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Evander spared only a quick glance at Bram and Emily. For now, their focus was on the main client, Lily. The Indonesian-faced girl was strikingly beautiful, even behind her sunglasses."Welcome, Miss. We are here to escort you," Hazel said, offering a formal smile.Bram and Emily looked impressed, watching Hazel speak so fluently.Lily simply nodded in acknowledgment, then walked ahead of them. Hazel accompanied her to their car. Evander, trailing behind, gave a questioning smile to the two people he knew so well."Don't ask! I've been her bodyguard since Indonesia!" Bram declared without turning around.Evander chuckled softly. "That suit really suits you!" he replied, eyeing Bram's black suit. Emily giggled beside him."He refused to wear it at first!" she teased, winking.Evander smiled as Bram glared at the girl."Oh, yes!" Emily interjected. "I'm here under Mr. Alistair's orders!" she said, as if reporting to Evander."Yes, he told me yesterday," Evander responded, feeling a litt

In a back room overlooking the lake, Evander and the others gathered that afternoon. They were about to discuss the search for Noah. For a moment, Bram set aside his problem with Evander. Likewise, Evander felt relieved that Bram was still willing to sit with them for Noah's sake."Rey gave me a list of doctors on duty at hospitals scattered across the city," Bram said, opening the discussion. Elena was impatient to know how close she was to finding her son.Bram took out a document of several pages. The others immediately took a sheet and read it."There are so many," Emily sighed, looking at the list in her hand with a furrowed brow."This is probably where our struggle begins," Bram said, looking at Elena. The woman nodded, her eyes glistening.Evander was touched by Bram's words. The man who had been his classmate was still positioning himself as a friend."We can start with the nearest hospital," Evander said, and the others nodded in agreement."Emily and I can start looking tom

Elena caressed Evander's face as he slept, her eyes tracing the features of her husband.This was the handsome face that had filled her dreams night after night, years ago. The bodyguard who became her idol, the man who slowly captured her heart and made her fall in love. He was the first man to ever touch her, to lift her to the heavens.And now, their reunion after years of separation was tainted by the suspicion growing in her heart.“What is it?” Evander opened his eyes and looked at Elena, his hand covering hers where it rested on his cheek.Elena smiled sweetly. “Good morning, Captain,” she greeted him, stroking his firm jaw.Evander kissed her palm, then shifted to rest his head in her lap. He wrapped his arms around her stomach and closed his eyes again.Elena ran her fingers through his soft, straight hair. They remained in a comfortable silence for a while, letting the peaceful moment wash over them.“I miss Noah,” Elena said, her voice barely a whisper.Evander's eyes opene

Evander and Bram were still waiting for Lily to get ready when Hazel arrived. The two men were still giving each other the cold shoulder. Evander desperately wanted to ask Hazel about Noah, but he felt awkward with Bram standing right there."Sorry I'm late," Hazel said, coming to a stop near Evander."It's fine. Miss Lily is still getting ready inside," Bram answered, his eyes flicking toward Evander, who had turned his face away.Hazel acknowledged this with a nod.When Lily called for Bram to come inside, Evander seized the opportunity to approach Hazel."What happened?" he asked impatiently. For some reason, he had felt uneasy ever since hearing that Noah was taken to the hospital."He fell, and his nose wouldn't stop bleeding. His mother panicked and called me," Hazel explained."Was it because of the cold weather?" Evander asked.Hazel shrugged. "He fell and got hurt, but there was a lot of blood, which is why she panicked and called me," she said.Evander nodded in understandin

The morning felt awkward to Emily. As they were eating breakfast, the usual conversation between Elena and Evander was absent. They ate in silence, and then Evander said his goodbyes. He still followed the habit of kissing her hand, but their faces were stiff. Elena, especially, seemed cold, offering only a brief nod as Evander said farewell from the doorway.After Evander's car pulled away, Elena returned to the dining room and sat down, her face clouded with sorrow. Her eyes stared blankly at the tabletop. Even when Emily began clearing the breakfast dishes, she remained motionless in her chair.Emily wanted to ask what was wrong, but she felt it wasn't her right or her place. So, she let her lady be and went about her usual housework.Elena still couldn’t accept Evander's explanation. Her heart told her there was something more between her husband and Hazel. Hazel had saved her, but that only made Elena wonder if Hazel had already known who she was when she rescued her from Julian'