Chapter 1669:

Dropping her gaze, Daniela murmured, “I feel like having some fruit. Would you mind heading back and asking Cedric to rinse some blueberries for me?”

Hamilton hesitated.

Shifting his weight, Hamilton said, “It’s not safe for you to be out here alone, Daniela. Let me call Brad and have him keep you company.”

He patted his jacket, frustration flickering across his face. “Damn, I left my phone inside.”

Daniela took a measured sip from her bottle, unbothered. “Why not just call out for him? I’ll stay right here.”

Hamilton looked toward the house, then back at her, uncertain. “Alright. I’ll just be two minutes.”

he set off toward the villa, glancing over his shoulder every

Hamilton disappeared around the bend, Daniela turned

a few steps before a tall shadow emerged up ahead. The last streaks of sunlight

up, her voice steady. “You’ve

eyes,

gaze wander to a cluster of wildflowers

I was behind you?”


path?” Daniela’s

surprise. “You’re not

his eyes with a calm, unwavering look. “Only people with guilty consciences need to worry. Don’t you think

the

pressed on his shoulders like a curse—soon, he’d be

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