Shop at the Beach

Aryana followed Marlon outside. She has a good look at the villa. It was nestled at the foot of a small mountain with lots of trees.

There were five villas in the area and the one they occupied was the biggest. Each villa has an averaged size infinity pool and a sauna. Only the ultra-rich can afford to own such villas. The exterior design of the villas blended with the forest as a backdrop and was built on higher grounds.

To access the beach, there were cemented stairs that wind downwards. The stairs were wide and the bright and colorful flowers of different varieties lining both sides make the walk on the stairs a pleasant experience.

From the villa, she can see the sparking blue waters and from a distance, the silhouette of Kanai Island.

Paradise Island was very strategic. Its waters were very calm during summer. The sand was powdery and soft. No matter how hot the sun was, you can still walk barefoot on the sand without feeling the heat.

They rode on a speedboat and went to the other side of the island where people can buy their souvenirs, dresses, and other stuff.

Marlon brought her to a high-end shop and started selecting dresses but when she looked at the price she almost had a heart attack.

"Oh my gosh, five thousand just for this dress? This is a plain robbery!" She explained.

"Don't worry you will not pay for it." He looked at Aryana and saw the discomfort look on her face.

It was so stupid of her to let go of this opportunity. Other women will grab the most expensive stuff without batting an eyelash.

"Hey, I know a better place. They sell similar items at a lower price." She dragged Marlon out of the establishment.

She opened her sling bag to get her cell phone but remembered she left it at the villa.

"I can look it up here." Marlon pulled out his phone and tapped on a location guide app.

Aryana told her the name of the shop and it turned out it was not very far from where they were. She was right. Indeed, the items are the same but the price is cheaper.

"How did you know of this place?" Marlon looked at her interestingly.

"I did my research before going here." She said in a proud manner.

Marlon has gotten him a few sundresses and Aryana also liked them. He took out a few bikinis but Aryana settled on two one-piece suits and a matching tank and shorts. All the beach dresses have spaghetti straps or were sleeveless.

Marlon was about to pay when he saw a pair of sunglasses and a hat on the mannequin, he looked at them and bought them without a second thought.

He went back to the spot where he left Aryana but she wasn't there. Instead, there were 3 girls in skimpy beach clothes looking at him seductively with their eyes.

"Hello handsome… looking for a date?" one of the ladies asked him in a coquettish voice.

He ignored them as he kept looking around. Then she saw a woman with the same clothes as Aryana wearing a ridiculous wig and oversized sunglasses paying at the other counter for a pair of flip-flops and a few other stuff.

Marlon approached her looked at the woman beside her and cannot suppress his laughter.

"That's Denise over there with her two friends and I am not yet ready to face her." She lowered her voice and secretly pointed in the direction of Denise and her friends.

He understood her intent. He paid and hurriedly left with her leaving the 3 women looking strangely at their backs.

"Hmmm. He is handsome but has very poor taste."

"I know right? Look at the dress. It's what our servants at home wear."

The mocking remarks did not escape Marlon and Aryana's ears but they just ignored them.

"Let's go back so you can get into something decent." He held her by the hand and led her out of the shop.

"You look like my nanny in that dress. Hahaha." He cannot help himself from laughing and at the same time teasing her.

"Your making fun of me." She said looking hurt. In the short time she spent with Marlon, she seemed to like him. He looked like he can be trusted and had a bubbly personality.

He was about to say something when his phone rang.

"Okay. Okay. We are coming back. You are such a killjoy. We are only halfway…..Okay coming."

Marlon threw his hands in the air and lead Aryana to the speed boat.

"Doesn't the girl looks familiar?" Denise asked her friends.

"Nope. She looks ridiculous with the hair and her dress is equally ugly ." Cindy, her friend said in a mocking voice.

'She suddenly reminds me of Aryana.' Denise just kept her thoughts to herself.

"We have to look for Aryana otherwise we have to split the expenses amongst us," she said in a worried tone.

"How could Alex be so stupid? I already handed her to him."

"Call her again." Alice urged her.

"Her phone is switched off. Damn that stupid girl." Denise cursed.

"Aunt Elena will kill me if something bad happened to that favorite niece of hers!"

Her two friends looked at her.

"Then why did you set her up with Alex?" They said at the same time.

"Aryana is already 21 and still a virgin. I want her to lose her virginity so she can't be proud anymore. I don't think she will tell Aunt Elena about that. That stupid Alex… It's just a very simple matter but he still failed."

Denise gritted her teeth. "But if we cannot find her and something bad indeed happened to her … I am doomed."

"Then let's just let the police look for her so we can enjoy the beach," Cindy suggested.

"Yeah, I think we have no choice but to report to the police."