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Chapter 16

CHAPTER 16
The Island

Sunday,
May 8, 2022,
Crimson Wood, Hallony.

Third Person

“I WANNA SEE YOU… that’s what exactly I heard him say, Sir,” a lady in a purple floral dress said, while holding her phone to her ear, and her eyes were glued to the detective that she had been secretly following.

“That must be me,” her boss’ reply from the phone, followed by his giggle.

Her brows met as she gently pushed the bridge of her eye glasses using her forefinger. “He didn’t mention a name, though,” then she commented, which made her boss groan in dissatisfaction. She smiled wryly and immediately revoked what she said. “Yes, it’s definitely you, Sir. Hehe.”

We don’t want our boss to be unhappy, do we? Because happy boss, happy life.

“Who else, then? You reported to me that he had been doing everything to find me. It means he really wants to see me.”

She nodded hastily in agreement as she replied, “That’s right, Sir.” While still quietly and cautiously following Detective Bible, who was now busy adding everything he needed to his cart. She also does the same, so she won’t get suspicious.

This is one of the things she hated in her work: following someone. She even has to disguise and get up like this…

She glanced at her get-up for today’s mission: a below-the-knee purple floral dress, a one-inch purple heels, colored gold metal frame eyeglasses, and her hair was in a single french braid. And the most I hated… She was wearing make-up.

And this is all her twin brother’s deed. Her twin brother really loves picking on her and annoying her. He’s a real bully! If she had not just lost their rock-paper-scissors, she wouldn’t have here. Her twin brother should be the one on this boring mission.

But they have no choice but to follow. This is the boss’ order. And this person she had been following since their boss left this city, seemed to be important to their boss. So, they have to protect this detective as well.

It actually interests her the relationship of this man with her boss. Are they friends? But their boss always claims that he has no friends. Why did this man seem to be so important to her boss?

Or do they have more than friends relationship?

Her eyes narrowed while they were still glued to the detective. She was not ignorant about her boss’ sexuality. But this was the first time she saw her boss being close and protective to other people--- to a man.

Who is this man really? Can this man be trusted?

Her eyes were still narrowing on the unaware detective, who was still busy walking along the aisle, finding in the shelves all the things he needed.

When her boss, who was still on the phone, asked her, “How ’bout his looks? Does he look okay? Tell me that he wasn’t looking stressed. I hope he was eating well and not drowning himself at work. I feel worried.”

She stared at the man intently, before she answered, “He looks okay, Sir. However, he has a big Jansport under his eyes.”

“A Jansport? Was that a brand of a bag---” Her boss halted when he realized what she meant. “Alright. I get it. You mean eyebags, tss.”

She refrained herself from laughing. “Sorry, Sir.”

“Whatever. Anyway, just continue following him. I will let him see me today. So, make sure he won’t tell anyone and he won’t be followed as he takes his voyage towards me.”