Chapter 537 - Surfing

"Alveena!"

The moment she heard that voice, she turned around immediately only to see Andrew standing just a few steps away from them.

Brandon also followed her gaze. Seeing Andrew surprised him a lot. He didn't expect to see him there.

What a coincidence? Well, this is just a small world for the three of them.

Brandon stared at Andrew, sizing him up from top to bottom. He had to admit that Andrew was a very gorgeous man and a hot hunk. No wonder Alveena fell for him.

But of course, he would not give up, especially now that Alveena told him that they could never be together. That only meant he still had a chance.

He would try his best to replace Andrew in Alveena's heart so that she could forget about him and Alveena would no longer feel sad.

He would make her happy and be a doting husband to her once she agreed to their arranged marriage.

Meanwhile, Alveena stood up brushing the sand off her clothes. She looked at Andrew with her eyes filled with complex emotions.

She was just talking about him moments ago and then Boom! He suddenly appeared from out of nowhere. 

She thought he would be staying in his room. It turned out he also went to the beachfront to roam around. 

Andrew and Alveena were still staring at each other when Brandon suddenly wrapped his arm around Alveena's shoulders.

"Hi, are you here for the conference as well?" Brandon asked Andrew, breaking the silence.

Andrew's eyebrows twitched a little as he looked at Brandon's hand holding Alveena's shoulder. 

Seeing Andrew's sharp gaze, she had the urge to remove Brandon's hand and push him away from her. But Brandon didn't let her as he tightened his grip on her shoulder.

"Yes, Mr. Cullens. I am also here to attend the conference," Andrew responded to him with his neutral voice.

'Is Alveena working for Brandon now? Is that the reason she is also here attending the conference with him?' Andrew pondered to himself.

"Oh, really. We will get to see each other for the whole week. Hmm, Alveena and I are just relaxing for now. So if you may excuse us... we will leave for now. We want to enjoy the waves since both of us love surfing, am I right, wifey?" Brandon turned to Alveena with his meaningful gaze. He was asking Alveena to play along with him.

Meanwhile, Alveena squinted her eyes at Brandon. How could he call her his wife in front of Andrew? But after meeting his gaze, Alveena understood what he was trying to do.

'Don't tell me he is trying to make Andrew jealous?'

Alveena glanced at Andrew, assessing his expression. But to her disappointment, she didn't see any reaction from him. His face was unreadable.

'This will not work, Alveena. Andrew loves someone else, not me. He will never get jealous of Brandon,' Alveena reminded herself.

She stopped arguing with Brandon. She had decided to play along with him, not correcting Andrew's wrong assumption. Alveena just let Brandon call her that. 

Besides, there was no point in explaining things to Andrew. She thought he didn't care about her relationship with Brandon.

Little did she know, despite Andrew's calm expression, deep inside he was greatly affected by Brandon's gestures. He also hated it since Alveena didn't even deny it. She just let Brandon call her his wife.

'Does it mean she really accepted the marriage arrangement of their parents?' Andrew subconsciously clenched his fists. His eyes darkened for a moment before they went back to normal.

"So see you around, Andrew!" Brandon said, gently pulling Alveena to leave Andrew.

Alveena just looked at Andrew one last time before she said goodbye to him. But before they could walk away, Andrew had spoken again.

"Can I join you?" he asked them out of the blue.

Alveena and Brandon halted on their track after hearing that. They didn't expect that Andrew would shamelessly ask them that question.

Brandon: 'Is he for real?'

Alveena: 'Eh, What is he trying to do here?'

Both Alveena and Brandon just watched him with a questioning gaze.

"Can you teach me how to surf? I want to learn," Andrew said to them while staring at Alveena intently.

Brandon's expression darkened because of Andrew's action. He didn't know what happened between them but based on Alveena's words, he presumed that Andrew should stay away from Alveena. However, right now, he was doing the exact opposite of that.

'Can't he just leave Alveena alone? Why does he have to make things difficult for her?' 

