ears l

ernationa

, one man stood apart, seemingly untouche

e black dress shirt and matching trousers. A pair of sungl

presence alone enough to make peop

it in Asia. And while everything had gone acco

his personal assistant, Saul,

d we go back to the mansion first?" he asked cautiously,

slowly turning his hea

only telling

aul felt a chill shoot down his spi

f knew that the young heir, Lucas, was

on obsession, shielding him from the world. Even

was on a "hu

raid of distracting you, so I didn't get in touch... I didn't expect litt

sunglasses with d

rmy sea. It was as if a tempest were gathering behind them. The tension wa

had just lost his job... an

nched. "Hmm?" The sound was barely a word, more a low, threatening vibration. His

." Saul whispered,

ll rolled through the crowd and stopped right in f

g down, and then b

pink with tiny gold stars

hten, a small, soft vo

hat's my c

ning toward him with her dark

ng a bright, fearless energy. She stopped in front of him, c

crouched, studyi

ilted her head up

t, something insid

e ey

yes, identica

rge, round, and

ssessing an innocence so pure it seemed to bel

rd f

sistant beside him, his luggage, the cro

ched him with complete ease. There was no fear in her gaze. Only curi

d ever seen this child. He

ye

l as if he alr

held out a tiny hand, "you can't have that one.

ill crouched, proc

tinued with solemn, childish

d utterly innocent, yet they s

ing he didn't

ad never happene

ble to stop it. A strange warmth spread through his chest, melting the icy arm

h him? Why... did

, his voice unusually soft as he handed back th

ore, and when she smiled, she revealed two tiny canine

she exclaimed. "Do

rised to catch

ng from a couple of steps b

ell... cr

ing softly to a chil

simply

ten close to any other. He didn't even look at them. But

ed with an involuntary sigh,

pain. It was something deeper... something that f

's eyes... they

act m

dward's world,