Chapter 182 - Sunset

Keira was currently relaxing with the puppies and her husband while their friends are currently leaving the resort. It'll be quiet for a while. But she hasn't seen her mother the whole day. They said that she left with Tracey and Ian. And while thinking of them, Ian and Tracey just arrived. She looked around searching for her mother and she tapped Sandro. She quickly stood and ran to her Uncle. 

"Where's mom?" She asked right away. 

"Mom is safe and she's currently at her friend's resort. She'll have an overnight. But I'll check on her later." Ian told her like he's talking to a child. 

"Seriously?" Keira creased her brows. "I'm going to call her!" 

She rushed back to the hammock and reached her phone on the side table. She quickly dialed her mother's phone. It started ringing and after three times of ringing, the call was answered. 

"Mom?" 

"Hey, darling," Karmina said, sounding breathless. 

"Are you alright? Why are you breathless?" 

"I was laughing with my friend." 

"Okay," Keira creased her brows. "Are you safe there?" 

"Yes, I am. Don't worry, my little girl. I am alright." 

"Yes, okay… don't worry about us. Just enjoy yourself and relax."

"Thank you, baby girl." 

"I'm going to hang up now. I love you." 

"I love you more," Karmina said softly. 

Keira put down her phone as she looked at Alessandro who was watching her all this time. 

"So?" He asked. 

"She said that she's fine and safe." 

"We can send bodyguards." 

Keira looked at Ian who winked at her as he lifted the things that they bought. 

"No. Uhm, Uncle will check on her." 

It is somehow weird that her mom is not with them at this time. Every vacation, event, she'll always be there. Did something happen last night? She looked at Alex and Gena who were talking… like they were serious. 

"Is dad dating Gena?" She asked Alessandro who patted the space beside him. 

"No. I don't think so." He shrugged. "Come on, baby. You have to tell me how to kick someone's ass." 

She giggled and snuggled back to her husband. 

"As I am saying, Oliver was making a move and so was Holly too." The couple continued chatting when Johanna passed by them. Keira noticed that Johanna was staring at someone. She pressed her hand to her husband's chest to get up and stared at the upcoming Violet with the guy that was named Bull. 

Keira watched as Johanna left instead of greeting them. She hopped out from the hammock gently and followed Johanna. She was heading to the main house, probably to the kitchen. Keira reached her hand and walked with Jo toward the kitchen. 

"What's wrong?" Keira asked. Johanna didn't answer for a while and when she opened her mouth to answer, Keira spoke. "Don't tell me that it's nothing." 

"Why is she here?" Johanna asked. 

"What's wrong with that?" 

"I kept getting headaches whenever I remembered what she said." 

Keira pursed her lips and placed a hand over Johanna's shoulder. 

"Hey, what do you think you should do to remove that headache?" She asked. Johanna shrugged. "I think you should face it." 

"You are good with that stuff. But you have lots of crazy problems." Johanna hugged her sister and brought her to the counter table where Connor, MJ, and the Chef were busy preparing the food. 

"Hey, did mom tell you that she won't be home?" Keira creased her brows. 

"Uh, Harvey mentioned it to me like an hour ago," MJ said. 

Connor was now busy feeding Johanna with raw carrots. 

"Babe, go and watch the sunset," Connor told Johanna. 

"Nah, I'm gonna stay." She reached for the slice of bell pepper and ate it without caring. 

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Tracey momentarily stopped to see the beautiful sunset while Ian entered the cottage. She smiled as she took out her phone and took a photo of it. Like three times from different angles. Then, she was thinking of posting it. She wanted to see it with Ian. She was only hoping or fantasizing that he would love her since he started treating her well. 

"It's beautiful," Ian said and stood beside her. "I'm going to pose… take a photo. Okay?" 

Tracey giggled and nodded. Then, he stood five meters away from her and he faced the sunset and posed with his hand over his waist and then, he also posed in a macho pose. She bit her lip seeing how childish he was. She can fall in love with someone dangerous. She giggled and took more photos of him. Then, he turned to her with that big smile and he stopped. He stared at someone behind her. 

