“Ms. Olsen, be careful!” Isla called out, screaming and covering her eyes.They were both rooted to the spot, panic-stricken and dazed. The car came to a screeching halt right before where they stood, scattering more dust in the air. Heidi coughed rapidly as well as Isla who looked as if she was going to faint. Subconsciously, Heidi held her stomach protectively.“Hey, ladies.” The guy jumped down from the car, grinning widely.“Dude, you scared the shit out of them!” Another guy joined, slapping the first one on the shoulder and laughing. “What's up, Babes. With this amount of dust, the hot chicks don't look so hot anymore!”The guys laughed hard, on their expressions was the haughty look that rich spoilt brats always carried around.Heidi fumed, having the urge to slap them. No- she lunged forward to slap their leader, Mr. Malcolm's son, but Isla held her back.“What's wrong, Babe?” He gave an inquisitive look. “You're not gonna make this game interesting, are you?”Their foolis
No one knew when and how the figure appeared or where he appeared from. Like a flash, he reached their sides and sent a hard smack across the guy's face which made him spin for a few seconds before he landed on the ground. Isla and Kate held their breaths,And Heidi wanted to scream out loud, out of both frustration and disbelief. “Lucas Harrison! What are you doing here!?” She yelled. But Lucas wasn't staring at her as his hard glare was fixed on the guy on the ground.He grabbed him up by his collar, forcing him to look into his eyes. “You are a man and you want to fight ladies. How shameless.”The guy trembled under his grip. “L-Lucas Harrison. Aren't you Dad's special guest? What are you doing here?”“Scram!” Lucas tossed him aside and the guy scurried on all limbs, fleeing with his friends.Lucas turned to Heidi, not forgetting to throw a glare in Steve's direction. “Heidi, let's speak.”“Heidi's not gonna come with you. Lucas Harrison, did you stalk Heidi again? Are you here
Never?Now Lucas knew what it felt like to desperately want something that was always far out of one's reach the more you longed for it. When he wanted something, he got it at the flick of his finger.Three years ago, he didn't even want a wife but was blessed with the most perfect one he'd ever wish for.If only he'd cherished her earlier. “Look, Heidi,” he said gently, cleaning some speck of dust off her hair. “I promise… I promise to change my ways. I won't treat you the way I did before, I'll do anything to make you happy. Forget about Steve Anderson.”“Why should I?” Heidi wanted to glare at him, yet, she found herself avoiding his gaze in order not to read the emotions in his eyes. The blurry line between what was real and what wasn't was evident.She wouldn't be swayed by just a simple word from him.“Would you rather be with a man who can't even protect you from a kid?”Heidi knew he was speaking about the incident just now with Mr. Malcolm's son. “So what? If you hadn't a
…Evening came, and he didn't show up. The morning also came and there was not a single sign of him.Was he gone for good? He wouldn't just pop out of nowhere the way he did yesterday, would he?Heidi couldn't shove down the anxiety, dreading the possibility that Lucas Harrison was still lurking on the Island.The inn he'd taken her to yesterday was part of the resort, not very far from the inn where she and Isla stayed.So, naturally, they should bump into each other, at least in the evening when she, Steve, Isla, and Kate decided to camp by a fireplace.Well, he didn't.She should be relieved by the realization that he might already be gone.“Ms. Olsen, please focus.” Isla nudged her, pulling her out of her thoughts, bringing her back to the present.Heidi looked away from the window, shifting her attention to the man sitting across from them. “What did you want to discuss, Mr. Malcolm?”There was uncertainty in his eyes, his gazing darting away, afraid to make eye contact as if har
Pang!Heidi slapped the documents shut, darting to her feet.Mr. Malcolm's expression paled, looking like a thief caught red-handed. He tried to keep a straight face. “M-Ms. Olsen, what's wrong? There are still more documents for you to sign.”Shamelessly, he pushed the documents forward including the Mediation Certificate despite his fingers shaking.“Mr. Malcolm.” Heidi's voice was extremely low and dark, pinning him in a cold gaze. “Did you truly want to sell this Island or are you following orders?”“O-Orders? Haha! What orders are you talking about, Dear Ms. Olsen?”“What is the meaning of this?” Heidi fished out the certificate, waving it in his face. “Lucas Harrison told you to slip it inside, didn't he?”“Eh?” Mr. Malcolm blinked.Isla covered her mouth, her eyes widened with disbelief.Heidi snickered, “I wanted to buy this Island with one mind, competing fairly with Lucas Harrison. Now that you have turned into his minion, I am no longer interested.”Obviously, Lucas must ha
Outside The Villa…Heidi squatted, holding her abdomen with both hands, throwing up all the contents inside her stomach.“Oh, my God, Ms. Olsen…” Isla sighed, gently patting her back. “Is it the morning sickness? Are you alright? Unfortunately, Mr. Malcolm didn't build a clinic on this Island. Should I give Zach Olsen a call so he can send a helicopter?”Morning sickness?Heidi rarely experienced that.Just now, she'd been extremely mad, beyond herself, and the next thing she knew was this strong sensation building up inside her stomach.Who would ever think that even anger could make one throw up?Pregnancy was so weird, wasn't it?“Here's a bottle of water, Ms. Olsen. I hope it helps you calm down.” Isla shuffled through her bag, retrieving a bottle filled with water.She extended it, but the bottle didn't reach Heidi's hand because it fell onto the ground, accompanied by Isla's shocked gasp.The first thing that appeared in Heidi's vision was a pair of dark leather shoes. Lifting h
“You're making it seem like hell, Kate,” Heidi chuckled. “Quit being such a worrywart. I'll be fine.”“But I won't be fine, Heidi.” Kate wanted to cry. “I fear for my precious skin and my hydration status is currently zero. This is a vast freaking dungeon, and there aren't many people!”“No one forced you to be here.” Steve walked in, holding a tray of food. He dropped it on the table beside Heidi's couch.“Well, if I can't be with Heidi, who else will? I just missed her too much to depart from her.”Heidi sat up, her eyes shining at the sight of the food. “Thank you, Steve.” She instantly dug in.“You're most welcome.” Steve sat beside her, uncapping the bottle of water. Isla and Kate exchanged glances and they stood up and left.“Where are you off to?” Heidi was confused.“To receive fresh air,” Isla called out.“We can't bear the pink bubbles, Heidi!” Kate laughed from the outside.Heidi sighed at their words, feeling helpless.“You don't look so good, Heidi,” Steve said. “How abo
“If you truly love Heidi, you wouldn't have treated her like she is worth nothing.” Steve pushed him back, smoothening his collar. “Lucas Harrison, do what you might. Heidi isn't your property, she has the right to choose whoever she prefers to live with.”“Repeat what you just said.” Lucas glowered, his clenched fists shaking.“I said, Heidi is not your property,” Steve enunciated, the intensity of his rage matching that of Lucas Harrison.Seeing two grown men about to get into a fight, Heidi's heart shrank, devastation taking over.“Will you guys please stop!?” She yelled at the top of her lungs.Neither of them listened to her. Like two angry beasts, each man was ready to mark his territory. The usually gentle and kind Steve wasn't so cool at the moment.“Guys, please stop it!”“Mr. Harrison, Mr. Anderson, will you please stop arguing.”Isla and Kate had been having fun watching the drama until it was about to turn gruesome.“Ms. Olsen said you should stop.”“Not until I teach him