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Adira moved away from the door immediately as she turned to see Nikolai. Did he know her?

"Nikolai!" The lady's eyes crinkled in a smile as she made her way into the house, her shoulder brushing pass Adira. Excitement was all over her.

"My goodness! Look at you. You're even more handsome than the last time we met." She rubbed her palms together.

Adira could tell she wanted badly to hug him, but it was obvious she was aware of his hatred for touch. So, who was she to him? A friend? Why's she with a luggage?

Surprise etched the lines of Nikolai's face. "What're you doing here? We didn't talk about this."

"Uh! I know," she tucked some strands of hair behind her ear. "I actually wanted it to be a surprise. How're you doing?"

But Nikolai didn't look satisfied. Adira noticed he was trying so hard not to look at her. Has he become irritated by her?