At Tuna Waves.Gabe and Nicole were enjoying the delicious salmon and tuna meat. The tuna pieces, especially, were so juicy and succulent Nicole wanted to keep eating them.Normally, she didn’t have a great appetite after falling sick. However, right now, it felt like her appetite from her younger days was returning. After all, she was eating more than Gabe now.And Gabe was extremely happy to see his aunt eat like a child. Nicole wasn’t even having a discussion. She was just fully focused on eating and nothing else.Once she finished, she burped and then awkwardly looked around, wondering if others noticed. “Every table is full. And we are only on one floor. This hotel really is popular.”“Yes, Mom. The crab’s legs in other restaurants in this region cost anywhere between 300 to 1000 dollars, but in this hotel, they are just worth 30 dollars,” Gabe said. “And the quality is actually better than what you can get in other restaurants, or so I’ve heard.”“Yeah, every dish was delicious,

Having eaten a wholesome dinner the other night, Nicole was sleeping peacefully this morning.Her room door wasn’t locked, and so Bart barged into the room and clapped twice. The loud claps startled Nicole out of her sleep. Seeing Bart the moment she opened her eyes, she was paralyzed.Bart grabbed by the hair and pulled her up. “Where is Gabe?”“Ngh,” she frowned in anger and anxiety. “What are you doing? Let go of me!”“I asked you a question!” He let go of her hair and held her throat firmly this time. “If you don’t want to lose your throat permanently, then speak!”The sheer pressure put on her throat choked her. She couldn’t even speak even if she wanted to.“Speak!” Blinded by anger, Bart wasn’t even able to see that he was not making it any easier for Nicole to respond.It was only when Nicole looked like she might pass out any second, he loosened his grip.“Tell your…” Bart was about to say something but paused and kept staring at her. She might be many years older than him, b

Gabe sat among the Skinners, and they all kept giving him cold looks. Even though he had won, there was nobody to congratulate him, even though there were more than fifty people around him at the moment. But he wasn’t too bothered by it because he didn’t join UTS to make friends.Gabe watched the ongoing match because a gorgeous brown-haired girl was fighting a male boxer. He was quite fast, and he could have easily knocked down most female professionals with ease, but this girl was agile to the point she was able to efficiently dodge his attacks.Gabe could tell that she was stronger compared to the opponent, but his eyes were focused on her legs not just because those curvy legs melted his mind but also because the birthmark on the side of the knee was strangely attractive. He also had a mole on his knee, so he had a pleasant feeling while watching the girl fight. She dodged and dodged until a spinning kick to the jaw sent the opponent down.She might have won with a single attack,

The pretty pink lips saturated with the tequila were so sweet, Gabe’s mouth and mind melted in tandem. This was not a gentle kiss but a wild one as she brushed her pair of lips against his lips and painted them with a lovely flavor no lipstick could ever hope to replicate.And then she moved on to his face, his straight nose, his not-so-strong but beautiful chin, followed by his strong neck. And then she returned to his lips, breathing life into his lungs.Every fiber of his being jumped in ecstasy.It was a fairytale kiss.It felt amazing.It was way more romantic than anything he had ever experienced. He totally wanted this to continue and have a fairytale ending, but then Rica stopped kissing all of a sudden and had this slightly amused grin on her face.“May this give you enough strength to win the battle tomorrow…” she ran her forefinger down his face. “If you do succeed, then I’ll give you a fitting reward.”Gabe swallowed his breath and smiled. “Rica…”Rica’s eyes slightly enla

Two black SUVs stopped outside Gabe’s house.Eight tall, heavy men dressed in black suits stepped out. If they were to stand side by side, they would cover the width of the street and some more. One of them was more fat than he was muscular. It was Cynthia’s one and only brother, Daniel Foster, the infamous bully back in Gabe’s school days.He used to forcefully take anything from other students whether it be pens or books or even lunch boxes. One of the school teachers was his uncle, so nobody dared to complain about Daniel back then.“See if that little punk is inside,” Daniel lit up a cigar. “If he is, then drag his ugly little ass out.”“Yes, Brother.” Two of the men in black suits started walking toward the house.Inside the house.“As long as I’m around, I won’t let you cry,” Gabe assured his aunt. “Even if I’m married, I will take care of you. Even if you’re married, I’ll take care of you.”“You say like that, but things will change after you get married, whether you like it or