Upon arrival at the villa, William and Noah were greeted by Mr. Ryle. The middle-aged man bowed respectfully to his two employers. William and Noah's half-wet state made Mr. Ryle worried. He asked William why he was wet like that."We're from the waterfall, my wife loves it there. We played in the water until we lost track of time," William explained."Very well, sir. Please take a shower and prepare for dinner," said Mr. Ryle."Thank you, Ryle.""You're welcome, sir. Would you and Madame like anything else? We will prepare it," Mr. Ryle said again before William went up to the second floor of his room."Would you like anything, dear?" William asked Noah. She just shook her head. A tired look was printed on her beautiful face."Thank you, we'll tell you later," William replied. Meanwhile, Mr. Ryle just nodded and bowed his body until William and Noah climbed the stairs."I'm so tired," Noah sighed as she lay down on the bed."I'm sorry I made you tired, darling," William whispered lov
After leaving Winona to the care of the castle's servants, Noah and William cleaned themselves up and changed their clothes."You really want to go save those people?" asked Noah.William who was buttoning up his polo shirt nodded. "Yes, I'll go. The children and women who are going to be sold must be saved."Noah held William's arm as he shook his head. "No, you can't go. It's very dangerous, dear.""I know, but the person who knows is me. Before I lose track of them, I have to move quickly. I'll contact Gregori and report this to the nearest police department to send help immediately."William had already decided to go to the ship that had stopped at one of the islands not far away. Currently, he was already at the advanced level and to advance to the hero level, he had to accumulate one hundred and one million points, and he still had to accumulate a lot of points to get to that level. And she was sure that fighting the human trafficking mafia would certainly earn him a lot of point
William stood on the deck of the yacht with sunglasses shielding his eyes from the scorching midday sun. He was holding on to the mast beside him with his eyes fixed on the island that was coming into view. He deliberately asked Hens to stop the yacht because he wanted to observe from afar."Are you sure it's the island?" asked William to Hens who was taking out his fishing gear as they were going to pretend to fish in the area to avoid suspicion.Hens nodded. "I once accidentally saw a marine policeman coming out of that island. And there's often talk that the island is home to one of the mafia."William was silent for a moment, staring into the distance where a small island that looked lush with trees. The sandy beach was only partially visible due to the dense forest there. He didn't know how a country could support an illegal act like human trafficking. However, William felt that it needed to be stopped. However, he himself didn't know how because no one would support him. He woul
Noah greeted William who had just arrived. "Honey, are you home yet?"William spread his arms and hugged Noah who ran up to him. He kissed her forehead briefly."Yes, I promised that I would be home before dinner," William said. "But, I think I should ask the chef to prepare some extra food since we have two guests coming for dinner."Noah furrowed her brow in confusion. "Guests? Why should we have guests when we're on our honeymoon? Besides, we're on an island where the only inhabitants are the pray in this castle.""They're marine police on patrol and I accidentally met them," William replied."Sea police? Did they catch the mafia that sold humans?"William shook his head. As they walked to their room, they continued their conversation. William told her about the mafia working with the police and the local government to commit their crimes. Including the reason he invited the police to his castle because he wanted to try to extract information from them.Hearing William's story, Noa
"So, you used to live in an orphanage?" Noah asked Winona.Winona nodded with her hands clasped together on her thighs. "Most of the people kidnapped by the mafia were orphans like me. There were also some who were sold by their families, and some were children who grew up in poor neighborhoods so no one could try to track them down."As she told this story, Winona held back her tears. Noah, who saw this, immediately grabbed Winona's hand and held it."It's okay, William has already contacted his personal assistant to report this to the international police," said Noah, she turned to William, "Yes, right, dear?""Yes, and the good news is that Gregori just contacted me and said that the case is indeed being investigated by some international police in several countries. They're people of integrity, so it can't be affiliated with the mafia," William explained.William looked at Winona for a moment before looking up to gaze ahead at his castle's beautiful garden. He had already heard Wi
Divers tasked with scouting the island were dispatched. They boarded the yacht up to where William and Noah had previously dived and found Winona. Two divers were sent and they were experts in reconnaissance. They were equipped with communication devices and recorders that could pinpoint their position, so they could contact headquarters to alert them. Meanwhile, William accompanied another international police officer who was standing on the wooden bridge."If you look at the pattern, it's probably the Jenins gang we're after," the police chief said."The Jenins gang?" William frowned."Yes, that mafia gang is an international network that commits a lot of crimes against humanity, including drug trafficking and human trafficking. We've actually arrested members of their gang, but there seems to be a powerful figure protecting them from behind so the case didn't go smoothly."William nodded slowly with both hands stuffed in his pants pockets. "I hope they can be brought to justice this
