I brought my fatigue and anxiety back to New York. I couldn’t sense how Ivor’s threats, which he had for the girl who slept with him last night, affected me until I had a bad dream when I took a nap on the plane. I could not remember what I dreamed except Ivor. I tried to fall asleep again, but I couldn’t even take sleeping pills. I did not come to the company immediately after Ivor’s will, but returned to my home, sleeping soundly by the slow effects of sleeping pills. I woke up in the middle of the night. The first thing I did was fumbled for my phone. The battery line was yellow, on the screen was a series of incoming calls. I was tired and hungry so I did not care who called me. I ordered food at a night diner. When I opened the door to pick up the goods, I saw a large box carefully and beautifully packed on my porch. I checked the sender’s address on the box after I had finished having dinner, and was surprised to see the address of the corporation where I was working. I br
“Lia, Lia,” John’s call startled me. I feel my eyes widened.Maybe I looked stupid then. At first, he tries not to laugh, but ended up smiling amusedly. He asked, “I see you motionless for a moment. What’s wrong?”“It’s, no, it’s nothing. I was just thinking about work this afternoon,” I said, then focused on eating noodles without raising my face because of shame.Shit, I had had been thinking a lot, but I still could not figure out what was going on with Ivor that day.Maybe he didn’t get weird, I just thought too much. I tried to hypnotize myself for such superficial reasons. And I felt that my actions were ridiculous and stupid.In the afternoon, I brought the report to him as promised.When I walked into the room, Ivor was still busy with his work. He was so focused that he didn’t notice my appearance.I left the report on your desk and then left his room. But immediately, Ivor raised his head and said, “Stop, I’ll comment on your report right away.”Well, he commented on my repor
Of course, I was telling the truth, but I only slept two hours last night after I took my sleeping pills. The feeling of insecurity has followed me since yesterday, when I learned that the hotel still had backup surveillance tape files.“We have the tape, so you’ll find her soon,” Ivor said.“Yes, of course,” I answered sloppily, although I still wanted to chat with Ivor, as fatigue and the effect of sleeping pills had not dissipated.I fell asleep immediately and when I woke up, Ivor and the staff on the plane were transporting the luggage to the car.I got into the car with my drowsy face and tangled hair. Before the car left, a female employee promptly handed me a comb, a mirror, my handy makeup box, and a cold orange juice bottle. I raised my eyebrows when I saw the orange juice bottle.Although quite shy, I still I still put on makeup when I’m sitting next to the car while the car is moving.When we arrived at the hotel, the hotel manager was waiting.“We’re here to get backup fil
That someone erased the backup surveillance footage made me worry. As soon as I got back to New York, I went back to my home, searching for surveillance footage in the handbag that I used when I escorted Elie to California, which I had left on the sofa for days.I wanted to check the contents of this surveillance tape. Would it have erased the part of Elie’s stay in Ivor’s hotel room?But I hesitated. I was not interested in seeing what Elie and Ivor did when I wasn’t there. Plus, Ivor didn’t have any important clues left to find that strange girl, who had a one-night stand with him, was me.My curiosity won.Indeed, the contents of the surveillance tapes were only during the time Ivor and I were in his room.But why?To get this surveillance footage, I texted Ivor’s loyal subordinates by his phone. I asked him to ask the hotel’s surveillance officer to remove the tape and take the surveillance tape to the front door of Ivor’s hotel room.That loyal subordinate won’t be able to erase E
“Mark is in need, so come help him.”That was Ivor's request when we arrived at the hotel, which was built by the beach. I did it right away as a habit.But the funny thing was that what Mark needed my help with was his direct supervisor. It was easier than I thought. Anyway, who knew what these rich people thought?I had also received many silly requests from Ivor many times.After finishing my work, Mark invited me to have afternoon tea with him. Then I had grounds to speculate that he approached me with purpose.I wanted to say no, but he was a master of diplomacy, he persuaded me and he succeeded.Well, maybe that was why Ivor got angry when he got off the plane. He didn't want me to help Mark, but he convinced him.We enjoyed our afternoon tea at the hotel's restaurant. The wall of the restaurant was clear glass, I can see the sea view. The endless ocean and clear blue sky made me relax.“This place is famous for the beautiful sea view and many good entertainment activities. It w
“So what about you?” I asked. I remembered that the reason Lahaina ended her mistress contract with Ivor was because she found her Mr. Right.I saw her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrow. She did not answer my question right away. Her delicate hand gripped the dinner knife.I felt my eyes widened. I was amazed at Lahaina’s lack of confidence. She used to be very confident when she talked about the man she thought he was going to be Mr. Right.I suddenly regretted my question. Lahaina had to be awkward. I was silent and had dinner so that my question would disappear from both Lahaina’s mind and mine.And then we were going to talk about other topics that were more interesting than love. So I took my dinner knife and cut my steak.But then Lahaina asked me, “Lia, do you—do you believe in the existence of werewolves?”And then she looked at me embarrassedly, waiting for my answer. I was also surprised by her unexpected question. I paused, looking at her.Lahaina smiled shyly, as if she re
I was not surprised when he answered that. Ivor was a practical man and did not believe in paranormal things. Everyone could have realized that from the first meeting with him.Ivor suddenly received a call from his partner and left immediately. My eyes followed him until I could no longer see him.I went back to my hotel room because I wasn’t interested in going for a walk after Ivor left.My maxi dress was torn because I accidentally stepped on the skirt and almost fell, so I had to throw it away even if I had only worn it twice.I lay on the soft bed; the television was on, the television screen was showing a romantic movie. The voices of the characters kept me from feeling alone. I did not want to sleep now because it was too early to go to bed, but I was not interested in anything.I looked at the ceiling, which was designed as a minimalist, and thought idly. Then I remembered that surveillance tape.From it, I relived what happened. Well, I did not want to remember those events a
“You - why are you here?” I asked in surprise.Ivor looked at me, and I also saw his beautiful and assertive amber eyes. And I was immediately captivated by that gorgeous eye. I didn’t care about anything but those eyes. Time seemed to stop between us.“I come here to inform you,” Ivor said in a serious tone. Immediately I realized I was staring into his eyes like an idiot, I quickly lowered my head and remembered what I wanted to do while I was in the bathroom.I peeked at him and frowned, wondering myself how to probe him.“Tomorrow night I’m going to have to go to a party, come with me as an assistant,” Ivor said.Suddenly, he paused for a moment and then said, “Are you not satisfied with the task I gave you?”I was startled by his question and his serious voice.“Well, no, I’m always ready for you task,” I relaxed my eyebrows and hurriedly said. Maybe Ivor misunderstood my gaze.“Her attitude when I told you about the task made me think so,” Ivor said, and still looked at me.Indee