“Why are you running around? Didn’t I tell you to wait in the lounge number six?” The woman was very pretty, and it was hard to imagine that she was a mother of a child.
She wore clothes similar in color to Jane’s, no wonder the child mistook her for his mother.
“Mommy, our lounge is number three, not six. You got it wrong again.” The boy’s reaction was very calm as if he had already gotten used to such things.
The woman blinked in surprise; she seemed unable to believe that she had made a mistake. Her confused look contrasted sharply with her son’s calm demeanor.
Jane watched on speechlessly; this was the first time she had seen such an unreliable mother.
Brinley Cruz noticed Jane’s gaze and turned around to look at them both. “I’m sorry my son caused trouble for you,” Brinley apologized with a smile.
“Mommy, it’s you who caused me trouble,” the boy added nonchalantly.
Jane couldn’t help but smile at his response. “You still need to pay attention since he is just a little kid,” Jane said softly.
Brinley heard this and smiled apologetically while her son pursed his lips and poked Brinley’s hand back. “Mommy, we’re going to miss our flight.”
“What!” Brinley exclaimed as she looked at her watch before turning around quickly readying herself for departure.
“Goodbye beautiful lady,” the boy waved goodbye towards Jane as they left together.
Jane watched their backs disappear into the crowd before saying softly, “What an adorable child.”
Patrick leaned closer towards Jane after hearing what she said, “If you like him so much, then I can try harder too.”
This teasing made Jane blush slightly as she playfully hit Patrick on his chest. However, Patrick continued asking, “Do you like boys or girls? Why don’t we have both?”
“Patrick! Stop talking nonsense!” Jane blinked her eyes while looking at him coquettishly.
Seeing Jane’s appearance, Patrick was in a great mood and chuckled softly.
However, no one knew what would happen in the future after this chance encounter.
The journey to Lover’s Island wasn’t too far, but because it was an island, they had to switch to a boat after getting off the plane.
However, Jane’s enthusiasm had been completely worn out on the plane. Now, as they transferred to a cruise ship, discomfort overwhelmed her, and she snuggled into Patrick’s arms, half-dozing.
“When are we getting there?” Jane’s voice was dull and lacking in energy.
“Didn’t you insist on taking the cruise?” Patrick said, but he still felt sorry for Jane and stroked her hair gently.
“I’m always stuck in the office. Finally got a chance to go out and play, of course I want to try more things,” Jane complained, even speaking a bit petulantly. “It’s all your fault for choosing such a faraway place.”
Patrick lowered his head and lightly nibbled on Jane’s lips. After hearing her cry out in pain, he spoke in a deep voice, “If you’re tired, just take a nap.”
“Then stay with me,” Jane snuggled into the blanket and softly spoke.
Patrick nodded his head and lay down next to Jane, holding her in his arms.
Looking at the peaceful sleeping face of the person in his arms, Patrick lowered his eyelashes and cast an affectionate gaze over her.
…
“Patrick…”
When Jane woke up, the room was dimly lit. She murmured but didn’t see Patrick anywhere.
This made Jane feel confused. She got up from bed but still couldn’t find Patrick.
She pursed her lips together as she was about to leave when Patrick came back through the door.
Patrick frowned slightly thinking that maybe he had disturbed her with phone calls earlier, “Why did you wake up? Did I disturb you?”
“Where did you go?” Jane held onto Patrick’s waist and gently asked, “Is something going on at the company?”
Patrick pinched his brow, feeling a bit concerned. After all, he and Jane had been on vacation for half a month, and there were some matters that needed to be addressed immediately.
“Mr. Pansy, you’re such a busy person,” Jane joked and laughed. Then, hunger surged, and the two of them headed to the restaurant to eat.
The previous discomfort had subsided, and Jane had eaten quite a bit.
“This is so delicious,” Jane took a bite of the cake in her hand and smiled with narrowed eyes.
Patrick watched Jane, propping up his cheek and silently noting down the things she found tasty.
“Do you want to try it? It’s not too sweet. I’ll get a piece for you,” Jane said as she noticed Patrick staring at her. Feeling a bit embarrassed, she was about to get up, but Patrick held her wrist.
Patrick held onto Jane’s hand, leaning slightly forward, his eyes fixed on Jane, and his lips slightly parted.
Jane stared at Patrick in a daze, a bit slow to react. Patrick noticed and glanced down, making his intentions quite clear.
Looking at her hand still held by Patrick, Jane curved her lips and cut a piece of cake, feeding it to Patrick’s lips.
“Still very sweet,” Patrick murmured softly, his gaze fixed on Jane’s face.
Jane felt a little embarrassed under his intense and passionate stare. She was glad they were in a restaurant and not somewhere else…
With that thought, Jane shuddered slightly and excused herself to go to the restroom.
After shaking off the water droplets from her hands, Jane emerged from the restroom only to hear some commotion coming from around the corner.
“What do you want? Stay away from me…” It was a girl’s voice accompanied by some male laughter.
“What do we want? You weren’t saying that earlier!”
“How dare you hit me!”
As she heard these words, Jane furrowed her brow in anger. She wondered if she should intervene when suddenly someone stumbled towards her.
The woman wore a revealing dress and upon seeing Jane, she grabbed onto her wrist with excitement in her eyes.
“Please help me! Please save me!” The woman leaned in close with an overpowering scent filling Jane’s nostrils.
Just as she was about to struggle free, there were chaotic footsteps behind them. Before she could turn around, someone pushed her out of the way forcefully causing her to stumble into another person.
“It’s her! Let my sister go and take this one instead.” The woman trembled as she spoke while holding onto Jane tightly by the wrist.
Though Jane wasn’t sure what was happening, she furrowed her brows slightly. Just as she was about to step back, someone grabbed her wrist.
Her chin was rudely pinched upward, forcing Jane to look up and meet the face of a middle-aged man.
The man’s face turned red, and the scent of alcohol emanated from him. When he saw Jane, his eyes lit up. “What’s this? Is she one too?”
“Yes, yes, yes! She is too! She looks much better than me,” the woman nodded repeatedly, seemingly unconcerned that Jane was an innocent bystander.
“Let go of me!” Jane shook off the man’s hand, but when she raised her eyes, she noticed several burly men standing behind him, sending a chill down her spine.
Who were these people?