~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
“Huh?” Heidi blinked.Steve pulled away from her, obviously hearing the voice from the other end.A male voice that belonged to no one else but Lucas Harrison.Heidi's fingers trembled with the phone, regret compounding her mind that she didn't check the contact's name first.Because nowadays, she'd gotten accustomed to cutting any call from a strange number, knowing it might belong to Lucas Harrison.“Heidi, are you still there?” His voice was strangely hoarse, almost pleading. “Remember that tuna sandwich you once made for me?” He stated. “Can you make me one? I'll give you whatever you want.”“When will you quit these silly tricks, Lucas Harrison?” Heidi gritted out, her eyes darting to Steve who stared at her silently with a complex emotion in his eyes.“What silly tricks? I just want to be with you, Heidi,” Lucas mumbled. “Remember that night, I told you I had a good sleep-”“What night?”“Now I can't even blink at night because you're not here. Tell me when you will visit me aga
Why were photos of her with Lucas Harrison inside Steve's phone?Heidi scrolled through the photos, anxiety building up in her heart.No! This was photoshopped, wasn't it?That was the first thought that came to her mind. But who would do such a crazy thing to send the photo of her and Lucas Harrison sleeping on the same bed to Steve?Heidi got up to her feet and paced for a while, ignoring the headache and the slight pain in her arm.The Doctor must have admitted her to an IV Drip because her forearm stung.The only crazy person she knew recently was none other than Lucas Harrison!Heidi gripped the phone hard, almost forgetting that it belonged to someone else.Not only was he heartless, but Lucas Harrison was also full of tricks!Should she call him and give him a piece of her mind?No, that wouldn't work. It would only ginger that crazy man up in his mission.Lucas- Lucas. What was she going to do with him?…“What else does she want me to do?” Lucas stared at his phone, his expr
Taken aback by Steve's sudden action, Heidi couldn't bring herself to react in time. And starkly aware of the figure standing behind them as a penetrable aura seeped through her bones, her heartbeat raced back to life. “S-Steve…” She lifted both hands, not knowing if it was right to push him away or not.Heidi hadn't even decided yet, when like the wind, the figure breezed past and tore her way from Steve.“You are seeking death!” Lucas Harrison's deep voice, laced with rage resounded, and he grabbed Steve's collar. “How dare you touch my wife?”“You mean, your ex-wife.” Steve pushed his hand away. “Lucas Harrison, it is high time you know where you stand.”Heidi's eyes darted from one man to another, anxiety filing up her heart, coursing through every one of her nerves.No. Not again.They weren't about to break into a fight, were they?The last thing she wanted at the moment was having both men engage in a fight, because her headache had already returned with a huge force, and the