Chapter 39: Aaron’s Absence

Without Aaron, the villa seems much more deserted and less guarded.

Aaron takes at least half his men to protect him whenever he goes abroad.

Since he has such a big business, it's difficult to avoid rivals aiming to hurt him.

Four years ago, he was drugged because of a careless mistake, resulting in his chronic insomnia. Over the years, he's avoided countless knives and bullets in secret. Therefore, he's especially cautious every time he goes abroad.

Aaron leaves in the evening. Since his flight is over 10 hours long, he won't arrive at his destination until about 9 a.m. the next morning.

That night, Randy accompanies Katrina for dinner.

Katrina has a good appetite and doesn't bother Randy much. She knows that Randy would report her every move in the villa to Aaron. Despite not being by her side now, Aaron knows how much she's eaten for dinner.

In the evening, Katrina sits on the couch and watches TV for a while before dozing off.

Fearing she might catch a cold, Randy puts a blanket over her." Miss Miller, go back to your room and sleep."

Yawning, Katrina nods and walks to her room. "Good night, Randy. See you tomorrow."

After returning to her room, Katrina becomes alert and begins secretly dying up her belongings.

She plans to take advantage of Aaron's absence and the fact that there are a few guards in the villa, to grasp the opportunity and run away.

To avoid being noticed by Randy, she behaves as usual.

But in private, she races against the clock and works on her preparations.

Aaron temporarily seized her bag, her ID card, and all her documents. She doesn't know where he put them. She couldn't locate them, and she's too afraid to look for it so openly.

The only thing she could take with her is a little money, which is the little cash that she stole from Aaron.

Aaron has a lot of money. He won't notice if he loses some.

Having stolen some in the past few days, she hid it in every corner of the room. Under the mattress, under the carpet, behind the TV, even within the pages of a book…

It takes a long time for Katrina to gather all that cash that she hid.

As a cop, it's sad to think about her current situation.

But she has to do this to get out of here soon, even if she has to break the law.

She also takes with her a set of diamond jewelry that Aaron gave her for some unexpected need.

Although she's never worn these before, they seem expensive. If she succeeds in her escape, she could sell them for some cash to support her while she's on the run.

With everything she suffered from Aaron, it wouldn't hurt if she steals some money from him to get out of this predicament.

She hides and carries the cash with her.

The next day, Katrina wakes up at the usual time.

When she comes out, Randy greets her politely, "Miss Miller, you're awake. Breakfast will be ready in a minute. Just a moment."

"Well, Randy…"

Seeing Katrina's hesitation, Randy turns around and looks at her. "What Is it, Miss Miller?"

"Randy, I… I saw in an advertisement that there's a sweet shop in the center of the city…"

Her voice gets lower and lower until Katrina is too embarrassed to go on.

Randy smiles at Katrina. "Does Miss Miller want to have dessert from that shop?"

Katrina scratches her head shyly. "I… Actually, I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I never told Aaron. With his character, he would buy the shop. Randy, you know I'm not immune to sweets, but I don't want to get fat."

At Katrina's coyness, Randy nods in understanding. "I know."

The last time Miss Roberts delivered a box of desserts, Miss Miller finished the entire box. She obviously has a sweet tooth.

There's no shame in girls liking dessert.

Girls love to eat dessert but are afraid of getting fat, which is natural. Every girl particularly cares about her figure.

Randy finds Katrina's coyness and hesitation endearing.

"Don't worry, Miss Miller," Randy says with a smile, "I'll have someone buy it for you."

Katrina quickly stops Randy as he moves to call someone.

"Randy, can you buy it for me… I'm afraid the others will tell Aaron, and I don't want him to find out. Can you keep it a secret for me?"

How could Randy say no to Katrina, when she speaks so softly and looks at him with her big and beautiful eyes?

She wants to eat dessert in secret but is afraid to be found out by Mr. Wilson.

The mind of a girl is difficult to fathom by men, especially an old man like him.

Randy can definitely comply with this harmless request.

If Mr. Wilson finds out, he'll forgive Katrina and won't be too hard on her.

Randy readily agrees, "Okay, please wait a while. I'll buy it for you."

In Randy's words, Katrina's face breaks into a big smile. "Thank you, Randy!"

Katrina beams at him.

After all, Katrina is a girl with simple pleasures. She's immensely happy at the thought of eating dessert. Even Randy is affected by her smile, and his mood also brightens.

Her sweetness, softness, simplicity, and kindness neutralizes some of Mr.Wilson's coldness and bitterness.

No wonder Mr. Wilson likes her so much that he wants to take her on business trips.

Her presence has made a big difference to the villa.

Not only Mr. Wilson's character has changed, but even Mr. Wilson's men know that the beautiful and charming woman in the villa needs gentle treatment.

Randy takes his car keys and goes downtown to buy Katrina dessert.

Besides several of Aaron's men, Katrina is the only person left in the villa.

Katrina's recent behavior has been good. She hasn't shown any indication of leaving, so her request convinces Randy. He doesn't think that she's getting rid of him as a part of her escape plan.