Chapter 89 Don't Touch It (Part One)

The storm grew increasingly fierce and showed no signs of abating.

Most of the coconut trees on the beach were uprooted. It looked like the end of the world was approaching. The terrible weather affected the air inside the cave.

Zac groaned, a tinge of pain flashing across his eyes.

Essie anxiously watched his movements.

Although she kicked with no great strength, Zac himself was at the most vulnerable state that a man could be in, even someone who was extremely heroic and strong as he was.

Taking a deep breath and letting go of her, Zac sat up and said, "Honey, let it go, or you won't be happy in the future."

Her face contorted in a slight grimace. "If it fails, you're going to use your brain, for sure, and you will never be fickle in love."

His face took on a bitter, aggrieved smile. "Evidently, it recognizes only you. How could I be fickle?"

Zac sounded like an affronted virgin. But in Essie's mind, he was a playboy who went through thousands of battles and won many girls' hearts. And Leila was one of them.

Again, the thought inexplicably made her feel bitter. She turned her back on him to tidy up the hay, lay down, and closed her eyes. "I'm sleepy. I want to sleep for a while."

He lowered his head and sighed slightly, looking extremely pitiful in his dejection.

By the next morning, the storm had blown over, and the sea became quiet again.

The hiker leader and Mandy arrived with several patrolmen.

Last night, after the leader went ashore, she counted down the number of people on her team. As soon as she realized that Essie was missing, she immediately called the police.

However, they had no choice but to wait until morning because the storm was too strong.

In order to cover up her crimes, Mandy pretended to be worried and sad over Essie's disappearance.

However, her feigned agitation became real when she realized that Zac was also on the island. Her beautiful face reddened with her extreme jealousy. If not for the fact the she was in pu

re fine, though. They stayed together all day long, and Zac even moved to her place and stayed with her for a week before coming back. I was just thinking of how to get her to misunderstand me. It just so happens that my birthday is coming, and when that ice guy asked me what gift I wanted, I seized the opportunity for him to get me a crystal ring. I was thinking that if Leila saw the ring he gave me, she would become angry enough to break up with him,"

she spoke in so much detail, even she herself almost believed what she was saying.

Why in the world did she have to come up with these lies, anyway?

Lying was bad, but she could not come up with a sufficiently plausible explanation that could dispel Mandy's doubts.

Lies made in good faith were still lies in fact, but at least they could clear up misunderstandings and prevent unnecessary trouble. Anyway, she had a clear conscience—she and ice guy were innocent.

The only person that would be happy over Essie's and Mandy's broken friendship would be Leila.

Mandy was not a fool, and she was not the sort of person who believed easily. However, Essie was good at deciphering people's thoughts and taking them under consideration before speaking. She deliberately emphasized to Mandy that Leila and Zac lived together, and the other woman immediately lost her reasoning.