Chapter 188
To my surprise, Ronan who had been so aloof on the phone earlier was now upying the seat beside
me on the ne.
Noticing my stunned look, he motioned towards the line of impatient passengers queuing behind me.
With an apologetic smile, I quickly took my seat, but not before asking him, "You''re also heading to
Goldenvale Town?"
He asked, "Could this flight be headed anywhere else?"
I was irked by his attitude, and after securing my luggage, I decided to give him the cold shoulder. He
was moody.
Sensing my irritation, he tried to make small talk, "Did you leave the kids behind? When are you
nning toe back?"
I mimicked his earlier tone and replied, "Do you think I have a say in this?"
I was right, wasn''t I? This was the exact reason for my worry. I didn''t know what would happen once I
got back home. My stay or departure depended on the police''s investigation.
When I received the call in the morning, the tone of their voices had been stern and unfriendly, as if I
were the kidnapper.
On hearing my response, Ronan smirked, "You sure have a quick temper."
I was taken aback. That was a ssic line between us. I was still not used to his face. I found myself
wanting to keep looking at him, searching for simrities.
He seemed to understand my actions, and when our eyes met, his voice softened, "You should get
some sleep before we take off."
With no room for argument, I closed my eyes, not out of obedience but to escape the awkwardness.
The man I had been yearning for over the past twelve years was sitting right beside me. Even in first
ss, there wasn''t enough room to avoid him. Sharing a flight thatsted over two hours was proving
to be embarrassing, so I decided to block it all out by closing my eyes.
He didn''t disturb me. He quietly asked a flight attendant for a nket, covered me gently, and then fell
silent, quietly watching over me.
Maybe it was the soft humming of the ne or the fact that I had stayed upte talking to my mom, but
I soon drifted off to sleep.
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I awoke only when the flight attendant announced that we were about tond.
His voice reached my ears, "Did you really fall asleep?"
"Yeah! I stayed upte chatting with my momst night and then had to answer an early morning call. I
didn''t get to sleep in."
After saying this, I realized I was stating the obvious. If he was on the same flight, he must have known
about the call from the police.
He softly reassured me, instructing me to stay calm and answer all the police''s questions truthfully. He
especially emphasized the truth. He also told me to stay cool no matter what happened once we
I nodded and reassured him, "Don''t worry. I can handle it."
I could see that he was the one who was nervous, rambling on and on.
He examined me closely before apologizing, "I might not be able to go with youter."
"No problem. I can manage on my own. Catherine ising to pick me up." I said dismissively, but
deep down, I felt a twinge of disappointment.
When it was time to deboard the ne, I quickly gathered my belongings, waved casually at him, and
pointed toward the exit before walking off.
As I neared the exit, I saw Catherine in the crowd. She saw me too and started jumping up and down,
waving at me.
I was about to stride towards her when I realized that things weren''t as simple as I had thought. The
airport exit was swarming with reporters who seemed to know about my arrival on this flight.
The moment they spotted me, they swarmed around me. Initially, there were only a few, but soon their
number grew sorge that I could hardly move. I had never faced such a situation before, and it left me
slightly flustered.
Catherine was pushed far away by the crowd.
Just when I was beginning to panic, a group of burly men, like knights in shining armor, appeared out of
nowhere. They quickly separated the reporters and cleared a path for me.
However, I had only taken a few steps when I was stopped by two police officers. After confirming my
identity, they whisked me away.
Catherine could only watch helplessly as I was escorted into a police car and driven away.