“Something’s wrong?”
Kent took a few big steps in stride and stepped in front of her, taking her hand instead as the pair hurried into the lift.
Blanche nodded, “Maybe.”
She didn’t dare ask more questions, just thought she’d get there as soon as possible first.
Kent shot her a disgruntled look, “Blanche, that’s the second time!”
She had said she would think of her own safety first, but her first thought had been to face it herself!
In a country she knew so little about, she didn’t have any fear, she wanted to take on everything herself!
Blanche was too scared to meet his eyes when she heard his words.
Kent gave her a cold look, “Don’t forget what you promised yourself!”
“I’m sorry.” She quickly steadied herself and shrugged her head.
Thankfully, Melissa was a bit safety conscious and the two of them didn’t stray too far, and within five minutes Blanche had found the shop.
Outside the shop a group of high school students surrounded Melissa and her male colleague, and Melissa was cowering in her boyfriend’s arms.
Kent’s grip on the woman’s hand tightened and his sharp Japanese snapped, “Hey! What are you doing!”
“Blanche! Mr. Lewis!”
Melissa looked up, her face flushed with joy at the sight of the pair.
Kent nodded and held the pair directly behind him with Blanche.
Several of the high school students looked at each other as if they were deciding what to do.
Blanche immediately cooled her face and said, nonchalantly, “Get out! Or I’ll go call the guards now!”
Probably because they saw Kent’s and Blanche’s grim faces, several people felt that something was wrong and immediately disappeared in a huff.
Melissa, who was behind her, went limp and hugged her boyfriend tightly, and at the end of the day, she even blamed him, “It’s all your fault, why did you just start a fight with them?”
The boyfriend was so innocent, “I just thought they were not old enough to drink, I just advised them, who knew that they would ……”
“You’re still saying that!”
Melissa stomped her foot, not at all pleased with his retort.
Blanche interrupted their bickering just in time, “Well, all in all it’s okay.”
Kent inadvertently let go of her hand as well and turned to look at the pair behind him, “Next time I know you’ve run off without permission don’t blame me!”
“Yes!”
Kent used to seem a little more casual, but he could not afford to lose his temper.
Blanche nodded and said soothingly, “I’ll check if they’re from the school later, and if they are, I’ll inform their headmaster as soon as possible.”
If they had done something wrong, they deserved to be disciplined!
At those words, Melissa looked at Blanche with some admiration and couldn’t help but say, “Blanche, you really are too good!”
“Well, let’s go back to the hotel first, and when you wake up from your sleep, we’ll give you time to go alone tomorrow.”
Although it was an organised tour, there weren’t many restrictions, plus nothing should be out of the way during the day, which Blanche was relieved about.
Melissa nodded and let go of her boyfriend’s hand and hugged Blanche’s, “Blanche, you’re so manly, if you were a man, I would not have chosen him!”
The boyfriend to one side shouted sulkily, Blanche laughed helplessly and patted her little head, “Let’s go.”
“Mmmmmm!”
Melissa nodded, but her eyes fell on Kent and she couldn’t help but feel a little strange, “Mister Lewis, why are you staying with Blanche at this late hour?”
She didn’t think it was a coincidence that he had appeared to help them.
Blanche was confused and pretended to be calm, “I was in the hotel tonight with Mr Lewis discussing work and I got a call from you.”
“So that’s what happened!” Melissa understood and quickly put the incident behind her, tugging Blanche and her boyfriend with one hand and heading straight back to the hotel.
Kent followed behind him unhurriedly.
Melissa followed Blanche to her room, but before she could close the door, a hand suddenly reached out and blocked the door.
Melissa glanced back and was scared out of her wits.
“Chen …… Mr. Lewis? Are you not back at this late hour, is there something wrong?”
Melissa’s heart was a little weak, plus Kent looked like he was good to approach anyone, but not many people were really close, so she couldn’t help but fear what he would say to reprimand her.
Blanche was about to pack up and go to bed when she heard a movement behind her and couldn’t help but look over at Melissa, who was looking at her with a pleading face.
“Sir Lewis something wrong?”
“Yes.”
The man walked in boldly, picked up his computer from the coffee table in front of the sofa and said, “I left in a hurry and forgot something.”
Melissa breathed a sigh of relief at this.
Kent took a few steps forward, stopped in front of Blanche and said in a voice only she could hear, “Take your medication if you’re not feeling well, there should be some at the front desk.”
Blanche gave a start and froze.
Melissa was busy sending the Buddha away before coming up to her side and wondering, “Did Mr Lewis say something to you earlier?”
“No, nothing.” Blanche blinked her eyes and wiped her face, “Just that I should get up early tomorrow and get ready.”
“Oh.” She responded and quickly got into her bed.
Blanche shook her head helplessly at her childlike appearance and turned off the light, getting into bed and cuddling up under the covers.
Closing her eyes, her mind was filled with the familiar scent of a man and his magnetic voice ……
“Blanche ……”
Melissa muffled her name as she nestled under the covers.
Blanche had almost fallen asleep when she heard her voice coldly and answered, “What’s wrong?”
“It’s a good thing you were there today.”
Blanche smiled, having expected her to say something.
“Never mind all that, I’m sure you’re tired from all the fuss you’ve just had, get some rest early and make up for tonight by going out for some good food tomorrow.”
Melissa thought carefully for a moment and nodded, “That too!”
She smiled, but then she thought of Kent and felt sorry for her, “Blanche, it’s a good thing you’re good natured, otherwise who could stand Mr Lewis, it’s hard to take it easy when you’re on holiday and have to talk to him about work.”
Blanche froze, not knowing how to respond.
Because she knew that even so, she was happy to do so ……
Melissa got no response for half a second and tried to call out her name a few more times.
After the silence passed she muttered in a small voice, “It’s asleep, isn’t it?”
The muttering was followed by sleepiness, which in no time had her deep in a dreamy state ……