Way Back Into Love (Essie)

Chapter 131 The First Love

Getting off the vehicle, they glanced at the beautiful mountain ahead of them. It was indeed a

marvelous place to be spending their weekend. Everywhere, they could get a fresh breath of air.

Beautiful environment and pleasant scenery could put any mind at ease.

Now that they were out of the car, Essie took Daisy's hand and walked up to William. "William, Zac and

I will take care of Ivy, but Daisy is your sole responsibility. Take care of her," she warned, but there was

a hidden smile.

William quickly nodded and his expression was that of a calm man. But deep down, he was a bit

startled.

Since he had obliged without any questions, Essie was a bit stunned. He seemed cold like an ice and it

was beyond difficult to decipher what was going on in his heart.

Ivy was the first to rush into the mountain, followed by others. Two servants were responsible for the

backpacks and tents. They would camp on the mountain tonight.

Climbing the mountain was quite an adventure. There were twists and turns they had to go through

before they reached their destination. However, there were no steep steps or obstacles on their way.

Essie caught up with Ivy. Together, they hummed their favorite song, the autumn without love.

Zac was a few steps behind them. He had wished to spend a lot of time with Essie. But it looked like

Essie had abandoned him. He couldn't help but notice a change in Essie's behavior towards him. She

didn't need him anymore and barely glanced at him. In her heart, the little bit of existence he managed

to occupy was disappearing at a terrifying speed. This thought ate him alive. 'Was it because Hanson

had taken that position?' he couldn't help but wonder. And he had lost his advantage in the current

situation since Valery was pestering him without stop.

Daisy and William walked together, a couple of steps behind Zac. William was not a talkative man. To

lighten up the atmosphere, Daisy began to rummage through topics in her mind.

"William, has work been busy lately?" she asked, flashing him a smile.

"Work is fine," William replied, without returning the smile. He made no attempts to keep the

conversation going!

Daisy wouldn't give up. Instead, she continued, "I heard from Zac that you are good at playing golf. To

be honest, I am also a fan of golf. How about we play it next weekend?" Her voice was low. She wasn't

used to inviting boys for a date so this made her quite awkward. There was a part that worried he

would refuse.

"I have a meeting next Sunday," said William, giving her a meaningful look.

Upon hearing this, Daisy's heart sank. She looked down and her fine eyelashes cast two sad shadows

on her white eyelids.

She was rejected! Was it too stupid of her to invite him? She instantly regretted asking him out.

On the other side, Zac, who was not far from them, heard the whole conversation. He glanced at

William and said, "You don't need to attend next Sunday's video meeting. I think you should take a

break and have fun."

'Is he trying to help me?' William couldn't help but wonder. It looked like everyone here was hell-bent on

fixing him up with Daisy.

His refusal was a heavy blow to Daisy's fragile heart. She walked forward silently with her head cast

down.

Looking at her receding figure, William felt guilty. He had been hard on her.

The truth was, he liked her. But he was not ready to accept a new relationship. Relationships were a

mess and the last thing he wanted to do was hurt someone.

Seeing the hesitancy on William's face, Zac walked and decided to give him another nudge. Patting on

his shoulder, he said, "Your task for next weekend is to play golf with my sister."

"Boss, being in a relationship will affect my work," William said, cutting down to the chase. There was

no point in being subtle.

With a smile at the corners of his mouth, Zac said, "It doesn't matter, William. Consider falling in love

with my sister as your new work."

William now caught up with Daisy and said, "I'm free next Sunday." This time, his voice was low.

Daisy raised her eyes, and her eyes lit up again. Her smile was like a little ink in a tank, slowly

blooming all over her beautiful face. This glow didn't go unnoticed by William.

Zac gazed at his sister from afar, a trace of smile appearing on his lips.

If William didn't have any feeling for Daisy, he wouldn't have done it. Now it was obvious that both of

them had feelings for each other. As her brother, how could he let his sister miss the opportunity of

having such a good man in her life?

They came to a halt when they reached a tree shade. Everyone agreed to take some rest before they

continued with the journey.

Zac handed the water to Essie and Ivy.

Essie took a sip of water. With a sly smile on her face, she said, "Let me ask some interesting riddles!"

"Okay!" Ivy and Daisy clapped their hands.

"What is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it?" Essie asked.

"Well, let me think...." Ivy said, continuing to brood over the question.

"Secret! Secret has to be the answer!" Daisy replied, getting quite excited.

"What do you think?" said Essie as she turned to Zac and William.

"I can't guess it," Zac said, shrugging his shoulder. Although he knew the answer, he decided to remain

silent. Women liked it better when men acted dumb. William shook his head and said, "I'm not good

with riddles."

Essie giggled and said, "Okay, I'll tell you. The answer is silence."

"Oh yes! That makes sense." Ivy was a little disappointed since the answer seemed so obvious yet she

couldn't have guessed it. This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

Daisy's spirits also sank. She had been certain her answer was right.

"Isn't it a smart one? I thought so too. When you speak, you break the silence," Essie said and

laughed. After this, Essie asked a few more riddles. And just like the first one, none of them managed

to guess any of them.

Once they were tired of the game, Daisy stood up to take pictures.

"Zac, Essie, you both look lovely sitting under the shade of tree. Shall I click some photos?" she

suggested with a smile.

