Chapter 83: What a strange lady!

Sienna felt a trail of warmth wherever those fingers touched.

As that roguish hand began to untie the knot on the robe, she swatted it away.

Callahan grunted but eventually released her.

While she got up to check her phone, the man propped his forehead on his fist, never taking his gaze off her.

The call was disconnected before Sienna got to the phone but the caller ID displayed Linda’s name.

Sienna called her back.

"Boss, there is a lady here. She says she lost her belongings and insists on meeting you."

Sienna glanced at the night sky and frowned, "Did you talk to her?"

"Yes, but she still insists on meeting you," There were some noises and Linda seemed to have stepped aside as she spoke in a lowered voice.

"Boss, she is there with a man who looks like her bodyguard. Our resort hasn’t even reopened yet and we don’t know what they are up to. Shall I get Uncle Jin to chase them out?"

Sienna frowned, "Let me talk to the lady."

"Yes."

"Hello, are you Miss Qing?" A pleasant voice sounded from the other side.

Sienna was about to respond when she felt a ticklish sensation on her thigh.

She stiffened. At some point, a certain man had inched over to her side of the bed as he drew random shapes on her bare thigh.

"Hello?"

"Y-Yes," Sienna swatted the unruly hand away,"Ma’am, sorry for the inconvenience. If you don’t mind, you can stay at the resort for the night..."

The Lady sounded surprised, "Is that possible?"

"Yes," Sienna felt the man’s searing gaze on her and caught her reflection in the mirror.

Her hair was disheveled and the satin gown was slipping off her shoulder with the knot being undone, it was barely covering anything.

"Hello... Hello..."

Sienna swatted away a wandering hand again and adjusted the robe as she pressed the phone between her shoulder and ear, "The network is a bit... unsteady. You can stay but you still need to get your IDs verified. Even the virtual ID would do."

After a beat, Sienna continued, "For your lost belongings, we can help you contact the police if you want to file a report."

The lady expressed her gratitude and passed the phone back to Linda.

"Boss, would it be troublesome..."

"It’s past midnight so if they are genuine, they might get caught up in trouble near our resort.

After a pause, Sienna added, "We are planning to reopen soon, an early guest won’t harm the business. Qing Horizons will welcome all kinds of guests in the future. Until and unless we have concrete reasons, we can’t turn the guests away based on our hunch alone."

Linda instantly responded, "I understand,’’ she sounded a little ashamed.

Sienna understood where it was coming from.

All the staff members had long gotten accustomed to having no guests. With time, they expected Qing Horizons to shut down.

Now that they were working on reviving it, they were paranoid and walking on egg shells, afraid of making a single mistake that would make everything go wrong.

The moment Sienna hung up on the call, she was swept into a pair of strong arms that refused to let her go.

It was pretty late at night and they both had work yesterday. Not knowing what he was up to, she gave him a light reminder.

But the man’s tone was rather accusing: I am just holding you to sleep. What are you thinking about?

He made it sound like she was up to something sneaky.

Sienna let him do as he wished and if she had to be honest, ever since they had started holding each other to sleep, she didn’t like sleeping separately.

Perhaps it was the natural fragrance of pines and snow on him or the way he held her so carefully, it gave her the feeling of a comforting blanket. Or it was the rhythmic beating of his heart that slowed her own thoughts.

But Sienna was beginning to get used to it, to him.

After some time, she still couldn’t fall asleep. She was wondering whether she should go and revise some of the work plans.

But Callahan showed no intention of letting her go. Holding her firmly in his arms, the man started talking about some random theory.

At first, Sienna pressed her palm on his mouth. But instead of stopping, he licked her palm.

The ticklish feeling made her retract her hand. And the man was at it, again.

Sienna had to admit that she was drawn into paying attention. A stunning man speaking in a hoarse voice when he was so sleepy... the sight and sound of it was undeniably sexy.

But no matter what, the Physics theories made her ears bleed. At some point, she was so bored that her eyes grew heavy.

Once Sienna’s breathing turned even, a pair of eyes opened in the dark.

Callahan tilted his chin and brushed his lips against the crown of her hair gently.

The next day, Sienna woke up feeling rather energized.

The other side of the bed was empty and so was the room but when she rose, she caught sight of a pale pink sticky note on the headboard; Have breakfast, butterfly.

Sienna was amused.

Callahan really had to be some sort of a mind reader. She was considering skipping breakfast because overslept.

Speaking of it, it was new to her.

Whether she slept late at night or didn’t sleep at all, she would always wake up at the same time.

It was already 11 am when Sienna arrived at Qing Horizons.

And the moment she entered, she was greeted by Flora’s depressed face.

When Flora spotted Sienna, she perked up, "Boss, you are finally awake!"

"_"

After being speechless for a moment, Sienna asked, "What is that supposed to mean?"

Probably not understanding what caused the confusion, Flora pondered for a moment before saying, "Didn’t Big Boss tell you? I called you earlier in the morning and big boss answered the call and told me in a cool manner-"

"Let her sleep," Flora even tried to mimic Callahan’s tone, "That was so cool and bossy!"

Flora gushed some more, fully fangirling. She didn’t even seem surprised by it because back in Bellhaven, she had already witnessed the two people risking their lives for each other.

So, she had long known they had a special relationship. The girl’s eyes reflected two bright hearts.

"Cough..." Sienna dragged the girl to her office, "What did you call me for?"

The moment she heard that, Flora wilted away as if she was reminded of something.

Sienna pressed a finger under her chin and tilted her face, examining her swollen eyes and dark circles, "Are you on the path of destroying your fairy-like face?"

The girl was stunned, then she blushed furiously and pouted, "Boss, don’t tease me."

But she seemed more at ease than before.

Sienna stopped messing with her, "Tell me what happened."

It turned out that the woman and her bodyguard who stayed at their resort last night had been giving troubles all the way. Demanding this and that, questioning this and that.

"What about their lost belongings?"

Flora shook her head, "Linda was on her night shift so she had helped them settle in. She told them she would contact the police for them but the lady had stopped her, saying they didn’t lose much."

Reminded of something, Flora continued, "Then in the morning, we offered everything but she would neither have tea nor coffee, neither milk nor wine or juice. She demanded some exotic juice but our resort has been closed for so long and we can’t get those things on a short notice so Luna lost her temper..."

Exotic juice? Sienna’s brows furrowed slightly. Why did that sound familiar?

Flora then shivered, "But that bodyguard of hers, he looked at us like he would skin us alive if we didn’t fulfil her whims. Before you came, I contacted Linda. She is on her way now."

"Why?" The fleeting thought disappeared when Sienna heard that, "Did something happen again?"

Flora rubbed the nape of her neck and pursed her lips, "Boss, why don’t you see for yourself?"

When Sienna and Flora arrived in front of the room where the ’lady’ was supposed to be staying, the scene was particularly bizarre.

The door was half ajar and outside the door, a man was standing with an icy face, tall and unbending as a sword.