"Miss Zenia, are drunk?" Marcus asked as soon as he pulled the woman''s hands off him.

    "Guess I am. I''m sorry about that, Mr. Hanes." Zenia slightly smile.

    "You should go back to your room now. I still have a business with Mr. Kerie."

    "Y-yes, I will. I''m sorry." Zenia immediately rush outside but she did not plan to go back to her room. She needs to find out if that female server is truly the woman they''ve been looking for so long.

    Ten minutes passed and the party went back to normal. Few staffs came and helped in cleaning the shattered glasses.

    As for Zenia, she tried to talk to some of the staffs who were inside a while ago. As per them, the female server is now resting in the staff room. The one who scoop her is the hotel''s manager. She also learnt that Jess, the manager has been a loyal suitor for a quite a long time now.

    "Who is she? What is her name again?" Zenia asks as if she truly cares about the female staff.

    The male staff whom she was talking to looks at her for a few seconds. He must be thinking why a stranger asks about a nobody staff.

    "T-that should be fine… I guess…" The male staff replied. "I don''t know much about her but I heard her name is Jade… Jade Arria."

    Zenia''s eyes widened in shocked. Confirm!

    So the reason why they can''t find her is because they''ve been looking at the wrong place. They never thought of checking the poorest region of the country.

    She''s smart. She hid in a place where no one would ever dream of living. Great choice.

    But damn! One simple event could have cause her to lose Marcus. She can''t let that happen. She needs to do everything in her power to stop them from crossing each other''s path.

    Damn! Jade is in Benjamin City. Looks like she needs Barry''s help to silence the woman forever.

    "Miss, are you okay?" The male staff tried to walk towards the woman who looks unease.

    "Y-yes, I''m fine." She forced a smile.

    "Do you want to see Jade right now? I''m sure the manager will allow you insi----"

    She was able to get rid of Rachelle permanently then she can also do the same with Jade.

    Zenia was well aware that Marcus never gave up searching for her. He may not say it but Zenia is sure that the young man is looking for her secretly as well.

    As soon as she reaches her room, Zenia took her phone and dialed Barry''s number. To her dismay, his phone is currently out of reach.

    "Damn you, Barry, pick up your phone!" She clenched her phone tightly.

    After the 6th attempt, Zenia angrily threw her phone on the bed. Now that she found Jade, Barry is out of reach.

    "Dammit! Where did you go old man! It''s when I needed you the most then you suddenly went missing. Tsk!" she scowls.

    "Anyway, who cares if you''re not answering your phone. I was able to get rid of Rachelle alone, then this small, weak fly won''t be too much of a work." She grinned evilly while thinking of a plan.

    MEANWHILE, Marcus'' patience in waiting for Mr. Kerie paved off. After welcoming his guests, Mr, Kerie finally spotted Marcus and motioned the young man to join him at the other table.

    "Consider yourself lucky, Mr. Hanes. I am supposed to meet someone but she''s not feeling well so I guess discussing some matters with you should come first." The old man voiced arrogantly.

    "Thank you for giving me a bit of your time, Mr. Kerie." He replied.

    "I heard about the Paris project Mr. Hanes, and to be honest, I don''t want to give you my permission for it."

    "If you can hear me out then you might change your mind, Mr. Kerie."

    "I don''t think so. I already made up my mind."

    "But Mr. Kerie, I….."

    "To be honest, I heard a lot about you. Despites all the bad rumors, I didn''t base my decision on that. I want you to understand one thing, young man. The place that you want to buy is a home for many people. If I will give you that place, where will they go? they are considered as the poorest of all the poor. I would be heartless if I will grant your project in my land." The old man explains.

    Though many people say that the Kerie clan only cares about building up their reputation, fame and honor through unfair business method, Marcus can clearly see that this old man is totally different from what he heard about him.

    He could be a righteous man. If not, why else, is he helping the poor who doesn''t have a penny to give him? According to Sonny''s research, the people living in his vast land is indeed poor people and are not even paying even a cent to him.

    "I''m truly sorry Mr. Hanes." The old man stood up and was about to leave the young man but hearing nothing from him stirred his curiousity. Did he easily give up? He turns around to look at the young man.

    "However, if you really want to push through with your project then find a way or a solution to the current problem. You can have my land if you want but find a way on how you can help the people living there. I don''t want to see them in the streets." The old man added.

    Marcus suddenly look up to the smiling man.

    "I won''t be around tomorrow because I have some business to attend in the town of Elka. So if you have an answer then you know where to find me, young man." Then he left to greet the other guests.

    The dinner ended early around 11pm. But it was almost midnight when Marcus decided to go for a walk at the seashore. He couldn''t sleep but he could hear the sounds of the waves. It''s kinda seducing him.

    He can use this as an advantage for him to clear his mind out of all his troubles. Yeah, when was the last time he went out for a trip? How he wants to go for a relaxing adventure but he could only think of going with Jade.

    Ah, Jade. He remembers the woman once again.

    He was a minute late when he realized how he values that woman.

    He was walking along the shore with his mind reminiscing all the memories he had with Jade. Since he didn''t see her for a while, he vaguely remembers her face now. If only he finds her then he''ll probably won''t let her go as long as he lives.

    "Jade." He lovingly muttered. He heaved a heavy sigh and was about to turn around planning to go back to his room when he spotted a figure from afar.

    He might have thought of her as a ghost but since she lifted her head and stared at the moon shining from up above, he knew she''s a living being.

    He smiled at his absurd imagination and was about to leave when something caught his attention. The woman looks familiar! Therefore, he gave another glance. And lo and behold!

    She looks exactly as the woman whom he''s been looking for! He never took his eyes off her. He was just watching the woman looks up with longing and sadness in her eyes.

    "Jade?" He muttered in surprise. Still, eyes glued on the woman.

    The woman, on the other hand, heaves a sigh. Then inhale an amount of air then exhaled with her eyes close. After a few minutes, she feels peace engulf her once again. She smiled before turning her heels on the right. It''s late and she needs to go back to the staff''s room.

    She turns to leave but immediately stops as soon as she met a pair of alluring eyes looking intently at her.

    She wasn''t sure at first but as soon as the man walk towards her, and as soon as the moonlight shines upon him, Jade staggered in fear.

    No! Impossible! She must still be dreaming!

    Oh please, let it be just a dream!"