“Oh my! Oh my! It is so shocking to see you here!” Neil exclaimed with a clap that broke the silence at the cottage.He left Secretary Hansel and ran towards Isa.“Miss Isa, what a coincidence that you are here.”Isa tilted her head in wonder and blinked several times. Neil sent her home quite a lot, but they aren’t that close.Flabbergasted, Isa uttered, “Yeah?”“Come here come here,” Neil pulled Isa to sit down at the same table with Chadwick and Adira. “Tell us more.”Adira and Chadwick looked at the smart secretary who made an action as soon as possible.Just weeks ago, there was a rumor of Chadwick cheating on his wife. So even if the employee did not believe the rumor, there might still be a part of them that wonders if it is true. Now that Isa came and showed herself to everyone, saying that she’s a friend, they might discover that she is the woman behind the famous talk.That is why Neil acted. He pretended that Isa is really a close friend of the two and that no one should a m

Adira’s POVI am not mad.I am just tired.There’s no way I got mad because he’s defending Isa.I stopped walking and sighed. For many times, I kept on telling myself that I am not affected at all. However, all evidence so far tells me that I am in denial.First, I called him dumb, idiot and foolish. I failed to control my expression and my tongue.Second, it was suffocating staying with him alone in one space, so I escaped away.‘I am not being my usual self. This isn’t me.’To gain my sanity and snapped myself out, I walked alone onto the shore.My eyes looked at the ocean. There was a brief minutes of blindness as my eyes adjusted force of orientation based on the sound of the wave. At night it feels completely different from the beach during the same daytime. It is the same place, yet the atmosphere has changed.There are no daytime crowds, couples, groups playing volleyball and seagulls raiding unattended food.The darkness envelopes me with a sense of peace; a feeling of freedom

The staff of the beach resort gasped as soon as they saw the handsome young master, Geoffrey. When Geoffrey and Isa’s parents were still alive, the whole family always visited the resort. But when died, Geoffrey never went to this place again. NEVER, until now.Wearing ripped pants and a white shirt, Geoffrey walked towards the staff. He recognized some, but others were new to him.“Y-Young master,” the staff, who recognized him, uttered.All looked at the man with blonde hair, rigid hawk-eyes, tanned skin, arched brows, pointed nose, heart-shaped lips, and long legs. He looks like a prince who hopped down from a white horse. But when they saw the helmet he’s carrying, they imagined him as a hot guy in his motorbike instead.Wearing perturbed expressions, Geoffrey approached them. The musky and mint scent from him made a pleasant scent around the place.“Where is Isa?” Geoffrey asked.“Miss Isa went to serve drinks for the guests in the resort,” one answered.“Who are the guests?”“The

Early in the morning, Isa went out to walk on the shore. She could hear the sounds of waves applauding and hugging the shore, an internal pleasant sound of the body out in the world’s biggest pool.She inhaled the salty smell of the wind, so strong that it dances on her taste buds. Carrying her sandals, Isa looked at the ocean that looks exceptionally blue today with a slight green undertone. The surface looked as though it was covered with millions of diamonds crashing with the waves and kissing the white sand.It feels like standing on a coarse cloud that she could just sleep into, as the sand went between her feel. The water is teasing her toes and running back into hiding. Repeating the cycle getting closer and closer each time until she felt the rush of the current under her and the sand being pulled out from between her toes and back into the ocean.The sea really has the ability to let someone relax, to take a break and melt worries and distractions. But no matter how majestic t

The reason why Chadwick and Geoffrey wanted Adira to choose who cooked the best, is it because of their pride? Their urge to win against each other?Declining to give them satisfaction, Adira purposely did not give her answer. Thus, she transferred all responsibility to the employees who came to the cottage.“Come here, guys. I have something for you~”The employees looked at each other. They all know about what happened last night; when Adira drowned, and Chadwick failed to save her. Surely, it must be difficult to get along with the couple, however, they doubted if they were right. Looking at the smiling Adira and her husband who’s wearing an apron, they thought that maybe, it is finally safe to approach the two.They wore awkward smiles as they walked near the three. Then, Adira began to introduce the dishes.“Here, we have two candidates,” Adira said, placing two plates on the other table. “Eggs Benedict and Burrito. Have a taste and decide which one is better.”The five employees