"That's right." Eliza nodded as she reached for more food. "Is anything the matter?" "I'll be heading there too." "I'll give you a lift there tomorrow." The cold, aloof man picked up a morsel of food from her plate and sent it straight into his mouth. "I'll take this for the fare." Eliza was dumbfounded. "Goodness me! So what you are saying is that I will be going to Ertonphia in the same car as the legendary Mr. Valentine tomorrow?" Graciana went bananas after Eliza told her the news after dinner. "I had planned on traveling light, but I guess I'll have to put on my most extravagant outfits now!" Eliza sat by a large window and sneaked a glance at Beau, who was a distance away, out of the corner of her eyes. At that moment, he was leaning against the headboards, reading a book. The bed lamp lit up one side of his face, highlighting his sharp profile and further accentuating his charming features. Eliza pressed her lips
After breakfast, Eliza grabbed her bag and trailed after Beau into the car. Demarion and Braint stood at the door like parents who were seeing their kids off. Demarion urged earnestly. "Be careful. "Don't be too nice to the other kids. "Come back soon and make us delicious food. "Remember to take lots of nice photos. "Remember to…" Braint shot him a chilly glance. After a long while, he raised his head and stared at Eliza with his big sparkly eyes. "Be happy." Eliza nodded. "I will." She was going on this trip to unwind. When she came back, she would no longer be bothered by Jay or Madeleine anymore! "Get in the car." Beau, who stood behind the two boys, frowned and instructed coldly. Eliza complied obediently and got in the car. The tall man turned around and looked down at the two kids. They did not even reach his thighs. "I've been on so many business trips, but never have you seen
When Eliza woke up, the car had already arrived in Ertonphia. The car whizzed into a deceleration zone. Her head had slid down to Beau's lap and was bobbing up and down with every hump on the road. In her sleep, she turned and adjusted herself into another position. However, she felt as though something was pressing against her nose for no apparent reason. It was making her rather uncomfortable. Out of instinct, she raised her hand in her sleep and tried to remove the object... "Stop the car!" Suddenly, a man's voice sounded from the back seat of the car. The suppressed anger could be heard threatening to overflow. Startled, Noah quickly slammed the brakes. "Graciana Ryan." Beau furrowed his brows. "Come to the back." Leaning against the passenger seat in a sleepy daze, Graciana yawned. "Why?" "No reason." There was a slight hint of forbearance in his cold voice as he demanded, "We're changing seats!" Gracian
Eliza bought some essentials for going to Sea World the next day and hurriedly returned to the hotel. "So the beautiful auntie lives here!" A little girl with sparkling eyes sat on the sofa in the lobby of the hotel. She wore a white chiffon dress. Her excitement was evident as she watched Eliza enter the elevator. "Such fate!" "Mr. Benton, can I go meet her?" Julian frowned and reached out to hold her hand. "Stay out of trouble!" Liliana looked up at him with grievances and whined, "Mr. Benton..." "Liliana." The man crouched down and looked at her with a stern gaze. "You are young. There are many things you do not understand. "You cannot act so impulsively. What if this beautiful auntie you mention is married and has children of her own? "Am I to set foot in her marriage then?" The little girl pouted at Julian's words and kept her mouth shut. "Okay, be good now." He ruffled her hair and said, "I am here for
Eliza fell asleep. In her dreams, she saw Beau escaping the terrible fire with the two boys in his arms. He did not even have time to be bothered by his trousers that had caught on fire. By the time he made it out of the fire with the children, he was exhausted. He passed out on the spot after passing the children to a doctor. "Beau... "Beau!" She called out his name and woke up with a start. "Did you have a nightmare?" She heard the deep rumbling of Beau's voice. Eliza opened her eyes and took a moment to take in the unfamiliar environment. It was only after a while that she remembered that she had met Beau last night and had tended to his injury together with Noah. Then sitting on his bedside, she unknowingly fell asleep. She lifted her eyes and met Beau's unfathomable gaze. He leaned against the headboard. His left shoulder was still bandaged, but he was already flipping through a document that rest
Eliza returned to her room for a shower and changed into a fresh set of clothes. Then, she picked up her backpack and followed Graciana out. When she was about to leave, she walked over to the room next door and knocked. She wanted to notify Beau that she was leaving. She knocked for a long time, but nobody came to open the door. Feeling confused, she was about to give up and leave. But right then, the door opened. However, the person at the door was neither Beau nor Noah. Instead, it was a tall, built man. The man was donned in a set of grey pajamas, looking comfortable but impatient. "Is there anything I can help you with?" Eliza looked at the man's face and her mind went blank for a second. Then she apologized awkwardly. "Sorry, I knocked on the wrong door." The man looked at her coldly and the door slammed shut in her face. Eliza wasn't sure how to react. Caught up in the urgency of the situation last night and in h
Eliza rolled her eyes in annoyance. Originally, she had wanted to hide. But now, it seemed that... Eliza bit her lip. When Graciana pushed into the third stall, Eliza stood up immediately and came out carrying the things. "I'm here." "Eliza, why are you taking so long?" Graciana quickly came over and took her hand. "I thought you passed out." "Why didn't you answer me when I called just now?" As she spoke, she moved to pull Eliza to leave. When they got to the woman on the phone, the woman reached out and grabbed Eliza's arm. "You were inside the whole time?" She was dressed all in black and looked gloomy and cold. Eliza frowned and nodded. "Yes." The woman frowned as if she was facing a formidable enemy. "Did you hear everything?" Eliza smiled. "If I said I didn't hear anything, would you believe me?" The woman squinted at her. Obviously, she didn't believe Eliza. Eliza calmly brushed off Graciana's ha
The female assassin started whining where she was on the ground. Beau put away his gun expressionlessly and turned his head to look at Eliza, who was staring blankly at the wall. "Are you alright?" "I... I'm fine." Eliza, who was still in shock, came to herself and shook her head with a pale face. Although she often saw equipment like guns when she was working as a crew member on set, this was really the first time she had seen a real one. A few minutes ago, Beau had used this gun to wound the killer. The smell of blood in the air and the blood all over the ground made her go weak. "Are you really okay?" "I'm... really fine." Beau turned around and walked toward the door. When he reached the door, he realized that Eliza had not followed him. He frowned and turned his head. "Aren't you leaving?" Eliza bit her lower lip. "I..." Her legs were too weak to move. Looking at her hesitant expression, Beau smile