NovelBarHe had no choice but to compromise and left the room with me. Standing at the door, he pointed to several villas below. "Our people are staying there." I glanced down, marveling at the beautiful surroundings. Each villa was perfectly spaced among the lush greenery. Our villa was relatively larger, with a sparkling blue swimming pool nearby. It truly was a leisurely place.
"Let's go see them," I suggested, leading the way down the path.
Atlas happily followed beside me. "Arnold said he'd leave once I'm with you. I need to ask when he's planning to leave." Just then, Atlas's phone rang. He quickly stopped, and I looked at him, listening intently as he answered the call.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe simply responded with an "okay," and I couldn't hear what was said on the other end.
"Good. Have someone keep an eye on things." Atlas instructed before hanging up.
I hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" "Navi left the main residence. It seems like he's meeting someone and planning something." "What do you mean?" I inquired.
"The exchange," Atlas replied.
I immediately tensed up. "So, you mean he might bring my dad back here? Otherwise, how would the exchange work?" Atlas shook his head. "Not necessarily." "What do we do then?" He glanced at me, pullinginto an embrace, indulgently uttering just one word, "Wait." Hearing his words, I could only pout in resignation. "Okay then." Since Atlas's people were already monitoring Navi's movements, there was no rush for us. Waiting was indeed the best course of action.
As we arrived downstairs, Arnold emerged from one of the villas.
He quickly asked, "Had dinner yet?" I nodded, then asked, "When are you leaving?" Arnold's expression darkened. "What's this about? Are you trying to chaseaway now?" I realized my question was tactless. I chuckled nervously as I explained, "No, why would I do that? I'll miss you if you..." "Who are you going to miss?" Atlas interrupted, suddenly behind me. "It looks like I've really spoiled you too much." Uh-oh. What was going on here? How did it suddenly turn into a quarrel? Arnold wasn't holding back either. "What do you mean? Is she your property? She can have her own thoughts, you know?" "You have a problem with that?" Atlas replied coldly.
"Hmph! You can act all you want. Atlas, if anything happens to my sister, I won't let you get away with it," Arnold snapped back.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSeeing them start to argue again, I quickly slipped into the villa Arnold had I just exited. I didn't want to listen to them bicker endlessly.
belongs to en.kikistorie et ne Actually, I knew deep down that their rapport was something ordinary people couldn't achieve. As long as I wasn't around, they'd calm down. Content belongs to en.kikistoriesswn I realized everyone was inside the villa. Hana was chatting with Anya on the sofa in the living room, seemingly having no language barrier and already quite familiar with each other. Content belongs to en kikistoriesArton was opening a coconut. Seeingenter, he quickly handedthe freshly cut coconut and a straw.
I accepted it and asked them, "What are you guys eating?" Hana smiled and replied, "We ordered ssnacks. Arnold said we'll barbecue on the beach tonight, so we didn't eat much." raised an eyebrow. These two were already quite close.
Anya smiled at me. "Home-cooked food. They're delicious. I'll order sfor you next time." I sat beside her, asking, "Do you miss home?" Anya fell silent immediately. Thinking she didn't understand me, I asked again.
But she sighed softly and said, "There is no hforhere anymore." As soon as she said that, I saw the sadness in her eyes. I had said the wrong thing.
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