Lucas's statement made Heidi frown in displeasure. It was as if the tourists would be here to live in a second home, catering to their own needs, instead of escaping the hectic life phase of the city and living carefreely, without any care in the world.That wasn't gonna work.Heidi looked at Raymond. “We will build chains of restaurants and fast food spots, so the tourists don't need to bother about cooking. There will be other business centers such as the laundry, the spa, and also hair salons and cyber càfe, catering to their daily needs.”Raymond nodded thoughtfully, jotting everything down. “Ms. Olsen, you come up with good ideas.”Heidi didn't know if her ideas were good. She just knew that she wouldn't follow a single of Lucas's advice.Raymond got to his feet. “I will design the layout and return to you. Then we can make some adjustments or proceed with the construction. Please have a good day, Ms. Olsen, Mr. Harrison.”He left shortly, and Heidi stared at the man looking ac
“No! No! No! Put me down!” Heidi screamed with all her might, deafening his ears. “If you don't put me down, Lucas Harrison, I swear I'll bite you on the neck.”And she wasn't joking. She sank her sharp teeth into his neck, making him wince, almost dropping her on the sand.“Heidi!” Lucas exclaimed, rubbing the spot.“Put me down!” She beat at his back. “Lucas Harrison, won't you learn your lesson?”Of course, he wouldn't learn. Even after she bit his neck, he held on tight to her, striding towards the resort entrance.Lucas brought out his phone with one hand and dialed a number.“Get the helicopter ready! We're heading back to Phoenix City this instant-”“No! Let go of me!” Heidi screamed into his ear.“Stop it, Heidi. You're clearly not well-”“Which is none of your concern!” She yelled and bit his ear. “Ow- Ouch!” As if he was holding a hot object, Lucas quickly put her down and rubbed his ear. “Heidi, when did you turn into a carnivore?”Heidi planted her feet on the ground an
“I- I mean, Ah-Aha!” Amanda pretended to cough, suppressing her laughter.Lucas sent her a hard and intimidating glare. “What's so funny?”“N-Nothing. Nothing, Mr. Harrison.” Amanda waved both hands fearfully. Then she sat on the couch across from him, giving him a serious look. “Our plan is not going to work if you don't follow my instructions.”“That's because they are silly.”“Mr. Harrison…” Amanda gave him a helpless look. “I wouldn't give you advice that will fail. After all, you are paying me for it. Don't you want your ex-wife back?”“It's my only mission.”“Then only listen to my advice. Instead of forcing Ms. Olsen- I mean Mrs. Harrison to do things she doesn't like, why don't you stop intruding?”“Like letting her hang out with strange men?” Lucas gave her a hard look.Amanda shook her head. “No, that's not what I mean. Precisely, I hope you'll be less imposing and more romantic. Before imposing your authority on her, how about you win her heart first?”Lucas sank into a dee
~The rest of the day went by smoothly without Lucas getting in her way. He was probably still in his Villa, tending to his eyes, or maybe he had flown back to Phoenix City. Heidi couldn't care less.Sitting in front of the fire with some of the construction company's crew, Heidi's eyes strayed out of the resort, across the ocean, over to the lonely Villa that stood on a small Island.“Ms. Olsen, may we please have your attention?” Said one of the guys.Heidi looked away, giving them her attention. “Yes, please. I'm listening.”The men exchanged glances before one of them passed out a document to her. “We have been discussing the expenses the construction materials will cover. We need your signature on these documents before we proceed with supplying the materials.”“Ms. Olsen, by purchasing the materials from them directly, it will cost us less,” Isla explained, handing her the documents. “And we won't need to brainstorm on what materials to buy, they know the things they'll need an
The Mediation Certificate?Heidi took the paper from Isla and rubbed her eyes to see it properly, her heart racing like a thousand drums beating inside her chest.She sprang to her feet, almost tripping as the boldly written words stared back at her.Below the statements and stamps was her signature, engraved roughly yet clearly. “N-No. How did this get in here?”“What is the matter, Ms. Olsen?” Isla asked, sounding confused. “Don't you know how it got here?”Heidi shook her head in disbelief. “No. I don't.” Her head flipped to Isla. “Damnit! Lucas Harrison must have colluded with those men.”“You mean they snuck the certificate inside the documents?” Isla looked exasperated.And if in case the certificate with her signature reached those men's hands, they would take it directly to Lucas Harrison-Heidi gasped at the possibility of what might have occurred if that happened. If Isla hadn't noticed it…“Ms. Olsen, Mr. Harrison is bent on making you sign this certificate-”“Which is nev
…“Heidi is the craziest woman I've ever met!”Inside the Villa, Lucas paced back and forth, dressed in a bathrobe, using a clean towel to rub his face.“Be careful, Mr. Harrison. You might hurt your skin. You have been cleaning your body for hours,” Amanda warned.“So what!?” Lucas snapped at her. “I didn't expect Heidi to resort to this underhanded trick.”Did she hate him that much?Heidi knew he couldn't stand being dirty. Yet, she prepared a bowl full of mud for him.“Ah! Mr. Harrison!” Amanda covered her mouth, exclaiming. “There are red spots on your skin.”Lucas shuddered.He hesitated before looking at the spot Amanda was pointing at on his chest. A red spot popped, then another one, and another one.“What the hell did you give me to bathe with?” Lucas's rage intensified.“It was just a normal shower gel, Mr. Harrison.” Amanda's body shook with fear. “It has a soothing effect and was supposed to kill the germs-”“You!”Not only were the spots appearing, his body itched every
~And after that incident, Heidi never heard a single word from Lucas.Just as expected, the mud did scare him off.Again, she was sitting on the balcony, staring ahead at the vast ocean, over to the lonely Island across the sea.It had been one week already, almost two. Lucas Harrison didn't show his face again, and neither did his assistant.“Ms. Olsen, are you missing Mr. Harrison?” Isla sat beside her.Heidi pursed her lips. “You know that's impossible.”“But you always come here every day and spend the whole day staring at the sea.”Did she?Heidi just loved sitting on the balcony and receiving the fresh air. It wasn't at all related to Lucas- not a bit.“Mr. Harrison must have flown back to Phoenix City.”“Yeah…” Heidi nodded, somehow feeling empty inside. For those initial days she'd been on the Island, the man had always been on her neck like a fish's bone, not giving her space to breathe.It wasn't surprising that his absence wouldn't go unnoticed.“Have you checked on the c
…Her head pounded hard, and her eyes felt like two heavy orbs inside their sockets.Heidi fluttered her eyelids, reaching for her forehead and rubbing it gently to ease the pain.A muffled groan escaped her lips, the ache inside her head expanding.“Heidi…”“Ms. Olsen.”“...how do you feel now, Heidi?”Two voices floated into her ears. The voice of a man and a woman.Heidi didn't find the voices familiar at first until she fully regained her senses.Her vision blurred by the dizziness, the silhouette of two men and a woman hovered above her.“Thank goodness, she is awake.” A familiar yet strange voice sounded. “You can now put your mind at ease.”“Doc, what's wrong with her? I thought she was alright.”“Considering her condition, fainting is quite normal sometimes especially if she undergoes a lot of stress.”Ah! Right!Heidi fainted.How could she forget that?For a moment there, she'd almost been confused that she went to hell and came back, thinking back to those horrible nightmar