~JESSICA~The sound of drumbeats, deep and hollow, echoed off the walls of the bure later that afternoon. I knew what they meant—that the lounge and bar were open, that dinner would soon be served.And of course, I had to be there. It was my job.For the past two hours, I had sat huddled in one of the wicker chairs in the bure crying. It was stupid. Pointless. I told myself that over and over. But it didn't help.I hadn't any idea where Daniel was. Wherever he had gone to, desperate to get away from my nakedness, he had never returned.He would have to show up at dinner, though. It was a command performance, one of the places I was sure Mr. Isogawa expected to see us together.So Daniel would turn up, expecting me to act the part of a loving wife.“How about the spurned wife?” I muttered, scrubbing at my eyes with a tissue.I wondered if that's how Leonie felt.Probably. Damn men, anyway.Still furious, I wiped my eyes and applied a bit of makeup, hoping it wo
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