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After a hearty breakfast, some went to the beach to surf some waves, while some went for a swim.
Lea wasn't in the mood to do either so she stayed at the shore and bathe in the sun.
Mia
Looks like they're enjoying.
Lea looked up to see who it was, and she immediately put her guard up.
Mia
Hello there. We meet again.
Lea
You do have a nasty sense of timing.
Mia
Hey. This is just pure coincidence. Don't glare at me too much.
Lea
You expect me to believe that?
Theo ran towards them. And the rest followed behind him.
Theo
Mia is Jim's girlfriend! 😊
Mia
Hey Ren. Where's Jim and Jae?
Harry
Surfin. We thought you'd arrive later?
Mia
Well, my sources say my target is away on a vacation. so...
The rest followed her eyes.
Theo
Ah! This is Lea, Zeke's girlfriend.
Mia
Really? That's a big scoop!
Jen
Do you two know each other?
Lea
Let's just say we had a little history.
Zeke, Jae and Jim came over.
Mia
Hey Zeke! How did you make Lea approve you?
Zeke
What? You know each other?
Jim
Don't laugh it off! You always do that.
Jae
Why am I not surprised that you tried to scout her?
Harry
Well... We all know she has potential.
Jen
Being scouted by Mia is kind of a big deal, you know?
Lea
That doesn't make me happy at all.
Theo
So Lea rejected you.. Wait, isn't she your first rejection then?
Mia
I'm not giving up yet.
Zeke
Well, goodluck with that.
The rest resumed to what they were doing after a few more conversations and catching up. Lea stayed behind and as expected, Mia stayed with her.
Mia
Finally alone with you.
Mia
Now that I know we can always see each other thru our boyfriends, there's no way I'll back down now.
Lea
Nope. You still creep me out.
Mia stared at Lea for a while, and it seemed like she wanted to say something.
Mia
I just wanted to ask if you're dating Zeke just for his name.
Lea
Did I gave you that impression?
Lea
Are you in need for an explanation?
Mia
Tempting but I think I'll savor the thrill of knowing it gradually.
Lea
I wasn't expecting to cross paths with you. I thought you were just some shady character.
Lea
So? What are you here for?
Lea
What I mean is why are you here with me? Can't you just spend some time with your boyfriend?
Mia
Ohhhh. You meant that.
Mia
Well, Jim and I are a little complicated.
Mia
You can always pretend to be interested you know.
Lea
I don't like pretending.
Mia
Well, you see, Jim and I are childhood friends.
Lea
Hey. Don't start. I said I don't want to hear it.
Mia
I actually forced him to be an idol you see.
Lea
You really don't listen to people are you.
Mia
That's my strong point. I annoy people into submission. 😋
Lea
And you're even proud of it.
Mia
Jim loves me since we were still young.
Mia
So I guess you can say that we've been together for the longest time.
Mia
But then when his fans caught a whiff of us dating, they kind of hated him for it.
Mia
As a rising idol, the agency couldn't afford him risking his career just for me.
Mia
So I asked them to issue a denial statement.
Mia
Jim wasn't really afraid of losing his career for me, but I just can't let his bright future be wasted.
Mia
You know how talented they are.
Mia
Maybe that's why he started seeing other girls aside from me.
Mia
I pushed him away. I stayed from a distance and just observed.
Mia clenched her fists as she talked to Lea about it.
Mia
I said it was okay for him to explore and play.
Mia
And he just agreed and did what he was told.
Mia felt emotional saying what she said.
Lea kept silent for a while.
Mia
Y-you know this is the time to say something. Otherwise I'll just be talking to myself.
Lea
You say that everything messed up about you and Jim was your fault, then why are you making such a sad face?
Lea
Did you actually hated the idea of him seeing other girls?
Mia
I don't know what you're talking about.
Lea
You don't know? or do you refuse to know?
Lea
I really hate you to be honest.
Lea
You act all high and mighty with your selfless act. Wanting him to pursue his dreams and all that, yet you deceive him by hiding behind your smiling mask.
Mia
I wasn't deceiving him!
Lea
Then why do you look like you want him to chase after you?
Lea
All your self loathing is useless. You continue to trample on his feelings.
Mia
What do you even know? Did he tell you to say this?
Lea sighed exasperatedly.
Lea
Don't make me go over there and smack you. 💢
Mia
I don't know what you're so irritated about.
Lea
Your whole story is annoying.
Mia
Ha?! What part of it annoyed you?! I'd like to think that ours were true love inspired.
Lea
You act all righteous and kind but all you really want is for him to choose you despite you pushing him away.
Lea
You're sick like that.
Lea
You can't let his future go to waste, but you still want him to fight for you.
Lea
You wanted him to play but you can't accept that he has a few flings.
Lea
You're the type of woman who assumes that men will choose you even if you say otherwise.
Lea
That's just idiocy at its finest.
Mia's eyes widened in shock.
The things Lea said are hurtful but made sense.
Mia
You really have a mouth on you.
Lea
I can say this things to you not because I speak from experience.
Lea
I say this because I read it in books and articles and studies.
Lea
I may be lacking in experience but I can confidently preach because I hate you.
Lea
I have baseless confidence but I will stand by what I said.
Lea
You make me pop veins in my head.
Mia
I guess you really see through me huh?
Lea
That's right. Your fake face says just how much of a manipulator you are.
Mia
But it wasn't good enough to manipulate you.