She turned around to see that beautiful girl with purple highlights on her long black hair. She's currently with that bulky guy that they called Bull and Harvey as they passed by the cameras. Ian quickly jogged toward them. 

Tracey watched as Ian hugged the girl that was probably named Viola. She felt a little pang of pain and when Viola pushed him, he only chuckled and reached the woman's hand. Tracey turned back as she walked toward the water and took more photos of her feet soaked in the water. She could hear them a little from the water. 

"Please, I just want to be at peace with you," Ian said. "Hey, I'll make it up to you. Okay? Vi-Vi?" 

Violet smacked his chest. 

Tracey couldn't help but look at them. They seemed to leave and Ian followed. She only sighed and picked up a few seashells that she saw. She waited there for Ian to come back but after what seemed like ten minutes, he didn't come back. She then decided to go back inside the cottage and organized the things that they bought. Somehow, she felt a little disappointed. 

"I'm just a sex material." She mumbled and went through her clothes and laundry. She didn't get to swim. But she planned it for later tonight. 

After organizing her things, she went to the main house and found Alessandro in the hammock with two puppies. She approached him and sat on the bench and faced the sunset.

"You alright?" Alessandro asked. 

"Hmm, just fine." She shrugged. 

"So, how's your relationship with Ian?" 

"Nothing special." She answered plainly. 

"Do you want Keira to beat him up?" 

Tracey turned her head to Alessandro. Alessandro shrugged and patted the puppy. 

"Why beat him up?" She was confused about why Keira would do such things. 

"That's because my wife cares for you. She's even angry at her Uncle when Ian treated you in a not-so-nice way." 

Tracey hugged crossed her arms and faced the beach. 

"I feel too lucky to have her as a friend. Bad things that I did to her were forgotten." 

"Keira is a good girl," Alessandro said. "I'm also very lucky to have her." 

Tracey smiled and turned her head to him. 

"I never thought that I would say this, but the two of you suit each other." She sounds so sincere. Maybe it's the most sincere thing that she ever said. 

"Thank you." Sandro smiled. "Well, you are young, pretty and you'll find someone that will pamper you." 

"Hmm," She faced the beach again. "I doubt that." She mumbled. 

"I'm not saying this to make you feel better, Trace. Maybe there will be someone for you. If a man treats you badly, it only means that she's not for you." 

"Thanks, Sandro." She sighed and stared at the sea as the sky started getting dark. 

Then, in a few minutes, Ian came with Harvey, the Bull guy, and the beautiful woman. Ian was trying to speak to Violet but it seemed like he was ignored like he's just air. 

"Vi!" Keira called. "Stay for dinner. Our Chef served the best food." 

"Thanks but~~" Violet eyed Ian. "I don't think I can even eat with this annoying man." 

"Oh, don't worry about him. He'll eat back in his cottage, alone." Keira said, emphasizing the last word to insult her Uncle. 

"Oh, Kei, don't do that!" Ian exclaimed. "I want to dine with Violet too." 

Keira and Violet completely ignored him as they went to the kitchen. 

Tracey heard them and she tried to ignore them. Then, she kept reminding herself that she's someone who can't be loved by anyone. Her mother was betrayed by her father and she was treated like a slut and bullied by the friends that she knew. She won't be surprised if Ian would only keep her as a sex mate. She should be happy that there's a man who wanted to sleep with her and snuggled with her at night. 

"If Ian didn't treat you well, just leave him," Alessandro said. "Keira can always set up someone to protect you." 

"No." Tracey shook her head. "He's been protecting me for months. Even when I'm in France. He's kind… you might think that he's a playboy, but he wasn't. He once fell in love and made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes." 

"You are right," Sandro said and hopped out from the hammock and gave her the puppy. "Take Lovie. Let's go inside." He picked up Hunter and Tracey followed him. She never thought that the puppy was heavy but she still took the puppy inside as the white puppy licked her face. Her hair stood and wanted to put it down. She doesn't like puppies licking her. But when it snuggled to her neck, she felt content. Such a lovable one. 

Now, she has to face this type of setting again with a stressed stomach, although she was hungry.