She looked around. There was a deathly silence in the lightless room.
Fortunately … it’s just a dream …
However, she couldn’t control her heavy breathing, as if she had just been pulled out of the sea and was desperate to breathe fresh air.
“bite–”
The night wind blew by, and the wind chimes hanging in the entrance made crisp sounds. Myrna looked outside and the sound of the waves was clearly audible in the quiet night.
The fear brought by the nightmare lingered for a long time. She couldn’t fall asleep after lying down, so she simply put on her coat and went out for a walk.
Late at night, the soft sea breeze becomes angular in the low temperature.
Myrna gathered her shawl and stepped on the beach with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
There are no stars tonight, and the dark night is illuminated only by a few small lights scattered along the shore.
Recalling the thrilling scene during the day, Myrna always felt that something was wrong.
Her intuition told her that some details had been overlooked.
Each node seems to be an accident, but they happen to appear at the same time, which is very mysterious.
Although the lifeguard bit himself to death because he went to the toilet and delayed the rescue time, he was too righteous and seemed deliberate.
Myrna raised her eyes and suddenly stopped.
On the shore, Clyde was talking on the phone with his back to her.
” … Lawyer, how should I handle a situation like my friend’s?”
” … Private mediation? Absolutely impossible. Although cross-border prosecution is troublesome, I am not afraid of trouble. Let’s go through the process.”
He knew very well why the hotel’s attitude was so arrogant.
An international seven-star hotel, exclusively enjoying the best geographical location on the island in the Maldives, where even members of the royal family would make special trips to stay when they come for vacation. It is indeed a hotel with the capital to be so extravagant.
Unfortunately, when I was looking at the person to serve, I chose the wrong person.
After ending the call, he was about to go back, but when he turned around, he met Myrna ‘s dark eyes.
Clyde was stunned for a moment, then raised his lips: “Are you still asleep?”
“Well, I couldn’t sleep, so I went out for a walk.”
The moist sea breeze blows on my face, bringing a cool feeling.
Myrna : “Just now … was it about me?”
Clyde paused and nodded: “Because it happened overseas, the process will be different when pursuing responsibility. I have never dealt with it before, so to be safe, I’d better consult a lawyer.”
Myrna pursed her lips and pointed to the sand house not far behind her, which was a 24-hour convenience store: “Would you like something to drink? I’ll treat you.”
Clyde originally thought that she would avoid him like she did in the afternoon and just turn around and leave, but he didn’t expect it to turn out like this.
So surprise appeared in his eyes, but only for a moment, then he smiled generously and nodded: “Okay.”
How could he refuse her invitation?
Clyde picked a bottle of cold beer and Myrna ordered a glass of coconut water, and they sat on the beach chairs nearby.
Myrna : “Thank you.”
Clyde stroked the bottle. “I made the decision for you privately. I’m glad you’re not angry.”
He has decided to let the group’s legal department conduct a cross-border lawsuit, and Myrna, as a party involved, has the right to know.
“Am I such an ungrateful person?” Myrna laughed, “Besides, that kind of thing must have happened more than once during the day.”
Clyde raised an eyebrow and listened to what she had to say next.
“Their attitude was very strange. They were not shocked at all. The first thing they thought of was not to appease the tourists, but to make excuses for themselves. They handled the whole process with ease.”
Clyde listened to her quietly and took out a business card: “Someone may contact you later. If you have any questions, you can call this number.”
Myrna took a look and saw Basil Dupont, a senior partner at Morningstar Law Firm and a top lawyer who served Effie Family exclusively .
Myrna pursed her lips, tucked her messy hair back behind her ears, and thanked her again: “Thank you.”
Effie Family has the best legal team in the country, and they helped her save a lot of complicated steps.
For Myrna , this is no longer just a matter of money.
Clyde turned to look at her, his dark pupils stained with smiles showing a bit of solemnity: “I am not a good person. I did this because you are the victim … ”
In the night breeze, Myrna avoided his gaze and looked towards the sea. “What did you say just now? I didn’t hear clearly.”
Clyde smiled: “Oh, it’s okay if you didn’t hear me clearly. I can say it again. Do you want to hear me?”
Myrna : ” ?? ” That’s not necessary.
…
Under the same night sky, a water villa in the hotel.
Susie was applying a facial mask carefully in front of the mirror.
It is true that you get what you pay for. The facial masks and essences that I could not afford before, I can now have as many as I want.
Anyway, Ansel ‘s secondary card was in her hand, so she could use it however she wanted without asking any questions.
After using this high-end product, my skin condition has improved.
Ansel sat on the sofa, his phone vibrating continuously, making him annoyed: ” Susie , your phone is ringing.”
“Oh, please hang up for me. It must be the counselor calling again. It’s so annoying! Every day … ”
“counselor?”
“Well, I handed in a leave note before I left, and you keep calling me to ask me. Is it necessary?” At this point, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
Ansel : ” … So, did your counselor approve the leave note you submitted?”
“It should be approved, right? It doesn’t matter if it’s not approved. I’m already abroad anyway. It’s okay. Everyone does this.”
Ansel : ” … ”
“I’m going to go out for a walk, you do it.”
“Hey – don’t, I’ll be done in a while, wait for me … ”
Unfortunately, the only response she got was the man’s leaving back.
Ansel thought of Myrna again .
When they were in college, the two of them finally found time to make an appointment, but Myrna’s phone kept ringing during the meeting. They were all calls from a professor named Ouyang.
It was fine once or twice, but he kept calling and calling. Sometimes there was a problem with the data, and sometimes the literature citation was incorrect. In the end, Ansel got angry, but even though she was coaxing him while on the other end, she continued to answer the phone with a very good attitude and a respectful tone.
“Don’t you find it annoying?” Ansel asked angrily.
She was surprised: “How could that be? It’s my problem. The professor called to kindly remind me. Why would I be annoyed?”
Yes, her emotions have always been very stable. Even if the two of them have a quarrel, she will take the initiative to communicate and actively solve the problem at the first time, and never make trouble unreasonably.
Sometimes, Ansel felt that she was so calm that she didn’t seem like a normal person, or rather, her rational appearance made him unable to see that she cared about him at all.
Isn’t there a saying that goes like this?
When a woman shows no emotional ups and downs towards you, don’t doubt it, she just doesn’t love you.
But Susie was different. Her emotions were easily moved by him.
She would be nervous and worried because of his look, his action, or his words.
You will take his emotions as a benchmark, cater to them unconditionally, and obey any of his requests unconditionally.
So, after six years of treating Myrna with respect, Ansel met Susie and was instantly attracted by her admiring eyes .