"Are you sure you're just going to lead me? Don't want to ride the camel with me?"
They had traveled too far. Moreau herself was not sure if her stepfather would be able to go any longer. The man was really just leading. Walking beside the camel, through the long stretches of desert, while she rode quietly and occasionally watching Abihirt when the man looked particularly sweaty. There was one part—absolutely nothing Moreau could miss. Abihirt's skin looked pure. The tip of the man's nose was flushed. A miraculous reaction where the scorching heat made her stepfather look like a baby in the morning sun. Moreau didn't know if she should smile. Continue to admire. Or force Abihirt to be agreeable. There was still no response and it didn't look like it was going to be easy. "Don't tell me you can't bear it. I mean, riding a camel," she spoke without thinking it would catch Abihirt's attention. Her stepather's face immediately lifted. This time Moreau was"I don't want to do something silly like this." The man's raspy, deep voice—not quite a whisper, though Moreau could hear very clearly, even interpreting the reluctant tone that was so evident there. "It's not silly," she retorted half-annoyed. "But you're the one with no sense of humor," and continued with the honest words. Abihirt was too stiff. It was very unpleasant that her stepfather would still behave like that. "Now look at the camera." Ahmed was so ready. Moreau would not let Abihirt just stand there without interest. Instinctively hugging the man's arm—forced her stepfather to get ready. While she widened the corners of her lips towards the camera. "Smile a little, Mr. Lincoln." Abihirt was deadpan. That was what Moreau had expected. She silently exhaled a rough breath and pulled her stepfather's arm closer. At the very least, it wouldn't look bad when she had to strike a cuter pose with a slight tilt of the face. Whatever if Abihirt w
"You look like a villain, you know that?" Moreau commented absentmindedly as she was still digging through her stepfather's phone to choose which photos to keep and which not to. Though in truth almost nothing was left out, as she liked almost all of Ahmed's shots. Even the last portrait with the shocked facial expression was so obvious; where Abihirt's stance really made Moreau's face sink between the man's clamped arms. She silently smiled thinking back to the incident. Thinking if her stepfather was a typical ignorant person. Only given the cover of an iceberg to not melt away. However, this was the second time Moreau had found Abihirt to be loose with pure self-control. Certainly not randomly guessing. After all, they decided to return to the hotel as soon as the man made sure she was satisfied, even if she was not. Just didn't want to risk the tendrils of her realizing Abihirt was exhausted. The image of the last time they decided to go to the movies
Moreau's eyelids blinked repeatedly, adjusting to the situation after unconsciously falling asleep next to her stepfather. She tried to gather her life; gather the remnants of her inner self that was still so sleepy. However, the thunderous silence instantly woke her up so that she was forcibly pulled to the surface. Immediately realizing that Abihirt was no longer where the last time she felt the man was still asleep on the other side of the bed. As she slowly got up, Moreau looked around in various directions. There was no one. She was here alone. Abihirt seemed to have left, but the man's cell phone was still lying on the nightstand—absolutely untouched, as it looked unchanged. Moreau still remembered the position she had chosen there and could make the best guess. Perhaps her stepfather had been in such a hurry that she had forgotten that one thing. Now what could Moreau do? She exhaled a rough breath. Tentatively adjusted her long-spined legs to touch t
Moreau knew Abihirt would need a cell phone there. It seemed to have been abandoned for so long. She swallowed harshly watching the man's forehead furrow deeply, as if he was feeling odd and indeed.... Moreau suddenly realized something. She had forgotten to return Abihirt's phone to normal settings. Just as those gray eyes looked up at her, her gaze immediately changed places. At the very least, so that they would not make eye contact, as she was nervous with tense shoulders. "You borrowed my phone not just to look at photos?" Abihirt's question sounded rather corny. That was true. However, Moreau did not want to rush in as if she had made a fatal mistake. "Nope. I was actually just looking at my photos." Ego forbade her from admitting something so freely, but the urge within her had reminded her if and when... Abihirt was not the type of man to be easily fooled. It was evident from the gray eyes that stared with constant appraisal, though it was cer
"I have a factory here. It's good that you like it." Abihirt spoke in almost a hoarse whisper and the man seemed to be demanding something that Moreau was not giving, though he did not say so explicitly. "Who wouldn't like it? I can show off to Juan that my stepfather... the owner of a famous tech brand, gave me this phone as compensation. And you know what? Juan won't be able to have the latest phone like mine, at least for now. I was hoping that you wouldn't put this phone on the market so quickly." The level of caution in Moreau's mind was suddenly replaced by an unexpected demeanor, where she spoke at length with a smile never leaving her lips. There was nothing wrong. She just didn't understand why Abihirt was almost transfixed by the way she spelled out everything. "If anyone can give you a mountain, you might as well ask for it." No idea what Abihirt meant. Moreau would take it at face value and hope she didn't take any part of it the wrong way
