After watching a farce and wandering around Nassau for a while,
it was already very late by the time Hunter returned to his lodgings.
He toyed with the gold necklace in his hand, which he had bought last night from the second-hand shop where Jared had pawned it.
Last night, when Hunter followed Sam to the place where she and Jared lived, he unexpectedly witnessed a farce.
Afterward, hearing Jared tell Sam who he had sold the gold necklace to under her questioning,
Hunter left, applied a simple disguise, and used us dollars to pave the way and ask for directions, eventually finding that second-hand shop.
For one thousand us dollars, he bought the gold necklace, which wasn't worth even half that price.
After that, Hunter spent some more time investigating several factions here in Nassau.
By the time he returned to his lodgings, it was already the middle of the night.
Jared's actions were even faster and wilder than Hunter had imagined.
However, he was actually quite happy to see this play out.
Because just last night, Hunter, who was skilled in facial analysis, really noticed the information revealed by Sam's expression.
She wavered!
After her boyfriend Jared secretly sold the necklace her deceased mother had left her for money without her permission,
Sam truly began to doubt the boyfriend she was dating.
Very good indeed!
The wall was starting to loosen on its own; Hunter's efficiency in 'digging at the wall' would undoubtedly be much faster.
With a good mood, he soon fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next day, Hunter woke up early.
Having roughly figured out Shan's culinary preferences, he had prepared a sumptuous breakfast in advance!
Unfortunately, when Shan arrived, this Sexy Sweet Girl—whose eyes were red and swollen, clearly having cried for most of the night—refused to have breakfast with him.
Over the next two days, although she dutifully served as a tour guide for Hunter.
She took him out on a yacht to tour the nearby waters and personally accompanied him while scuba diving.
However, Shan remained in low spirits; aside from their standard working meals.
She would not even accept the oil painting that Hunter tried to give her again, using the same trick as before on the yacht.
He was not disappointed by this.
Hunter could see that Shan had been thoroughly hurt by her boyfriend, Jared, this time.
Therefore, he did not mind and simply continued to comfort her softly from the sidelines.
On the fifth day, Shan's mood seemed to have improved somewhat.
Toward the end of the evening, Hunter put in quite a bit of effort to invite her to the seaside villa.
He arranged a sumptuous dinner, and after Shan finished dining at the villa.
Just as before, Shan offered to wash the dishes.
After finishing all of that, she prepared to take her leave.
"Hunter, it is getting late, I should head back, otherwise my boyfriend will worry."
Shan smiled and shook hands with Hunter; their employment relationship would end after today.
Hunter also nodded with a smile: "The Bahamas are truly wonderful; they have given me quite a bit of inspiration."
"I am also very happy to have had this encounter with you here."
"But Shan, won't you really consider serving as my guide for a few more days?"
He had suggested yesterday that he hire her for a few more days, but Shan had refused.
"No!"
Shan smiled and shook her head in refusal, "I am not a competent guide; I haven't really shown you a good time these past few days."
"On the contrary, I have received quite a lot of care from you, Hunter, these past few days."
"If you need, I can serve as your guide for free in a few days."
"But not tomorrow; a friend of my boyfriend is coming back from the United States for a vacation, and we need to host them well tomorrow."
Hunter knew that the plot of [Into the Blue] was about to begin.
During these past few days, he knew that Shan had been in a cold war with her boyfriend because he had sold her mother's heirloom gold necklace.
As for Jared, although he had managed to get some money.
Relying solely on that money to fix up the broken fishing boat at his home and go out to sea to salvage treasure was nothing but wishful thinking.
Therefore, if Jared wanted to go out to sea to truly hunt for treasure.
He would have to wait for his childhood friend to return and use his friend's boss's yacht to set sail.
"Alright then!"
Hunter could not hide his disappointment, but he still looked at Shan with a smile.
"Shan, I know you might not believe in love at first sight; I didn't believe in it either."
"Until I met you."
Shan was stunned, and the smile on her face immediately became forced.
Over these past few days, she had also felt Hunter's care for her.
She also knew the intentions hidden behind that.
Shan had long realized that Hunter had designs on her.
But she already had a boyfriend, even though what he had done not long ago had hurt her once again.
Yet, Shan did not feel that her boyfriend, with whom she had spent so many years, was a hopeless case.
In the past, he had protected her for a long time and truly loved her deeply.
Therefore, she would not easily abandon her boyfriend.
"I have a boyfriend!"
Shan hesitated for a moment, but still said this with a smile.
The gloom and disappointment on Hunter's face appeared visibly.
"Is that so? It seems I met the right person at the wrong time."
Hunter looked at her with some sadness and still spoke in a gentle voice.
Feeling the gaze landing on him that seemed like it was about to pierce right through him.
Since this morning, Hunter had once again discovered that Jared had started following him and Shan.
However, he had pretended not to know the whole time.
Seeing Shan open her mouth, but not comfort him.
Hunter, who had already leveled his Acting skill to lv4 over these past few days.
The smile on his face instantly became even more bitter.
"Shan!"
He suddenly spoke up and asked: "I will probably be leaving the Bahamas in a few days."
"Before I leave, I think it will be hard to see you again."
"Can I give you a hug?"
Looking at Hunter, who was restraining his heartache and asking in a bitter voice filled with a hint of unwillingness.
Shan hesitated; she knew she should refuse.
But over these past few days, this man's gentleness, versatility, attentiveness, and consideration had, unknowingly, given her a significant amount of affection for this handsome young Asian Youth.
Especially recently, with her boyfriend's poor behavior serving as a comparison.
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through her mind.
Shan thought about it and felt that just a hug was nothing.
There are many descendants of former British colonists here in the Bahamas, and the hug greeting is quite common here.
It's just that because she didn't want to be taken advantage of in the past, she rarely hugged others.
"Alright then!"
Shan quickly made her decision and actively opened her arms.
Seeing this, Hunter smiled bitterly.
He also reached out and hugged her, applying just a little more force, and even controlling his muscles to tremble irregularly.
"Thank you!"
He whispered this into the ear of this Sexy Sweet Girl.
Hugging Shan tightly, Hunter made no other moves; he just held her quietly.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
As if he wanted to completely melt her into his embrace!
It wasn't until a minute or two later that Shan felt herself being released.
A smile returned to Hunter's face, and the bitterness and unwillingness from before were gone.
"It is a pity that I only met you now."
"Also, thank you."
"Thank you for letting me meet you!"
After gently saying these few sentences to her, Hunter turned and walked toward a spot not far from the villa.
"I am going for a run, so I won't see you out."
Shan could feel the unwillingness, loss, and emotion in the words of this handsome young Asian Youth.
She opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing.
Watching as his figure slowly disappeared onto the distant seaside road.
At this moment, Shan truly felt that she might have met and hurt someone who genuinely loved her.
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