Dylan was quietly enjoying the buildings of the city as he passed by, people passing by on the street in their vehicles or on the sidewalks on foot. Tomorrow was a holiday, the perfect time for all of them to do the usual fun things that were done when holidays arrived.Even so, Dylan had no intention of joining them. His heart was already locked on seeing the beauty of the lake, as Maya had mentioned earlier. The black sedan carrying Dylan and Maya seemed to have left the city area, heading towards the lake in the neighboring city.Occasionally, Dylan turned his head to the side, watching Maya's behavior, which he found strange. The woman straightened her hair several times, checked her makeup, and adjusted her seat. Her behavior caught Dylan's attention enough to ask."Are you okay?" Dylan asked."This is the first time I've visited them in years. I usually only call them when I'm homesick," Maya replied."I don't know what it's like, but somehow you seem kind of nervous like that,"
"A-About that, I don't know if I—""HAHA! I expected it, the expression of a man who loves a woman can be seen clearly," Arnold said, laughing loudly while interrupting Dylan's conversation.Maya tries to calm her father who feels too happy about what happened, even though the two of them are just ordinary partner. Dylan as her boss and Maya as his subordinate, it's a common occurrence in the business world, a close relationship between superiors and subordinates."But I'm serious. Any man who manages to win Maya's heart will be the luckiest man in the world," Arnold retorted."All this time, she has always shown her loyalty to everyone, even to her superiors who are just her work partners. I always thought, what if Maya had someone to love?" Arnold continued, asking Dylan indirectly whether or not Dylan loved him.Dylan begins to understand what is going on in that place. Arnold and Jesy would be very happy if Maya was paired together with Dylan, the son of the famous Sullivan Family
Maya was stunned into silence, unable to say anything as if both her mouths had been locked by a strong padlock. Her heart was beating harder and faster, her face was slowly turning red by itself, the effect of the confession said by Dylan.She never even expected that Dylan would say such a thing, because they had only been close for a few days and Dylan easily said things that Maya thought were quite difficult to ask or answer.The atmosphere of silence filled their closeness at that time. Dylan and Maya were still looking at each other with their eyes full of concern. Now that Dylan had expressed his heart, it was up to Maya to respond to what Dylan had said."I'm glad you have such feelings for me. If you love me for who I am, then you will also have a high sense of caring for me," Maya said."I'm three years older than you, I'm also stubborn, disciplined, and strict. I don't know if my attitude will be tolerated by you or not," Maya continued.Dylan held Maya's hand spontaneously
An hour passed, and Maya was still drifting off into a peaceful sleep. The smooth road, the reduced noise of the city, and the soft song played by the car driver made her feel like she was in her room.Now, Maya's position seemed to be asleep with her head resting on Dylan's left shoulder. The man didn't mind at all, Dylan actually chatted with the car driver about many things before arriving at the Sullivan residence."I heard that she's the head of the bodyguards. But why was she chosen instead of the men?" asked Dylan, curious."The bodyguards were previously evaluated by Richard, to determine who was the most competent in leading the bodyguards. Among the dozens of bodyguards, Maya was the only one who managed to survive until the end," the driver explained."What ki
***The next day.Dylan seemed to be busy with his work, even though it was Saturday, where people were enjoying their time off. Even so, Dylan can't keep relaxing.He was seen writing something down on his notebook, an explanation he got after watching a video explanation by someone from behind a laptop screen. Louis and Richard themselves had gone somewhere, they said that they wanted to take a vacation to refresh their brains.Dylan cleared his throat. The conversation between the two took place over breakfast. Dylan was asked many questions by them about business, especially about matters related to the shares in the Monarch Company.Richard was honestly quite curious about Dylan's way of solving the problem, but he would
Dylan continued to drive without stopping, with Maya as his guide. The car he was driving felt comfortable, with all the advantages in the car making Dylan feel at ease driving together with Maya."Is this your first time going to the carnival?" asked Maya, looking curious as she opened the conversation between them.The man who seemed to still be holding the wheel of the car cleared his throat softly. It could be said that this was his first time visiting a carnival after previously not being able to relax like this due to the strict rules imposed by the Watson family.Previously, he had visited a carnival when he was a child. However, he did not have the opportunity to try all kinds of attractions for several reasons, one of which was because Dylan did not have enough money. ***The next day.The relationship between Dylan and Maya has changed drastically since last night. Since Dylan's confession was accepted by Maya, the two of them have officially established a love relationship with each other. This is certainly the first time they have done this.Today being a Sunday, there was nothing meaningful for Dylan to do. He'll probably go back to learning more about business to pass the time, since the learning hasn't been completed yet due to other things he has to do.But for today, it looked like Dylan would be able to complete the study because there was nothing to do at the moment. His mind said so right before Maya's arrival to the man's office.Maya came in a casual suit, shorts and a simple T-shirt. She came after getting a message from someone, regarding the Monarch Company."Monarch?" asked Dylan, Maya nodded as she cleared her throat softly.She got the information from Lindis, her loyal friend who worked as the head of the marketing team. The womThe Disgraced Mr. Billionaire Heir Chp 31. Thiago Whereabouts
In accordance with what the bodyguards wanted, Dylan and Maya decided to get out of the car. The two of them walked with moderate steps leaving the motorcade that was parked to arrive around Thiago's house.When Dylan arrived at the place, the first impression that crossed Dylan's mind was that the atmosphere was so quiet and desolate, like the house had not been inhabited by humans for a long time.The guards who had asked Dylan and Maya to come were at the back of the house, right after they managed to break down the door firmly. Dylan stepped around the place, Maya did the same by walking beside Dylan.Dylan's attention was drawn to an open wooden door, which revealed the inside of the small house previously thought to belong to Thiago and his family."What's going on here?" muttered Dylan, wondering.Maya walked over to the entrance, and she was just as surprised as Dylan was. Both of them saw the scattered and falling furniture in the house, broken glass plates with wall decorati