Chapter 53 - Recommendations For The Retreat

It was another day at the resort, and Raine found herself subconsciously glancing at Tyrone every once in a while during their breakfast. That dream she had last night was still bothering her. She probably thought too much about Tyrone and Nathaniel the previous night that she even ended up dreaming about it as a result. 

At this point, she actually hoped that Nathaniel and Tyrone would end up being two different people. 

She really didn't want Tyrone to be Nathaniel. Such a scenario could be her doom. Yes, she saved him before, but that didn't change the fact that he might just take his revenge on her in virtue of being the daughter of his nemesis. Everything was all her fault, after all. Raine was solely responsible for King Arthur's death, including the death of his family and followers. 

"You don't like the food? You're not eating much," Tyrone commented.

Raine heaved a sigh, "You can stay here and have fun roaming around wherever you like. I want to be alone."

Without even caring, she stood up and left the penthouse that instant. She had to do things quickly so that she could go back to country V faster.

Whoever had the torn pages of the Mirage Diaries probably knew by now that Nathaniel, the son of Nisha, was alive. King Arthur took Nisha as her second wife after years of mourning for his first wife's death. They all thought that Nisha was human at first, but her father soon discovered Nisha and what she really was because of her eyes.

Raine was driving the car aimlessly on the road when she suddenly steered towards the side of the road. She helplessly rested her head on the steering wheel, tears running out of her eyes as the emotions were simply too much. Many had died because of her. 

It was so vivid in her mind. That scene flashed by in her head as if it was a film reel.

King Arthur had married Nisha in secret. Even his father was surprised with how his brother Arthur kept the details from everyone until the day he decided to introduce Nisha as his wife to everyone after years of being secretly married. That was a month before the eradication happened.

Nisha saw her reaching out for a cupcake on the top of the cake at the party, and the woman helped her reach it by carrying her up to the cake's height.

That was when she was able to stare into Nisha's eyes and whisper, "You're a werewolf."

Even at her words, Nisha simply smiled at her as she put her down. She didn't seem bothered that she just called her a werewolf, even giving her a sweet smile before affectionately patting her head. After which, King Arthur called for her. Raine watched Nisha hurry back to her husband. By then, her father had suddenly appeared on her side, so she casually said, "Father, why did uncle marry a werewolf? Aren't we supposed to kill those creatures?"

It was after she uttered those words that many innocents died after a month. A massacre, all because of those words that she unintentionally uttered to her father at a young age. 

Raine had understood the mistake she had committed as she eventually grew up and matured, but she could no longer turn back time and correct it. That was the reason why she was so interested in finding the Voyager's Watch. It was not to give to her father but to use it so she could go back in time and correct her past mistakes.

Until now, she wondered about a reality where King Arthur and everybody from their clan that followed him were saved from the tragic fate her father had caused with her careless words. Her father was someone who wouldn't stop at anything just for him to secure his reign over the Moon Clan.  He was too hellbent on ruling the Mirage because of his greed for power. And even so, Raine had a feeling that there was more to it than just for her father's greed for power…

Raine paused her ruminations to clear her thoughts, recomposing herself back to a semblance of normalcy as she steered her car back on the road. After a few moments, she eventually arrived at the hospital in time and called Dylan.

"I'll be going straight to Dr. Yong's office, so make that call in two minutes," Raine instructed as she took her place beside the unsuspecting doctor. They had faked an emergency so that she could replace Dr. Yong in seeing Xander in his office regarding a matter that concerned the hospital and his employees.

With purpose in her steps, Raine walked directly to the Director's office to discuss a patient's case with Dr. Yong when his mobile phone rang.

"It's alright, Dr. Yong. Please answer it," Raine commented. 

The doctor smiled and answered the mobile phone. "What? Oh my God… Alright, I will head there now," Dr. Yong whispered before quickly ending the call.

"Is everything alright, Dr. Yong?" Raine worriedly asked.

"Yes. Oh gosh… Dear, can you take the lead and cover for me while I'm out? Also, I have to see Dr. Yang regarding the retreat," the Doctor whispered as he stood up.

"Don't worry, Dr. Yong. I'll make sure to handle everything here on my end, so just focus on your emergency today. I got your back," Raine said with a smile as she grabbed the folder on Dr. Yong's desk. "Is this it?"

"Ah, you're my savior!  Yes, that's the folder… I'll make it up to you later," Dr. Yong said before rushing out the door.

Seeing her victim run out, Raine smirked and wasted no time as she walked towards the CEO's office. On top of their discussion, she also had a bug and a hidden camera with her that she would implant inside Xander's office.

Xander's secretary greeted her upon her arrivale, and informed the CEO of her presence before letting Raine inside the office. Upon the CEO's signal, the secretary let Raine in.

"Good afternoon, Dr. Yang. I'm her to give you our recommendations for the retreat based on the survey we did." Raine said. She smiled as she sat on the couch as gestured by Xander.

Xander nodded as he sat in front of her, checking the folder that she had brought for him.

"By the way, you didn't have to bring this yourself," said Xander. 

Raine smiled seductively, "It's okay. Our Chief, Doctor Yong had to attend to an emergency so he let me handle this." The Department of Pediatrics was the one assigned to handle the team-building event for this year, after all. 

"This looks good to me," Xander commented just as he was about to stand up to get a pen to sign the paper so that the department could proceed with all of the arrangements.

"Here…" Raine offered her pen to him, seeing his actions. 

Xander refused the offer, however. Instead, he stood up to get his own pen because he had an exclusive pen for signing all documents.

Seeing an opportunity, Raine took a look around the office while Xander was signing the papers. She walked around and looked at each display. "This painting's nice," she commented. 

"Haha… Are you memorizing my office now?" Xander casually commented as he noticed how Dr. Yao seemed to be inspecting every corner of his office. Such actions made him a bit uncomfortable. 

Raine's eyebrows flinched as she quickly formed a sweet smile on her face by the time she turned around to look at Xander.

"Well, I am impressed by your office, Dr. Yang. It's my first time inside here, so I'm simply bewildered by how it looks. Very modern and high-tech, I must say." Raine casually commented, followed up by a wink.

"Thanks, Dr. Yao.. Here are the documents," Xander smiled as he handed her the documents.