"Do you like cruise ship travel, darling?" The sea breeze rushed across the surface of Barbara's body, leaving a sweeping impression that was too forced, but she was enjoying every bit of it here with Samuel and he had just whispered very softly in her face. Barbara smiled slightly at the feel of the man's arms reaching out tentatively, until the moving face had nuzzled around her neck. "Don't you do that, Sam!" warned Barbara after detecting that Samuel was about to take a dangerous action. She didn't want him to leave a reddish mark and if there was ever an urge to return home, she feared she would not be able to hide it from Abihirt's view. There was no word from her cold husband after the last time they had a phone conversation. Even Barbara needed to be pushed through a determined struggle until Abihirt was willing to accept a voice call and even then they spoke all too briefly. She was not satisfied yet. A little unwilling that Abihirt had gone
"I was just wondering how I could change my husband. What do you think about having child?" Barbara asked slowly. There was a look of regret when she said this. Samuel wouldn't understand her and she had no intention of telling him more. "A child from me or Abi?" Instead of offering suggestions, the man asked as if there were so many options, but Barbara needed to pick one. Yes, only one and no one could change the game she was about to start. "It's definitely Abi. He's my husband," she said indisputably. "But I touch you a lot." Woe betide her; Samuel had a way of simply knocking down the hopes she had built up on so many levels. Barbara exhaled harshly; feeling the need to raise the prospect of reality not being forgotten. "Even though you touch me often. Still, Abi is my husband. He touches me too. You're even." "Not even. You yourself admitted that Abi has been busy with a lot of work lately and it made you look for an escape. I've al
"One more shot." Moreau had been dealing with bad press all day. Her ex-boyfriend had unilaterally made the choice to end their relationship. She had been asking for a definitive reason since that sad moment, but Froy and the man's angry gaze were clearly refusing to talk. What an irony. Tomorrow was her mother's wedding day, and Moreau had no idea what the groom looked like. They were not introduced. Her mother was planning a silent necessity. There was even so much other pressure to leave serious blotches that it felt like they were punching holes in Moreau's heart. She was almost desperate to figure things out. Moments ago, she decided to go to a bar with the intention of calming down. The striking red dress was perfect on Moreau's slim body. Apparently, in front of the bar counter, Moreau was sitting alone. Staring at a few empty glasses—the wine was gone. Thus, her throat was like ashes with the remains of a fire. It was completely barren. Moreau never thought that she would
"I was just wondering how I could change my husband. What do you think about having child?" Barbara asked slowly. There was a look of regret when she said this. Samuel wouldn't understand her and she had no intention of telling him more. "A child from me or Abi?" Instead of offering suggestions, the man asked as if there were so many options, but Barbara needed to pick one. Yes, only one and no one could change the game she was about to start. "It's definitely Abi. He's my husband," she said indisputably. "But I touch you a lot." Woe betide her; Samuel had a way of simply knocking down the hopes she had built up on so many levels. Barbara exhaled harshly; feeling the need to raise the prospect of reality not being forgotten. "Even though you touch me often. Still, Abi is my husband. He touches me too. You're even." "Not even. You yourself admitted that Abi has been busy with a lot of work lately and it made you look for an escape. I've al
"Do you like cruise ship travel, darling?" The sea breeze rushed across the surface of Barbara's body, leaving a sweeping impression that was too forced, but she was enjoying every bit of it here with Samuel and he had just whispered very softly in her face. Barbara smiled slightly at the feel of the man's arms reaching out tentatively, until the moving face had nuzzled around her neck. "Don't you do that, Sam!" warned Barbara after detecting that Samuel was about to take a dangerous action. She didn't want him to leave a reddish mark and if there was ever an urge to return home, she feared she would not be able to hide it from Abihirt's view. There was no word from her cold husband after the last time they had a phone conversation. Even Barbara needed to be pushed through a determined struggle until Abihirt was willing to accept a voice call and even then they spoke all too briefly. She was not satisfied yet. A little unwilling that Abihirt had gone
"I have a factory here. It's good that you like it." Abihirt spoke in almost a hoarse whisper and the man seemed to be demanding something that Moreau was not giving, though he did not say so explicitly. "Who wouldn't like it? I can show off to Juan that my stepfather... the owner of a famous tech brand, gave me this phone as compensation. And you know what? Juan won't be able to have the latest phone like mine, at least for now. I was hoping that you wouldn't put this phone on the market so quickly." The level of caution in Moreau's mind was suddenly replaced by an unexpected demeanor, where she spoke at length with a smile never leaving her lips. There was nothing wrong. She just didn't understand why Abihirt was almost transfixed by the way she spelled out everything. "If anyone can give you a mountain, you might as well ask for it." No idea what Abihirt meant. Moreau would take it at face value and hope she didn't take any part of it the wrong way