Lea
Cause I'm great and better than you.
Mia
🤔 As I thought, I really like you.
Lea
I give up. You tire me. Get lost.
Mia
Nope. I'm sticking to you like a leech.
Lea
I'm now officially ignoring you.
Zeke smiled as he see Lea conversing with Mia.
Butler Tiu
There were indeed three unidentified individuals last night and two of them were caught taking pictures.
Zeke
Did you properly deal with them?
Zeke
Just in case, I want you to follow up on them. I don't want to take risks right now.
Butler Tiu
Consider it done Boss.
Zeke
As always, thank you Butler Tiu.
Theo
Zeke! The water feels so amazing!
Zeke waves at Theo in response but he went to Lea instead.
As soon as he arrived, Mia went over to Jim while she was laughing.
Zeke
Did you have fun talking to Mia?
Zeke
Haha. I've never seen you furrow your brows like that.
Lea
That woman pisses me off to no end.
Lea
First she scouts and stalks me, now she wants to be friends and threatens to visit our cafe every day.
Zeke
Sorry about her. She's really unpredictable.
Lea
Is that how she scouted you and your group?
Zeke
Nah. We were scouted by different agents but Mia brings most of the hottest artists in our company.
Lea
What? Jim's not that popular.
Zeke
Oi. Apologize to those who lives for him.
Lea
Yeah. I can go for an ice right now.
While Lea and Zeke ate some ice cream, Mia was eyeing Lea from a distance.
Mia
What? Can't you see how picture perfect she is right now?
Mia
She kind of makes me want to eat ice cream too.
Mia reached for her camera but Jim stopped her.
He reached for her face and kissed her.
Mia didn't see it coming.
He kisses her hungrily in broad daylight at a shore.
Jae covered Theo's eyes while Ren whistled impressed.
Harry
Jim caught your bug Ren.
Ren
I know. I'm such a bad influence.
Jen
Yet you look smug and proud.
Ren
What can I say, I'm cool that way.
Lea and Zeke approached them.
Theo
Lea, feed me your ice cream.
Zeke
Oi, if you want ice cream, you can always get it there. I bought the entire supply for us.
Theo
Eh. But the ice cream Lea's eating looks tastier.
Jae
Haha. Our bibi really is clueless at times.
Lea fed Theo which irked Zeke.
After frolicking at the sea, just as when the sun is at its peak, they returned inside.
Lea took a bath, and after which, she browsed her phone for some emails.
Lea
I'm fine. So... How are things at your side?
Lea waggled her eyebrows in attempt to gossip.
Ken
We're good thanks for asking.
Ken
Yeah. We just woke up.
Lea
Wow. How about you go out on a date? I bet you've been locked up since.
Lea
Don't laugh it off. You need to be romantic Boss.
Ken
I don't think its appropriate for our age.
Lea
What does age have to do with it?
Lea
Cmon Boss. Don't be such an old man.
Brent
Unfortunately, our bodies are dear.
Brent
How are things over there?
Brent
(sighs) I bet those boys are getting wilder by the minute.
Lea
Hahaha. Should I worry?
Brent
No. Everything's fine since Zeke's with you.
Brent
Don't worry too much. Our food's done so we'll hang up. Be careful okay?
After the call ended, Lea became pensive.
Not long after, Zeke hugged her from behind.
Lea
Yeah. I love the crisp clean scent.
Zeke
Jae said our massage are scheduled after dinner.
Lea
So we have two more hours?
Zeke
Yeah. What do you want to do?
Lea
Can we just snuggle in this sofa?
Lea
Being outside kind of drained my energy.
Zeke
I'd like that as well.
Zeke sat beside Lea and they naturally snuggled as time passed.
Zeke combed Lea's hair while Lea rested her head unto his chest.
Lea
It's really comforting when you do that.
Lea
Yeah. I'm afraid I'll be so used to it that I'll find it hard relax without it.
Zeke
I want that. Please do that.
Lea
You are such as a cinnamon roll.
Zeke landed a peck on her lips as soon as Lea looked up.
Lea
By the way, Mia asked me this morning if I was dating you for your name.
Zeke
Damn. That woman. I swear.
Zeke
Don't laugh. Its an insult. I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind later.
Lea
Nah. Let her think whatever. Its not like I'll leave you if a few more people antagonized our relationship.
Zeke
But to imply that you're like that kind of woman makes me mad.
Zeke
That doesn't change my mind.
Zeke
One more and maybe I'll think about it.
Lea obliged and gave him a passionate one.
While they were busy, Theo came in.
Theo
Why do I always see you in this kind of situation?
Zeke
Cause you always choose a perfectly bad timing?
Theo
Hey. don't blame me. Blame your Butler. He asked to see you.
Zeke
Right. Please send him in.
Butler Tiu came in after Zeke's approval.
Butler Tiu
Its our guards, they spotted some camera men from around the beach area.
Butler Tiu
They said they caught Sir Jim and his lady at the shore.
Zeke
That's quite a pickle.
Butler Tiu
How would you like to proceed boss?
Butler Tiu
He said either way is fine.
Butler Tiu
She was quite worried Milady. She said we need to deal with as soon as possible.
Zeke
Have you caught the culprit?
Butler Tiu
Yes boss. He's being kept underground.
Zeke
Give us a few hours. I'll discuss this matter first with the people involved.
Butler Tiu
As you wish Boss.
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