William continued his dive until he reached the eastern shore of the island. Before coming out of the seawater, he took a good look at the miniature holographic island to check for guards on the island, also making sure there were no surveillance cameras there. He let his body roll with the small waves to the white sand of the beach. He could easily enter into the jungle of the island thanks to the help of the hologram that displayed the island in real time.When William was already deep into the forest filled with trees and wild plants, he heard several gunshots from the north. He immediately checked the place where the gunshots might have come from. He could see that there were six people who were involved in a shootout. Three of them were members of the police and the other three were mafia groups.William's eyes widened as he saw one police officer fall as soon as his head was hit by a shot from the opposing party. However, fortunately, the other two policemen were able to take dow
"Where are they taking my team members?" asked Yuan."To their base. If you listen to what that man said earlier, it's likely that they want to take your team members' organs, that's why they weren't killed directly," William replied. "It seems like there is a CCTV hidden in this place that they can find out your whereabouts easily. It's also possible that by now they already know what we're doing here."Yuan was stunned for a moment. He looked down and his gaze was handsomely blank. He had never felt like this in carrying out a mission. The track record he had was very good and was considered a very competent person. However, he had lost. He could not possibly revive his dead members. He also couldn't possibly free his members who were captured by the enemy. He couldn't even help himself. If not for William, he would have been captured as well."So, what do we do now?" asked William.Yuan raised her gaze and looked at William bitterly. "There's nothing we can do now. We have time to
After the vacation at the castle ended, William brought Noah and Micah back to stay at the mansion. Upon returning from there, Noah felt that all her memories were impossible. She felt that she had never met William before. So she just felt that the memories were fake. Although in her mind, Noah already felt comfortable with William. He was very warm and responsible. Even Noah was always cared for without being restrained. Noah, who had resumed her activities as a model, began to occupy herself with her world. She didn't want to get lost in her uncertain feelings. She was happy to see Micah actively playing and occasionally missed William when he was out of town on business. However, Noah tries to suppress her feelings. Being a model and brand ambassador gave her a little distraction from her feelings.A hundred days had passed, but Noah decided not to accept William, even though she was secretly in love with the man. She just didn't want to become William's past. Even though William
Noah continued to think about William's offer after returning to her hotel. She felt that William's story didn't make sense. How could he die and come back to life in the same body. However, when she said goodbye earlier, Micah cried to keep her from leaving. At that moment, Noah's heart was touched and she was a little convinced. "Is it true what William said?" Noah was confused alone in her hotel room. Not long after, her cell phone rang and it was a call from the agency. Noah lazily answered the call. The voice on the other end was shouting and wanted Noah to come back from her vacation quickly. "Hurry back and work again Noah! I allowed you only two days of vacation, but it's been more than two days!""I'm just exercising my right," Noah said."Don't mess with me, Noah. Who would you be if it wasn't for the agency that raised you? You think you can make it to the top of popularity like this on your own!"Noah hung up and threw the phone away. She began to rethink William's offer
Noah has been having nightmares again, lately if she has a lot of thoughts or is too tired she always has nightmares. Noah often wakes up in the middle of the night because of her dreams. A murder against her. Noah was always frightened and couldn't sleep anymore if she just had the dream. Noah would spend her time waiting for the morning by opening her bedroom window and looking at the view of the city with the flickering lights decorating it.Noah actually wanted to go to the doctor to consult her dreams, but she didn't have much time. Her manager was always giving her endless work. She was like a cash cow for the agency, but she still couldn't rebel. She doesn't have enough courage to rebel. Because it was the agency that made her the super model she is today. Returning the favor is like a mantra that binds Noah to her agency.The cell phone rang from the nightstand, Noah glanced at the flat object and just let it flicker. She didn't move from the side
