Aaron had left, and Selena had no idea where he'd gone.

She wasn't familiar with the area or the island's language-it wasn't one she knew.

Sitting by the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, she hugged her knees, feeling lost and helpless.

She pulled out her phone, thinking about contacting Aveline, but it was the middle of the night back in their country. Aveline was pregnant and definitely asleep. Selena didn't want to disturb her. What could she do? Who could help her?

Without being able to find Aaron, she couldn't even attempt to apologize.

Biting her lip, she unlocked her phone and stared at the transactions from "Foolish Aaron" she had saved over time. After tallying them up, she transferred all the money back to him.

Selena wrote, "I've returned all the money. Please don't be mad anymore, okay?"

The message was sent, but it was like throwing a stone into the ocean-no response.

"Sigh..."

Even paying him back didn't work. What was she supposed to do now?

On the other side of the island, Aaron sat at the edge of a cliff, looking at the message on his phone. His lips twitched in frustration.

that paying him back would

he was angry

This woman!

amusement and anger. After the

thinking about

out to him, it had been after he'd put Selena in a difficult spot. She was quick to retaliate-never one to hold a grudge for

thought made him

the irritation in his mind. Although he wasn't mad anymore, he wasn't about to forgive her so easily either. She needed to understand the seriousness of her

...

noon, Aaron

had been sitting too long, and her legs were numb. In her rush, she lost her balance

as a

attention. But concern got the better of him, and he walked over to check. As soon as he saw her,

beside her, inspecting her ankle. "What

legs went numb, and I lost my balance. I think I twisted my ankle... it really hurts," Selena said pitifully, her

wasn't an act-she was

she winced, pulling

that moment, it felt like something tightened around Aaron's heart, making it hard for him

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