Zachary turned toward the voice calling him and became at once impatient and excited when he saw that it was Irene.Striding toward her, he excitedly grabbed Irene by the arm, blabbering, "Irene, Lulu… I saw her. She's alive. She's alive!"Irene actually thought that he was hallucinating from missing Lulu too much and she simply played along, nodding. "I know. Let's go back now."Zachary glared at her. "You don't believe me?""Of course I do," Irene replied a little too quickly."You're obviously not listening!" Zachary took a moment to calm down, before continuing seriously, "I really saw her! I wasn't seeing things or hallucinating. She's real!"Irene stared at him just then.He looked so serious it could well be real, so he asked, "Where did you see her?""Just now. She's a stewardess named Rainie Lang.""Rainie… Lang?""She didn't recognize me and she's even changed her name. I'm guessing she's amnesiac."Zachary spoke with such conviction that Irene quickly said, "Take
"Zachary saw this stewardess,'" Irene explained, "and he kept insisting that she looked exactly like Lulu. I thought that since I had no time to help, I wanted to ask him to update me after he gets to the bottom of this… But he left already.""You don't have to care about everything, y'know," Isaac said. "Look at how skinny you are—you should be staying home to get some proper rest."Irene had certainly noticed that her health was failing.She had not properly recovered from her postpartum period twice now.And with all the mental stress weighing down on her, she would have started to crumble long ago if Mrs. Watson and Sheryl had not been making her nutritious food every day. Suddenly, Isaac scooped her up in his arms, and Irene wrapped her arms around his neck in surprise. That really came out of nowhere! Glaring at him, she grumbled, "Can't you act proper too? We're outside, and there are people watching, please!""What's the problem? We're married, and you're frail. Can'
James was caught off guard, and Harvey's punch hit him from behind.Furious, he wheeled on Harvey and grabbed him by the collar, his fist poised to strike. "You think I wouldn't dare?!"Harvey was furious too. "Fuck off! You're the one who drugged me and tied me up! Are you expecting me to thank you for that?!"James laughed icily. "You're welcome!""Piece of shit!" Harvey lost his temper right then, and they wrestled, neither of them letting up even as bruises covered their faces.They finally stopped when Harvey's baby started crying, and he wiped his lips while glaring at James. "This isn't over yet.""Is that so? And what are you going to do about it?" James leveled him a cool stare. "I don't think you even have the balls."With that, he strode out of the hotel room while Harvey hurried to the bed, scooping the baby up in his arms.The baby was crying rather violently—he must be hungry. Harvey then untied Heather King to let her feed the baby, but she shot Harvey a glare
Even so, Zachary was not blind—he could obviously see that Rainie was gritting her teeth.Still, he could not help chuckling. "What are you doing here, if you're that reluctant?""Unfortunately, you're rich and powerful, while I have to keep my job. That's why I'm here—or did you think I'd willingly serve a self-important narcissist like you?"Zachary frowned. "I'm self-important?""You pressured my manager with your status. What is that if not self-important?" He certainly did not leave a good impression with Rainie, and there was nothing he could say because she was right."I'll apologize again—I didn't mean to do it," he said earnestly."Yes, and I forgive you. Can I go now?' Rainie pursed her lips.Zachary was left speechless.It was only natural that she was distant—and since they had just met twice, Zacahry did not dare to push her too far and nodded. "Fine, you can go."Rainie hurried off, though she paused at the doorway.Zachary believed that she was regretting it,
"What?" Rainie asked rather impatiently. "Do you provide meals here?" Zachary smiled. "No," Rainie replied coolly.Nonetheless, Zachary stubbornly tried again, "I'm not familiar with the area. Could you recommend a good restaurant?"Rainie smiled then, but it was an ironic one. "As in the gourmet food you always eat? We don't have that here in this village."Zachary was speechless for a moment, and kept smiling, "I'm not a picky eater. I actually eat everything." "Even dung?" Rainie asked, and pointed at the washroom before he could say anything. "You can make it yourself."Zachary was left speechless again, and he wondered if she really was Lulu.After all, she was not that crude before, but why would they share the same face if she was not?Still, he tried to be polite. "Nice joke, Ms. Lang."Rainie shot him a dirty look. "What makes you think I'm kidding?" With that, she dashed downstairs, her boots hitting the floor loudly in her wake.Still, Zachary was not giving
Zachary grinned. "Actually, now that I looked closer, there is a resemblance."Actually, there was none at all, but the conversation would get awkward if he did not say that.The woman beamed. "Of course she'd look like me."Zachary then asked tentatively, "I also think she's my age… 27 this year?"The woman paused and started closely at Zachary right then. "Why are you asking so many questions about my daughter?" "I thought she's my age, so…""Do you like her?"Zachary wanted to tell her that he wanted to be friends with Rainie, but was cut short. He hence admitted to it while looking like he was embarrassed from being caught.Barbara realized with a start then. "Oh, so it's no accident that you're staying here? Are you trying to woo my daughter?" Zachary did not deny it. Barbara studied Zachary from head to toe just then and she was satisfied with his dignified appearance.Her daughter was not exactly young anyway, and she would marry eventually. As such, he had no
Zachary turned around and saw that it was Rainie, but he did not try to hide.In fact, he was smiling. "Nothing."Rainie glanced at the car driving off into the distance, and she then narrowed her eyes at him. "You definitely meant to do harm when you came. That's why we decided that we'll give you a refund right now. We won't do business with you anymore. Please leave."Zachary kept smiling. "What are you talking about?""Are you an idiot? Do you have trouble with comprehension?" Rainie was seriously angry just then. "Leave, or I'll call the cops."Zachary realized that he was unable to stay now—given her temper, she really would call the cops.Not willing to let matters escalate, Zachary simply said, "Fine, I'll leave."Rainie rolled her eyes at him just then. "Hmph. I knew you were up to no good. I mention the cops, and you give in immediately—I wonder what else you're up to. Now leave!" Zachary studied her curiously just then. "Do you hate me that much because of what I di
Issac's fingers clenched over her phone. "Did you find out who did it?""Yes. I'll send a photo right now."Isaac received the photo soon enough and tapped on it.Although the man in the photo had disguised himself with a cap, Isaac could see that it was none other than Harvey. That was when the private investigator spoke again, "Dr. Sherwood kept it in case of emergencies. I've looked into it, and the man had been in Minerva at the time. He's Zidonian, and recently had a son…"The details merely proved Isaac's hunch to be right, and he said calmly, "I know."After all, he understood now.He did not move after hanging up, until Irene was done sorting Tommy's clothes and went over to him. "Who was that? Why are you spacing out?"Isaac put down his phone and turned around, his brow relaxing for once.Irene saw that, and asked, "Is there good news? That sincere smile is rare.""Want to guess?" Isaac asked.Irene quickly connected the dots. "News about our baby?" She was at o