Chapter 179 - Earth Clan King

After Raine and Aire had successfully planted the bugs in the mansion, and with Mia confirming the signals, the two spent the rest of their days hanging out and swimming at the beach in Aire's wolf form. Her daughter would've come as a human, but there were a lot of people around from the hospital that might ask about Aire if she was ever caught out with her in her human form.

Another evening came, and the two were happy at the lack of a blue moon in the sky. Tyrone then had a video chat with them, informing the two that he had already arrived at Country V.

Yet another day passed by, and Raine reported at the hospital for work even though Yera wasn't around to attend a wedding on the island. It had been the wedding of Xander's father. Mia already informed her that Chad, who was the Earth Clan's King, had already arrived on the island with Xander and her lawyer.

"Ah… Even elders can have their happy endings. It would be nice to meet Chad in person, don't you think, Sweetie? I wonder if our paths will cross while he's on this island," Raine murmured as she stroked Aire's fur, carrying her in her arms before going out of her clinic to walk around. She still had a bit of free time before her next patient came. She had heard a lot about Chad already, but unfortunately, the two of them haven't gotten the chance to meet personally.

"How about we walk around outside, Aire? We still have a while before my last appointment," Raine suggested, with Aire agreeing with a soft howl and a snuggle.

Walking outside, the warm weather softly greeted them as Raine put Aire down on the road. Along the way, they walked by an ice cream shop that Raine stopped over to buy some cones. Looking around, the island was really nice despite the many construction works still ongoing. They also provided benches on the side of the road for passersby who would want to take a seat and rest if the weather was good.

Spotting one of the said benches, Raine sat near the road with Aire. They were currently on a hill where they could see the beach from their view. She then gave Aire her bowl of ice cream, having requested her serving to be put on a bowl so that her daughter could comfortably eat it as a wolf.

"Do you like it?" Raine asked, Aire letting out a howl of delight in response. 

Smiling at her daughter's delight, Raine began eating her own cone of ice cream. She then stood up with ice cream in hand, walking forward for a bit to have a better view of the beach. 

"It's calm today…" she whispered with a smile as she enjoyed inhaling the fresh air of nature.

Meanwhile, Chad was with one of Ken's drivers and security detail to give him a tour around the pleasant spots on the island. He sighed. He couldn't help but recall the time that he spent on Keira's wonderful island. It had been similar to this when he came with Mara.

Another long sigh of frustration came out of his chest as he turned and looked at his window. It was there that his eyes caught a particular and familiar figure.

"Mara…" he whispered, turning to the windshield at the back seat as they passed the woman with an ice cream cone by the side of the road.

"Stop the car!" Chad quickly instructed. And as soon as the car stopped, he immediately jumped out of the door.

"Mara!" he called the woman out, who had already stopped walking as she looked at the sunset and the beach from afar.

Despite his voice, she didn't even look back at him. With more power in his tone, Chad called out once more, "Mara!"

Raine, who was deep in her stupor while staring at the ocean, heard the man's voice calling out the name 'Mara'. She smirked and murmured, "Don't tell me that we're bound to meet now?"

With a smile, she turned around to face the man calling out to her with her twin's name. She was aware of how Mara became connected to Chad of the Earth Clan, who had stayed in Country D with the Field Marshal. It was Keira Chan's family who had adopted Mara during his early days of hiding, after all.

"Hi," Raine cheerfully greeted. 

Chad stood frozen near her. The woman looked exactly like Mara, but her aura was vastly different. She wasn't Mara. She could never be Mara. She was wearing a laboratory gown, so he could only assume that she was a doctor.

"You called me by a different name. I guess you mistakenly thought I was her. But at least you realized I'm not her," Raine flashed her a smile before turning her gaze back to the lovely view of the sunset.

"Are you a doctor working on this island? What's your name?" Chad curiously asked as he stood next to her.

Raine gave him a glance over before letting out a seductive smile on her face. "I'm Dr. Candice Yao, studly man," she introduced herself, giving him a wink as she then licked her ice cream cone.

Chad gulped. Mara would never dare to do something like that. It was a very cunning and sly way of behaving.

Keeping his gaze, he then heard her chuckle as she turned her gaze to the sun.

"Hmm, can I ask you a question, studly man?" Raine spoke as she continued eating her ice cream. She had a mischievous grin, already thinking of Tyrone's eventual reaction if he ever happened to hear her calling another man a stud. 

"What if we live in a very chaotic world where there are wars everywhere? What if you were given a chance to lead in that world? How in the world would you handle it?" she asked, not even waiting for him to agree on even answering. The man next to her was running for president in their country, after all. Not to mention how he was also the King of the Earth Clan. Such a position was one hell of a job, so she would love to hear his perspective on ruling.

Hearing her question, Chad simply shook his head, smiling faintly as he looked at the sun. 

"Leading a chaotic world. Hmm… Only tough ones could ever do that… Someone who could overcome the love for power would be a perfect leader for a chaotic world… Someone who has the time and patience…"

Raine looked at Chad with a wide smile on her face as she suddenly asked, "Do you think you can be that person, studly man?"

Chad's jaw dropped as he stared at her. Meanwhile, Raine only gave him a wink before looking at her watch. 

She cursed, "Oh crap. I'm late for an appointment with one of my patients. Here, my ice cream tastes good," Raine hastily shoved the half-eaten ice cream cone to his empty hands. "I have to leave now. It was nice meeting you, studly man."

Dumbfounded, Chad could only watch as the woman picked up what seemed to be a wolf from the bench before running away in a rush. His mouth agape in awe, staring at the ice cream cone in his hands in disbelief as she disappeared into the distance.

"Huh… Well, that just happened…"