Chapter 47: Memories from Six Years Ago (18)

He bent down, picked it up, opened it and glanced at it, seeing that it held an employment contract with clear terms and a hefty price tag.

He knew, this employment contract was the one Isabel wanted him to sign.

Percy stared at the employment contract for a while before putting it back in place and returning to the bedroom.

Then, he sat alone on the bedroom sofa, quietly looking at the delicate sleeping face shrouded in the faint light of the sleep lamp, her eyebrows and eyes as dark and deep as ink.

...

When the first rays of morning sunlight came through the large and bright floor-to-ceiling window onto Isabel's face, she woke up abruptly.

She glanced outside the window and saw the exceptionally good weather, with blue skies, white clouds, and bright sunshine, which lifted her spirits considerably.

She took a deep breath, sat up wrapped in the quilt, her feet not yet off the bed, when she heard a pleasant, gentle voice say, "Awake?"