Before Essie could refuse, Zac wrapped his hands around her waist. She couldn't even struggle

against his grasp. Before she asked him to stop, he placed a possessive kiss on her lips.

'I don't think she can go on ignoring me now!' he thought with some satisfaction.

With her face flushing red, she wasn't in a position to speak. Everyone was staring at them.

Daisy managed to capture some beautiful candid shots. She replayed the pictures and whispered, "Zac

seems so absorbed in the task of kissing. I have never seen him kiss Leila."

Ivy, watching their shots, smiled and said, "It seems that he is addicted to kissing Essie."

William was utterly confused by his boss's action. 'Is my boss just putting on an act? If so, doing

something like this will get him in trouble!' He wished he could tell his boss to act more carefully. But on

a second thought, he gave up on the idea. To start with, Zac hated it when someone went to him with

an advice. Moreover, it was not easy for Zac to accept a woman. In the present days, if a man didn't

keep a woman around him for a long time, people would talk rubbish about them. Perhaps Zac knew

what he was doing! After all, he was a smart man.

Essie drank half a bottle of cold water to calm herself down and then came over to Daisy. With her

camera in her hand, she suggested it was her turn to take the photos now.

"William, come here. You should stand next to Daisy. Pose as you please but try to make it look

natural!"

Hearing this, Daisy smiled shyly, looking at William with a pair of eyes brimming with expectations.

Zac patted him on the shoulder. "Be quick. My wife is a pretty good photographer."

Having no other choice, William had to brace himself and walked up to Daisy.

They greeted each other like two strangers.

Seeing the awkwardness, Essie was a little dissatisfied. "Let's get a little creative guys. Don't be

overcautious. You both aren't posing for wedding photos!"

Essie's remark turned Daisy's cheeks into scarlet red. William was shocked too!

Daisy moved aside, but accidentally stepped on a stone. She stumbled and nearly fell down. Luckily,

William held her before she hit the ground.

Her small hands clenched his collar in horror. When their eyes met, a strong current pierced through

them, making them tremble slightly.

Essie grasped this moment and clicked several photos of them.

Sitting on a big stone alone, Ivy looked up at the sky and sighed, "You are all in pairs. I am alone.

Hanson, where are you? Come and save my lonely heart!"

Hearing her words, Zac's eyes turned venomous. He hit her lightly and said, "Hanson? What's wrong

with you? You should adore me rather than him!"

"You're my brother. How can I adore you?" asked Ivy.

"I wasn't talking about that kind of love. Anyway, what does that dude even have? Why is everyone

blindly in love with him?" Zac asked, unable to hide his indignation. The world was full of handsome

men, but every girl went ahead and fell in love with that cowardly Hanson. Jealousy was gnawing

through his heart.

William and Daisy had returned to their seats. Daisy's face turned red, akin to Begonia flowers during

spring. There was no expression on William's face, but there was slight ripple in his dark eyes.

Essie heard that Zac and his cousin were discussing about Hanson. Having no interest in joining the

conversation, she stayed behind.

Even though she could tell Zac was envious of Hanson, she didn't think it was because he loved her.

He was merely a possessive man who didn't like it when his plaything fell in love with someone else.

Hanson was more true to her. Even though he had abandoned her due to many reasons, he still had

her in his heart. However, Zac had been brutal enough to deceive her. He felt no emotions for her and

picked her with an intention to use her. All the nice things he had done for her were nothing but a

pretense. He sugar coated the bullets with fake love. All he wanted was to use her as a cannon fodder.

He felt no love for her. It was all reserved for Leila.

After resting, they continued climbing. At dusk, they finally reached the top of the mountain.

The servants set up tents and began to make dinner. They had a quick meal at noon. Beef and soup

noodles were the food they would take for dinner.

Zac sat down beside Essie and whispered, "I am starting to miss stewed sirloin with white radish that

you used to make."

"The food we are being served now is delicious and you say you miss my food? I am only capable of

making ordinary dishes. How is it possible that you miss it?"

Zac shook his head and said, "Don't call them ordinary. Nothing beats the food that is cooked by these

beautiful hands." After speaking, he held her soft hands. "Essie, you need to know there are many

reasons due to which I hid my true identity from you. It wasn't just Valery. Besides, I thought it was best

to make sure if we could get along before I told you who I am. Also, a part of me worried you would try

to stay away from me if you came to know about it. And now look, you are going away from me!" Zac

poured his heart out.

His strong words made Essie tremble slightly. Her eyes turned to look at Zac. The sunset was shining

on his face, but his dark eyes were wrought with disappointment and worry.

It was hard to decipher the complicated expression in his eyes. 'No! I don't believe him. He is lying!' she

thought. Perhaps he was speaking this way because he wanted something more from her. To him, she

was a dispensable item. After driving Valery away, she would be of no value to him. He might probably

treat her as a vulgar woman, urging her to divorce!

With these thoughts in her mind, she felt a kind of unspeakable sadness. She lowered her head and

covered her injured eyes with her thick eyelashes. The last thing she wanted was for him to see how

fragile she was. It may give him the license to hurt her more!

He took the wrong meaning out of her refusal to look at him. He frowned slightly. His heart sank, the

disappointment in his heart becoming deeper than the twilight.

"You are still thinking about him, aren't you?"