Alfonso couldn’t find any information about the man. Siena didn’t even use her father’s surname, but use her mother’s surname of Mori instead. It was quite common in USA though, regarding the fact that many children were born from unmarried couples, or a single mother who chose to raise her child by herself.   Eventually, he could only assume that Siena’s mother might have divorced with her husband in Japan before she moved to Los Angeles. Somehow at this moment, Siena made an honest confession about her past.   “My Mom was in her second year of college. She was an active member of an international organization. The organization use