"Thank you very much for driving me," Anna said after Jeff dropped her at her destination.Jeff stared at the magnificent building—The Hotel Byrne—behind her. "Who will you meet here?""A friend." Her reply was short. Yes, she asked him to drop her off at The Byrne Hotel after they turned her refusal down. She originally wanted to go home alone. But Rebecca said that men couldn't let women go home alone and for other random reasons, so she ended up accepting that. Even then, after Matt's offer was rejected. The bottom line, Rebecca wanted her with Jeff.Jeff didn't respond. His eyes were still on the building, guessing what kind of friend was waiting for her. "Are they from Ohio?" Someone staying at a hotel usually came from out of town."Sort of." She chose the safe answer by leaving it a secret."Then have-"He stopped in the middle of changing his gaze to her. He found something, so it stopped on her left.It made Anna follow his direction and find Dave and his parents five meters a

He was working on his tablet while enjoying the sea breeze brushing against his skin. It gave a calm as the sound of the waves came alternately, provided a natural vibe, and eased his mind to focus more on what he was doing. Reading some reports.Yes, he was working while enjoying the sea. And, of course, he didn't come alone. There were two precious women in his life with him.A smile crossed his lips at the thought. He finally added someone new to his life, his wife, which probably would add up as their marriage progresses.Then he shifted his gaze for a moment to the expanse of sand, the sea, and two people became the main characters there. Anna and his mother stood side by side by the sea, feeling the rest of the waves wash over their feet. It seemed they had no intention of going further and using the opportunity to chat casually.And that was what they did."I heard what happened at the party. What was wrong?" Adaline asked as the wave receded and showed her legs.Anna stared st

"Who is Adam Green?""He's playing on Lives On."There was a pause of a few seconds.The person on the other end, Dave, seemed confused to find someone picking up his call wasn't someone he was calling, despite a familiar voice. "Mom? Is that you?" He sounded doubtful."Yes, this is your mother," Adaline answered casually."Why is her phone on you? You guys together?""Yes, dear. We have lunch together.""Why didn't she tell me?"Her lips formed a smile, even though she knew it couldn't be seen. "What exactly did she tell you?""She only said about a transfer to Adam Green's team. That's why I asked who he was."Adaline muttered as a conclusion came to her mind. "That's why she keeps her phone within her reach. She's expecting your call," she muttered more to herself, even though it was loud enough for him to hear."Who is expecting my call?""Anna. She's been looking at her phone since we met.""I just came back from a meeting.""Yes, I know. So is Anna. That's why she was just waiti

A month passed.Not much had changed in their relationship. Anna and Dave exchanged news daily. Dave would come to her apartment on weekends or any other day when Anna was off. They spent all day talking and having sex, and lots of it. Their relationship looked fine.Like today, they ended the call when lunchtime was over."Text me." And he would always ask for it. If calling was not possible, it differed from messaging. It was possible, though, that they couldn't reply right away."Sure. Should I send pictures too?""That's a great idea.""But it's just my back. Is that okay?"His face turned into a frown when he heard that. Apparently, it was just a prank. "I know you hate selfies, but you can ask Jim to take them for you." He murmured. Jim was the youngest assistant on her team. He also doubled as a driver. No. He was mainly a driver for them."I'm afraid to interfere with the filming process."Dave chuckled, looking in disbelief at her reasoning. "Just taking photos wouldn't have

She felt her body heavy. Apart from the drowsiness, she was still hanging on from sleeping almost at dawn. Her bones felt sore. It probably resulted from a long day at work accompanying Adam's shoot. Though what she did was only wait and observe the process. Even so, it was tiring.She really wanted to curl up in her bed and blanket all day. But she couldn't do it because she had an appointment at ten. And so, she forced her heavy body to get up, throwing her warm blanket away, and then went to the bathroom. She had to be prepared because it was already nine.Luckily, no shooting today. If anything, it would be Michael's turn. She had done hers this season. And actually, there were only a few scenes left, and then it was done.That was good news, wasn't it? There were no problems in the shooting process, which was a relief for all parties. The remaining was the post-production process, and then it went live. Then the following year, the same processes would be repeated. And so on unti