My Stubborn Mistress

After 30 minutes, the kimchi ingredients have arrived and Ken began the procedure of making the food. "I will only make a quick kimchi dish since it has to be cooked before dinner," he said.

Now as the two men immersed themselves cooking, Levi took another photo of Quinn and Ken moving around the yacht kitchen.

"It is now a matter of whose cook is the best!" Levi"s latest post.

After two hours, the food is ready and Levi began grilling the barbecue with Madison"s help. They"re gathered now in the second level of Quinn"s yacht where the pool located. The sun is about to set.

Ca.s.sie is now wrapped with a bathrobe and seated on a beach settee. Her eyes never left at the sun that began kissing the seawater.

She is missing the Island and her parents. And so tears threatened to escape from her eyes when Quinn approaching her. She looks up at him with a teary-eye.

Surprised seeing her gloom, he handed her the fresh fruit shake he blends for her, but then suddenly, Ken shows up beside him offering her a plate of fruit salad.

"Ah... Thank you, brother Quinn, and brother Ken." Overwhelmed by how they treated her, she forgets for a minute that she is about to cry. Blus.h.i.+ng, she smiled at them then accepts both of what they offered her.

"Ah! It is a tie!"

Levi posted another photo showing Quinn and Ken competing to get Ca.s.sie"s attention.

The next moment, they admired the beautiful sunset. Still a colder times in France but surprisingly, the sun showing off this evening.

Ca.s.sie wipes the tears that trail down on her cheeks. She remembered how she will watch the sunset with her parents.

Quinn and Ken looked at each other. They felt the guilt of rivaling for Ca.s.sandra"s attention and impressions. May, there are no words that came out from their mouths, but they understood each other"s thoughts, and they agreed to stop acting childish and better to do what matters most.

The Ca.s.sandra they are now with had a very painful life. There is sadness in her eyes she hid most of the time. It looks like she cannot bear any longer, the sadness she felt made her burst in tears.

She cried. Quinn and Ken watch how her shoulder shaking... Remembering that she is alone, and seems only one person loves her.

All she believes, Martin is all she had which in that life, there is also him and Kenneth. Most especially, Quinn. Ken"s thoughts.

But just later she will meet Quinn and there are a lot of things will happen to her first before she will eventually become happy.

However...

Madison surprised when Levi wipes her cheeks. Did she cry? She looked up at him. Oh. She envisions that life. Is this a part of her capability? Like Lady Isabella? Madison fell on her thoughts once again.

"Hush now. Remembered, we are The Keeper. We will forever remember these memories." Levi reminded her.

"Ah, yes. Thank you for reminding me. I almost forget about this... Even if that life completely were forgotten by everyone, we will forever remember them, including this day."

Levi nodded. "Yes," he replied while continuing wiping the tears in her eyes.

Quinn and Ken also don"t know what to do at this moment. Both of them want to comfort her, hugs her, and then patted her head and back.

But then Quinn places his hand to her left shoulder while Ken on Ca.s.sie"s right shoulder. She wipes her tears and then looks up at them, smiling. "I should not become sad. I have you guys, right?" she said.

"We always here by your side," Ken stated with guilt inside his chest.

"We never leave you, remembered that, okay?" Quinn said meaningfully, then patted her head. "Let"s eat now! Let us not make the food waited!"

This time, Ca.s.sie nodded happily. It amazed her when Quinn and Ken offering their hand to help her stood on her feet. She cheerfully accepts them and together striding closer toward the table. Levi took a snapshot and posted it on the private group.

"Mission accomplished! To make Ca.s.sie happy!"

The photo then storms with approval. They agreed that all matters is to make her happy. Either she is the present one or the Ca.s.sie from other life, it does not matter anymore, as long she will be happy.

However, Quinn and Ken were still competing on putting food on her plates, and she would eat them, and then compliment them.

In Ken"s point of view, he began pondering things that he forgets to remember. And that is HwYoung"s happiness. After all, his coming here has a fruitful result. He"d realize, it is that matters.

When he"s trapped inside his own body. Seeing HwYoung"s smile and hearing a faint laugh from her is what brings him to hope that everything is all right. He is fine as long as she is happy.

Ken reached his chest. It does not throb any longer. His first meeting with Quinn back months ago, he just bears the pain in his chest. Not because he is suppressing his anger that lives for almost two hundred years already: but because once he is a part of him, and he is part of Quinn.

He watched Quinn who is naturally sweet toward Ca.s.sandra. Even though she hasn"t realized yet, but her eyes showing how they were happy and her eyes peered lovingly at Quinn.

"Let us take a groupie!" Levi suggested.

The five of them pose and smile.

* * *

Somehow, the night is wonderful. The moon strange, showing tonight. Ken rang his phone, it was Kenneth.

"Kenneth—"

"What is this all about?" the other line asked him with rage.

"What do you mean?"

"The photo on Instagram!"

Ken sighed secretly that Kenneth won"t reach his ears. "It is necessary. The public must see that we have a good relations.h.i.+p with everyone. Especially Ca.s.sandra."

"Why? What happen?" Kenneth asked curiously.

"Nothing. She is just often not feeling well."

"What"s the matter about her?"

"Nah. Don"t worry. Do you remember a long time ago? She often falls sick and feeling unwell. She just felt better since they live at Hiryuu Island." Ken explained.

"Ah, yes. Is Paris is not good for her? She often visited there during a vacation before she would fly to Cape Town."

"She"s advised to not go traveling yet it is what I understand."

Ken closes his eyes. He doesn"t understand, but he cannot stop himself from lying to his twin brother. For now, he can"t decide whether to share with Kenneth that Ca.s.sandra could also travel time. But her case is, she"s switching soul to herself in that life.

Kenneth"s capability of traveling time has a limitation. He cannot enter the life that does not exist anymore. Even the dark shaman cannot give him answers too why. And so, maybe he could gather information from Lady Isabella.

"Anyway, Kenneth. I heard that Uncle Landon is waiting for Lady Isabella to come back."

"What? Why?"

"Uncle Landon wanted to consult her regarding Ca.s.sie"s condition. And so, we need to leave her alone and stay alive. Also, I am thinking, maybe she could get information from her about why you can"t enter that life. I need to stay close to Ca.s.sandra to watch Quinn Williams."

"Okay. Understood. Just be careful. I heard that he has tight security around him."

"I don"t see any close bodyguards. But I did notice a lot of people that watched him from a distance. We can not easily get close to him."

He told Kenneth. What will happen if suddenly, he stabs Quinn in the back?