Moreau knew Abihirt would need a cell phone there. It seemed to have been abandoned for so long. She swallowed harshly watching the man's forehead furrow deeply, as if he was feeling odd and indeed.... Moreau suddenly realized something. She had forgotten to return Abihirt's phone to normal settings. Just as those gray eyes looked up at her, her gaze immediately changed places. At the very least, so that they would not make eye contact, as she was nervous with tense shoulders. "You borrowed my phone not just to look at photos?" Abihirt's question sounded rather corny. That was true. However, Moreau did not want to rush in as if she had made a fatal mistake. "Nope. I was actually just looking at my photos." Ego forbade her from admitting something so freely, but the urge within her had reminded her if and when... Abihirt was not the type of man to be easily fooled. It was evident from the gray eyes that stared with constant appraisal, though it was cer
Moreau's eyelids blinked repeatedly, adjusting to the situation after unconsciously falling asleep next to her stepfather. She tried to gather her life; gather the remnants of her inner self that was still so sleepy. However, the thunderous silence instantly woke her up so that she was forcibly pulled to the surface. Immediately realizing that Abihirt was no longer where the last time she felt the man was still asleep on the other side of the bed. As she slowly got up, Moreau looked around in various directions. There was no one. She was here alone. Abihirt seemed to have left, but the man's cell phone was still lying on the nightstand—absolutely untouched, as it looked unchanged. Moreau still remembered the position she had chosen there and could make the best guess. Perhaps her stepfather had been in such a hurry that she had forgotten that one thing. Now what could Moreau do? She exhaled a rough breath. Tentatively adjusted her long-spined legs to touch t
"You look like a villain, you know that?" Moreau commented absentmindedly as she was still digging through her stepfather's phone to choose which photos to keep and which not to. Though in truth almost nothing was left out, as she liked almost all of Ahmed's shots. Even the last portrait with the shocked facial expression was so obvious; where Abihirt's stance really made Moreau's face sink between the man's clamped arms. She silently smiled thinking back to the incident. Thinking if her stepfather was a typical ignorant person. Only given the cover of an iceberg to not melt away. However, this was the second time Moreau had found Abihirt to be loose with pure self-control. Certainly not randomly guessing. After all, they decided to return to the hotel as soon as the man made sure she was satisfied, even if she was not. Just didn't want to risk the tendrils of her realizing Abihirt was exhausted. The image of the last time they decided to go to the movies
"I don't want to do something silly like this." The man's raspy, deep voice—not quite a whisper, though Moreau could hear very clearly, even interpreting the reluctant tone that was so evident there. "It's not silly," she retorted half-annoyed. "But you're the one with no sense of humor," and continued with the honest words. Abihirt was too stiff. It was very unpleasant that her stepfather would still behave like that. "Now look at the camera." Ahmed was so ready. Moreau would not let Abihirt just stand there without interest. Instinctively hugging the man's arm—forced her stepfather to get ready. While she widened the corners of her lips towards the camera. "Smile a little, Mr. Lincoln." Abihirt was deadpan. That was what Moreau had expected. She silently exhaled a rough breath and pulled her stepfather's arm closer. At the very least, it wouldn't look bad when she had to strike a cuter pose with a slight tilt of the face. Whatever if Abihirt w
"Are you sure you're just going to lead me? Don't want to ride the camel with me?" They had traveled too far. Moreau herself was not sure if her stepfather would be able to go any longer. The man was really just leading. Walking beside the camel, through the long stretches of desert, while she rode quietly and occasionally watching Abihirt when the man looked particularly sweaty. There was one part—absolutely nothing Moreau could miss. Abihirt's skin looked pure. The tip of the man's nose was flushed. A miraculous reaction where the scorching heat made her stepfather look like a baby in the morning sun. Moreau didn't know if she should smile. Continue to admire. Or force Abihirt to be agreeable. There was still no response and it didn't look like it was going to be easy. "Don't tell me you can't bear it. I mean, riding a camel," she spoke without thinking it would catch Abihirt's attention. Her stepather's face immediately lifted. This time Moreau was
Moreau should have noticed how Abihirt's fingers folded the turban cloth and that it also seemed to be a common thing; something that was often done. Unfortunately, she still felt surprised, especially when the man pulled their bodies towards each other. No protest came from Moreau's lips. Just continued to pay attention to every detail of Abihirt's actions. The man's hands moved precisely to bring the turban closer to her head, attach it to an important part of the forehead, then arrange the turban's rolls into beautiful folds with the hair left loose. It was really too easy to watch Abihirt do everything there. Moreau could not help herself, so amazed, until the man was done. There were no words between them yet, or she barely noticed that Abihirt seemed to mumble something in Arabic. Something that made Moreau frown, as she did not understand it, but was sure that the man would not give the slightest hint. "Now I can go wherever I want?" That part could