Brandon shot Andrew a cold sharp glare. The smile on his face already disappeared. He couldn't pretend anymore. He didn't want Andrew getting near Alveena.

Brandon was about to turn down Andrew but Alveena had spoken first.

"Okay. Come and join us. I will teach you."

Brandon's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard that from Alveena. He looked at her confusedly but Alveena just pretended she didn't see it.

She knew she was supposed to avoid Andrew but seeing his pleading look, she didn't have the heart to refuse his request.

'Okay, Alveena. This is just for today. Tomorrow, you will start avoiding him,' Alveena reminded herself.

Andrew, on the other hand, smiled gleefully the moment Alveena allowed him to join them. He didn't know what had gotten to him that he suddenly blurted out those words. It just came out of his mouth naturally as he didn't want Alveena to be with Brandon alone.

Soon, the three of them went to the stall where they could rent a surfboard. It was true that Andrew didn't know how to surf. He could swim but he didn't know how to balance himself on top of the surfing board.

After getting their respective surfing boards, Alveena, Andrew and Brandon proceeded to the area where there are big waves. Alveena started teaching Andrew the basics of surfing.

Brandon could only watch on the sides with his gloomy expression. He wanted to have quality time with Alveena alone. But Andrew ruined his plan. He was in a foul mood right now.

While Alveena was teaching Andrew, Brandon couldn't help but make side comments, mocking Andrew since he didn't know even the basics of surfing.

But Andrew just ignored him. The important thing for Andrew was that Alveena's attention was focused on him, not on Brandon. Being ignored by the two people, Brandon just kept looking daggers at Andrew.

He had the urge to drown him in the middle of the ocean and feed him to those big sharks. He was really pissed by Andrew right now.

It did not take long the three of them tried riding their surfboard. Brandon finally got the chance to enjoy his moment with Alveena.

Alveena and Brandon were doing so great. Andrew could see how they enjoyed surfing with the big waves. He could only watch them from a distance since he was not yet well-versed in riding the surfing board.

He was amazed to see them standing up on top of their surfboards while going with the flow of the waves. Brandon also did some exhibitions, flexing his skills to Andrew.

Well, Andrew had to admit that Brandon looked very cool with his movement on top of his surfboard. Alveena also praised Brandon as she could see that he was an expert surfer just like her.

Andrew could only heave a frustrated sigh while watching them. He was just sitting on top of his surfboard. He was still practicing to stand up and balance his body.

Andrew became more determined to learn. He didn't stop trying until he was finally able to balance himself on top of his surfboard. Andrew rejoiced when he finally did it.

Alveena was also watching him from time to time. She was so happy when she saw Andrew standing up on top of his surfboard.

"Alveena! I did it! I did it!" Andrew shouted at her with his cheerful voice.

Alveena giggled seeing his joyful expression. He looked like a child rejoicing. Alveena gave him an okay sign and shouted back.

"Good job, Andrew! I know you can do it! I'm so proud of you."

Brandon could only shake his head while rolling his eyes. 'This is nothing. He is still a beginner. I bet he can't even stand for 30 seconds without falling.'

He decided to catch Alveena's attention. "Alveena, another big wave is coming. Get ready!"

Alveena glanced at Brandon with her excited expression. She nodded her head. She missed doing this kind of activity. She was glad that Brandon invited her to do this.

And just like that, Andrew felt like he was left out again. Alveena and Brandon had their own world. They were going against the big waves together. 

He was really jealous. Because of that, he decided to come and join them even though he had just learned how to balance himself on the surfboard.

Brandon saw Andrew moving towards them with his surfboard. "Eh, what is he doing? Is he a fool? This is dangerous for him."

Alveena wondered why Brandon stopped so she followed his line of sight only to see Andrew approaching them. That was also the time another big wave was coming their way.

Alveena felt alarmed. Andrew couldn't handle this wave. What if he would get injured?

"Andrew!!! Stop! Go back!" Alveena warned him. But it was already too late. 

Everything happened so fast. After that big wave, Andrew disappeared from her sight.

"ANDREW!!!"