After several hours of running around, Clara lay on the warm bed, she only felt sleepy and no longer had the heart to think about other things.
A soft knock on the door broke her sweet dream. Opening her eyes, Clara found that the room was dim and it was getting dark already.
“Clara? Clara?” Horace’s voice sounded outside the door.
“What is it?” Clara’s voice was hoarse from sleep.
“Did you just wake up?” Horace asked, “Everyone is going out for a barbecue together at night. We will meet at the entrance of the hotel in half an hour. You should pack up now.”
After fixing her hair and clothes, she opened the door, but she was surprised when she saw Horace.
He should have just taken a shower, and his hair was not completely dry. He did not wear a common suit, but a rare white knitted top and a pair of black slacks. He looks indescribably young and fresh. Instead of a man in his 30s, he was like a college student who was fresh off campus.
Horace has always been calm and mature in her memory. Even when they were together before, she rarely saw him wearing such youthful clothes, so she was stunned for a while, but she soon adjusted to it.
“Thank you, I see. I’ll go by myself later.” After saying this in a cold voice, Clara didn’t look at him again and went straight to the bathroom.
Horace originally wanted to wait for her to go down together, but seeing her reaction, he understood that she did not want others to see them go out together.
It was not easy to get her to agree to live in a room with him, and he didn’t want to upset her over such trivial matters. Things always have to be done step by step.
When Clara came out after washing, seeing that he was no longer in the room, she was relieved. He was very perceptive. She was really afraid that Horace would go down with her and be seen and then they would be gossiped about by everyone.
By the time she went down, everyone was almost there and they marched to the barbecue stall.
On the way to the car, Clara noticed that several female colleagues kept looking at Horace. They were chatting and chuckling with red on their faces.
No prizes for guessing what they were discussing, it was some compliment and admiration for Horace.
Isaac must have arrived this afternoon. He was sitting in front of Horace and they were discussing something at this time. Looking at Horace, who had a serious expression and was indeed able to attract women’s eyes, Clara felt inexplicably uncomfortable. She was sneering in her heart and thinking that he was capable of deceiving little girls.
The Barbecue site is located on the edge of the beach not far away and they arrived there quickly.
The salty breeze, the silvery sea under the moonlight, and the bonfire lit not far away constitute beautiful scenery.
Seeing this warm and romantic scene, everyone couldn’t help but get excited. After getting out of the car, they cheered and rushed to the beach, laughing and chasing each other.
Clara was also dragged there by Sarah. They played together with others and had a lot of fun.
Horace, who was watching from a distance, heard Clara’s happy scream, and a smile appeared on her face unconsciously. Her happiness was the most important thing.
“Sir, it is quite a rare opportunity. Why don’t you play with her?” Isaac, who was beside him, asked. Shouldn’t he promote intimacy as soon as possible while she was happy?
“No, as long as she has fun.” Rejecting Isaac’s proposal, Horace’s eyes flashed a trace of loneliness. If he went there, she would probably leave immediately. He hadn’t seen her so happy for a long time, so he wouldn’t disturb her.
After everyone had a good time, they went back to the barbecue and started to eat.
“Delicious! It tastes a little different.”
“Wow, this grilled fish is amazing. Clara, try it!” Sarah took a piece of grilled fish and put it in front of Clara.
“Thank you, dear.” Clara bowed her head and took a sip, and her eyes lit up, “It’s really good.”
“Right!” Sarah looked like she had found her confidant.
“Be careful of the fishbone.” A familiar male voice suddenly came from beside her. Clara then felt that someone was sitting beside her. She turned her head and saw that it was Horace.
Clara didn’t want others to see that she was cold to him, so she smiled back, “Mr. Kirkland, you’re here.”
“Yeah.” Nodding, Horace smiled and said to her, “This fish seems so good. Can you get me a piece?”
Just take it yourself! You had two hands, man! Although she was thinking that, Clara still helped him take a piece and put it in front of him, “Here, be careful with the fishbone.”
“Thank you.” Horace smiled sincerely.
Everyone was looking at them secretly. The editor-in-chief called Horace “Mr. Kirkland” and her tone was very alienated. It seemed like she didn’t plan to give him a second chance.
While everyone was concentrating on “watching” this annual drama with hidden excitement in their eyes, they suddenly heard some people running toward them cheering not far away, who were holding water basins and kettles.
What do they want to do? Just when everyone was puzzled, Horace said, “These days are just the Songkran Festival of Thailand, they should be…”
Before he could finish speaking, those people had already come to them, and then everyone felt a chill.
It was only then that everyone realized that they were so lucky to have arrived at such a grand festival! They naturally wouldn’t let them splash water on them like this. Everyone quickly found various “weapons”, loaded them with water and fought back.
For a while, everyone laughed and screamed, attracting more and more people to participate. At this moment, everyone forgot their nationality and expressed their blessings to each other in this special way like friends.
Clara’s clothes were soon wet, but there were still many people splashing water on her, she could only scream and avoid it. Seeing this, Horace quickly ran to her side and used his body to block the water.
“Clara, if you don’t want to play here, you can hide somewhere for a while!” Horace shouted at her while blocking the splash of water that was thrown at her.
In the noisy crowd, looking at Horace who opened his arms to block the water in front of her, Clara suddenly felt it was just like the past when nothing was changed and they were just a loving couple here to travel.