Minde succeeded in tailing Eva till she entered inside an average looking restaurant. Totally forgetting that his lunch break was over.

Eva could stay out as much as she liked. She was the team leader after all. But he on the other hand, was an intern. He was supposed to be in the office. But here he was, peeping through the window as she approached the table where a young lady who was around her age bracket was sitting.

The lady was dressed casually in a sweater and jean, and looked pretty in her short brown hair.

"Wait...what? She was coming to see a woman? Then why did she get all dolled up?"

Minde watched as the woman quickly stood up immediately she saw Eva and wrapped her arms around Eva in a hug not minding that they were in a public place with customers around.

His eyes bulged out when the lady kissed Eva on both cheeks with a happy smile plastered on her face.

For the first time, Minde saw Eva smile happily. She welcomed the hug and kisses like it was a normal thing for her.

"Wait a minute..... By chance is she...." He gasped and used both hands to cover his mouth.

He tried to analyse the situation properly.

Kim Eva was a very cold woman. She neither smiled nor related with any of the employees. He wondered why the theople in the PR department liked her when she had this kind of attitude.

According to them, she was a nice boss and was very capable.

Well, he had doubted that though.

Now, not only was she wearing make-up, she had even taken a twenty minutes trip to come see a woman. She had happily hugged the woman and allowed her kiss her.

Wow.. Its no wonder she hadn't fancied him. It so happened that she fancied women. Just wow!

He saw them converse happily while having a glass of wine. The noticed that the other woman was a very touchy person. Every now and then, her hand moved to touch Eva's hand or her face.

Minde frowned at the sight. So he was supposed to dress in a skirt and wig before he gets her attention?

He wasn't being judgemental about her sexual preference. He was only sad because his rival was a woman. If it had been a man, it would have been easier for him. But for god's sake. It was a woman. A pretty woman!

He continued to peep. He had no idea why he was still there when he was supposed to return back to work. He just wanted to see how far they were both going to go.

***

When Changyu and Sara were done shopping, they decided to take a rest at a nearby café.

A lot of people had mistaken them to be mother and daughter and Sara guessed it was because of the wig she was putting on. She noted they both had the same face shape plus they were on the same hairstyle.

Sara believed it was the reason why people's imaginations were conjuring the resemblance on their own.

She looked at Changyu who was quietly sipping her coffee.

She remembered when they were both shopping for her Father and Muchen's gifts.

When it was time to get something for Jianjun, Sara had asked the salesman for a sweater a middle-aged man could wear. She didn't like the ones displayed there since it wasn't Jianjun's style and believed they had some inside, which the man nodded to.

When the man brought a few sweaters from inside, Sara had been busy admiring some of the clothes there and imagining it on Muchen's body so she had no idea the man was back.

But then, she heard Changyu say to him... "There are all bright colours. Don't you have something a bit warmer? Like Grey?"

Sara paused but didn't look at Changyu's direction. Her father hated bright colours. He preferred dark colours and grey was actually his favourite.

He always said grey was warm and made him feel comfortable.

She smirked.

"I saw the news. Must have been hard for you" Sara finally broke the silence and said to Changyu who was busy sipping her coffee.

Changyu instantly understood what she was talking about. It was the news about her cutting ties with the Songs.

Changyu gave her a tiny smile before shaking her head. "It's fine. I'm good" She assured.

Her only regret was not cutting them off earlier.

She despised them. Every night, she saw them in her dreams. Every morning, her hatred for them soared.

She had allowed her sister take them from her place. She didn't see any need in keeping them in her place again.

She had left them to their conscience—if they had one.

But one thing was certain, she was going to make sure nothing went well for the Songs. If they tried to climb higher, she was going to watch them quietly. And at the moment when they're about getting to the peak, she was going to smash the ladder and make them fall back down.

She would make sure they see success right in front of their eyes.

And she would make sure they watch it slip from their hands.

Just like the way her baby slipped away from hers.

She had made the vow. And she was going to keep it until the day of her death— And it was obviously going to be before them.

It was her new drive to live at any cost. Finding her child was one. Frustrating the Songs was another.

She had actually planned on staying here for just a month before traveling back. But at it is now, she wasn't seeing that happening any time soon.

Sara didn't push further. She believed she must have had her reasons for cutting ties with her family.

But, something else bothered her.

"Miss Changyu..." Sara called gently.

Changyu raised her head and gave her a 'go-ahead' look so Sara went on.

"Why... Did you lie to me?"

Changyu dropped the coffee mug on top of the saucer on the table.

With the look she gave to Sara, she knew immediately that Changyu knew what she was talking about. It was as if she had been waiting for the question.

"I asked you that night whether you knew any Jianjun Wang. You told me you didn't. Why?"

She questioned.