"I'm sorry I took up your time," Noah said as she faced William."No problem. I don't have any work today. Just checking the employees' work.""That's good, so I don't feel too guilty.""Never mind. Whenever you need me, just call. I'll come," William said.Noah nodded, she flashed her sweet smile and William responded in kind. They talked about many things, not about work or personalities but about general things that happened. Noah didn't talk about the incident in the park, nor her problem with Mr. Samael who asked her to be the lead in the movie that the producer was going to work on.William told her more about the tourist destinations he knew. All the places William mentioned were places he had been to with Noah. He wanted to know the reaction of the woman in front of him when he heard about those beautiful places. However, Noah just didn't move. She just listened as William told the story, her face was flat. "Have you bee
"Aaargh! Let go! Please don't hurt me!" Noah begged while continuing to curl up in pain. Her legs and hands were tied and the man, whose face was unclear, approached her with a crowbar. Noah struggled with a pleading look in her eyes, shaking her head and asking the man in front of her not to hit her. Unfortunately, the crowbar flew at Noah's head. The woman let out a long scream. Noah was breathing heavily, she was in her own room. Her head felt dizzy with her heart racing. Noah looked around, it was her room then she grabbed the glass of water on the nightstand. She gulped it down, the dream just now really drained her strength. She took a deep breath to normalize her heartbeat."It was just a dream," Noah muttered. She rubbed her face lightly, sweat soaking her face and body. Even though the air conditioning was at its maximum, Noah was still sweating. She looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 4am. She went to the window and opened the curtains. There was a marvelous vi
Noah's screams made William immediately run to the set. Flames were splashing from one of the flash lights mounted in the corner. He saw Noah look down in fear as the flames from the lamp almost hit her. William hurriedly took off his suit and covered Noah's head with it. He then carried Noah out of the room. Noah was almost killed if William didn't move quickly. Mr. Ramos approached the two and apologized for Noah's accident. The woman was still in shock and just nodded. Then Mr. Ramos excused himself to see the condition of the filming site. William took Noah away and sat her on the sofa he had been sitting on with Mr. Ramos. He saw Noah's face pale, the woman in front of him was really scared."Are you okay?" asked William."I'm very scared," Noah said."Calm down. It was just an accident, now you're safe, Noah.""Thank you, Will. I don't know what would have happened to me without you.""No problem. I also had a meeting with Mr. Ramos earlier. So I came here," William lied a litt
Noah tipped her hat as the wind picked up. Her flowing hair was a little messy because she had long hair. Not all of her hair was covered by the hat, making it difficult for Noah. She held her hat and hair with both hands. Her gaze lowered, not knowing that someone was nearby. Noah was surprised when the person cleared his throat, scaring her. She was about to move from her seat but someone sitting not far from her pulled out a pocket knife from his pocket, Noah widened her eyes and shook her head slowly."Where are you going, Miss?" The person played with the switchblade in front of Noah. The woman looked around the park, it was quiet. She didn't realize that twilight had passed and turned dim. The park was deserted, there were probably a few people still in the park. Mostly lovers who were busy with their own intimacy. The distance between Noah and the couple was also quite far. Maybe if she screamed, people would ignore her. People would think that Noah was fighting with her boyfri
"Good morning," greeted William as he approached Noah. He was taking a walk in the park. Little did he know that Noah was already there promoting the new summer edition of the drink. She was doing a photo shoot for this season's cooking magazine. William smiled, while a look of surprise was evident on Noah's face."Hi, why are you here?" Noah asked."Looking for some fresh air," William said."Heem, it's fresh here in the morning. I deliberately chose the morning time when I was offered a photo shoot for this summer drink.""Yes. I like the morning atmosphere here too. The sun is brighter this summer.""You're right," Noah agreed. They engaged in small talk that morning. William deliberately waited for Noah to finish the photo shoot. Then they went for a walk not far from the park. A classic coffee shop with a European feel became their choice to chat. Noah deliberately chose a seat close to the window. From her place, she could see the yellowing maple leaves. The streets were also st
Noah, who got a lot of surprises that day, found out that it was all from William. She wanted to return a set of jewelry that William had given her, but her manager forbade it. After Noah thought about it, it was better for her to keep the jewelry to appreciate William. After all, William was not like those businessmen who liked to look down on models like her."Great performance," William said, clapping his hands as he met Noah in her office."Thank you. You're not home yet?" Noah asked conversationally."Waiting for you. How about I drop you off?" William offered. However, Noah politely declined. She said she would go to her agency's office first before going home. A disappointed William excused himself, a look of sadness and disappointment on his face and in his eyes. This made Noah feel guilty. However, she also didn't want to give William hope. Her heart is still closed to William.The man with thick eyebrows and blue eyes drove his car to his mansion. He had done a lot for Noah,