Semua Bab Goodbye, Saintess.: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Hera walked past me and slung an arm around my shoulders, shooting a glare sharp enough to cut. "You want him to prove he's married? Fine. I'll do it for him!"I was stunned once again."What? Why are you here?!" I demanded.I could blame her antics last night on alcohol, but what excuse did she have now? Why was she showing up like this, clinging to me in public? She had never done anything like that for me before."You sound disappointed. Why? Were you that close to saying yes?" she muttered, her glare deadly.She was seething. The man who used to idolize her had moved into some rental, and now a young, beautiful woman was trying to claim him. Since when had her husband—with his plain, forgettable looks—become desirable?Both of them were giving me a headache, but only one had the power to give me a full-blown migraine. I decided to deal with her first.I pulled Hera aside and muttered, "Shut up. This has nothing to do with you. I don't even know why you're here.""I— No, don

Rhea replied cheerfully, "Yeap. You got it, man!"A brief shadow of disappointment flickered in her eyes, then vanished."Good. I'll meet you after work," I said."What time?" she asked. "I'll drive!""8:00 p.m.""Got it!" She left, clearly satisfied.…The day passed without incident. There were no fires today, so I was allowed to leave right on time. My teammates walked with me to the gate as we chatted.From a distance, Rhea waved excitedly beside her luxury car. "Yoohoo! Sebastian!"I was surprised. She did come to get me. She came prepared—the luxury car, her makeup, and the way she dressed. Her long, elegant legs demanded attention. She looked incredible.Rhea's voice was loud enough for all my teammates to hear. They whistled and joked in envy.One teammate joked, "Holy shit, is this your legendary wife?! You never told me she's a rich hottie!""No wonder you never bring your wife to social events!""Guys, is he wrong for doing that? If it were me, I'd hide my wife

I pulled my head back and ducked out of Rhea's reach. She didn't seem to notice, or at least, she was too busy talking to react."When you pushed me down on the bed and saved me, did you know what I felt? Nothing. I didn't feel violated at all. That's when I knew you were different from all the other men," she said.I blinked in surprise. "Why do you have to make it sound so strange?"She fell silent. In fact, she stopped talking altogether. I called her name twice, louder the second time, but it seemed she had already checked out."God, why did you even suggest drinking if you're such a lightweight?" I sighed and helped her to her feet. She was clearly done for.I had no idea where she lived, so I decided to find her a hotel to crash at for the night.I lifted her by the waist and let her rest her head on my shoulder. She looked like a comically oversized toddler. "Hey, Rhea. I'm going to get you to a hotel, okay? And don't you dare throw up on me."I headed toward the nearest

I was too focused on my mission to dwell on this. I hurried out of the hotel and ran toward the pharmacy across the street.The security guards exchanged glances after I left."Er, Miss Lowry? Was that our guy?"Amy Lowry, the hall manager, nodded."Then why didn't we just catch him back there? When Mr. Goldman shows up, we could show off and earn some rewards."Amy sneered. "You idiots. This is exactly why you're still security guards after nearly ten years here."Mr. Goldman's order was to catch him in the act—not just detain him because he's here. Didn't you see him leave the room looking perfectly put together?"There's no way he had sex with Rhea in that short time. So we don't need to apprehend him at all. From now on, our job is to make sure he doesn't return to that room."Amy shot a sharp look at the guards. "Get this through your heads. This is a special case. Despite what Mr. Goldman wants, we must prevent any scandal that could ruin the hotel's reputation. That mean

Amy finally spoke the truth. "Oh, Ms. Canien is fine. In fact, she will stay fine as long as you remain here. Why? Because she's the heiress of the Canien family—far above your league."More importantly, she is engaged to the owner of this hotel, my superior. You are a nobody and should step away. I think you should leave now. He is on his way here, and despite appearances, we don't want things to get ugly for you. Take this chance and go."So that was the reason. No wonder she had brought a squad of security to patrol the corridor outside our room. They wanted to catch me if I was with her.There was one problem: Rhea had told me she had broken up with her jerk boyfriend, and her family had forced her into some kind of engagement. She had never said she was engaged, though.She was now alone in her room, drunk and sick. She was vulnerable in every sense. I could not leave her alone.I narrowed my eyes and set my jaw. "Rhea is drunk and has no idea she's engaged to anyone. She nev