With her hands stretched above her head, Julia, who spent all her night surfing through the internet only to crash on the couch a few hours to dawn, yawned widely as she slowly opened her eyes. For the next few seconds, she allowed her gaze to adjust to the soft morning light filtering through the curtains. "What? 9 am, damn! I already missed my class." She groaned, throwing her head backwards in frustration, wishing she had obeyed Niko's instruction the previous night. With a shrug, she rose from the couch then began to grope towards the kitchen. After making a quick cup of coffee, she returned to the table then pulled the laptop to herself. "He still hasn't replied to my email." Shs muttered, scrolling through her unread emails. Thanks to her persistence, she got in touch with a botanist who had promised to do his research and get back to her. "Let me call Niko." Shs mumbled, reaching out for her phone. Picking it up, she saw a series of missed calls and unread messages from Ni

The following day, just as he had said, Rashford and his team arrived at the hotel and together, they set out in search of the flower. While Rashford and his team went a separate way, Julia and Raymond's friends went another. On their return that evening from looking around all the gardens and making inquiries from the locals, they were exhausted. "We go again tomorrow." Rashford said. He too was disappointed they couldn't find the flower. Doctor Anderson had told him the urgency of the situation and since he owed him a favor, he wanted to help in every way he could. "Yeah," Niko replied and after seeing them off, he returned to the suite to join Julia and Adam. Immediately after he walked it, Adam tossed his phone on the table and with a large scowl said, "The media are at it again. These guys derive joy in spreading false news." He groaned whilst Julia wrapped her hands across her chest with a large scowl on her face — The caption of the news had gotten into her. "JULIA BROOKS,

Immediately Niko caught sight of Julia and Mr. Lee, he drew the attention of the others as he climbed out of the car. "You found it?" He asked with a glint in his eyes. "Yes." Came Julia's response. She was still wearing the smile that had been on her face since Mr. Lee handed the box. "Perfect." "Finally." Adam sighed in relief. It wasn't as if he was tired of searching for Raymond's cure but because of his family which he left back at home. "Thank you so much for your help, we appreciate it," Rashford said, stretching his hand for a handshake which Mr. Lee accepted. They were already heading back to the hotel when Niko suddenly groaned, causing everyone to look in his direction. "What's it?" Adam asked with a raised brow. "We didn't pay for the flowers." He said. "You're right. Since it's rare and used to prepare drugs for rare diseases, the management always gives out the flower freely. Before that, they will have to confirm the claims." Rashford explained. "Docto

While waiting for her flight time, Julia decided to use the opportunity to explore the city of Tokyo. She decided to indulge herself in this so she could get her mind off the negative thoughts that were floating around her head. Thirty minutes before her flight was due, she made a U-turn to the airport. Thanks to the mild traffic on the highway, she got to the airport late but fortunately for her, she was allowed onboard. It was as if Mr. Brooks was watching from wherever he was because immediately she tightened her seatbelt, his call came through. Smirking, she receives his call without delay. "I just got on board." She announced. "Okay. I will be at the airport to pick you up. Safe flight." "Yeah, thanks." She replied after which she hung up. Having nothing to do nor anyone to speak with, she propped herself on her seat in readiness to get some sleep. The flight was trouble-free for her because, by the time she opened her eyes, the plane had landed on the airstrip and w

"Day three," Julia said with her hands above her head. She had just woken up that morning. Yawning tiredly, she climbed out of her bed, as she reached out for her phone on the dresser. "Why is Cynthia calling this morning?" She yawned tiredly, returning the missed call. Cynthia didn't pick up after she called twice so she decided to do her morning routine. She had barely taken a step when her phone began to buzz on the dresser — Cynthia was on the line. "I missed your call." She said. "Yeah, I missed yours too. Are you back from Japan?" Cynthia asked. Raising her brow, Julia asked with a slight frown, "How did you know I was in Japan?" "Come on, the news is all over, how you went there with her husband's friends and…" "Enough of that. Is that why you called?" Julia interrupted with a scowl. "That's aside. I just wanted to inform you we have a test at nine am today. If you miss this, Professor Deane won't give you a makeup test, you know that, right?" "Thanks for ca