She couldn't believe it worked.
She had only decided to give it a try.
After all, for all she knew, he might not have clicked on the link sent to the phone.
But as she lay curled up in bed and watched the indicator of the phone's location head towards the airport, Reyona couldn't be more glad.
Finally!
Soon enough, the locator showed his arrival at the airport.
Reyona tossed her phone aside and stared up at the ceiling with a big sigh.
Her mind went back to the occurrence the day before, and she smiled at how she had handled the bastard.
Looking back at how she had hesitated many times when it came to dealing with him before, Reyona wondered why it had taken her so long.
"Because you loved the man for about a year. Hello? You don't expect all that to go away in a snap, do you?" her subconsciousness whispered.
Reyona smiled as she admitted the truth of that statement to herself.
She thought back to how much of a mess she had been back then, even as she vowed to take revenge on him.
A part of her had still shied away from actually hurting him despite all the hurt he had caused her.
Then all the messy events complicated things further.
She turned over as she tried to analyse what her feelings had been towards him in the past few days.
She tried to see if she still felt all the hurt, the pain, and the lingering shock.
Yet all she could come up with was…nothing.
She felt nothing towards him.
Not the pain.
Not the hurt.
Not even the betrayal.
She remembered when she had once told him that he was dead to her.
In all truth, back then, her mouth had only said what she wished her heart would listen to.
At the moment, it was fully true.
He meant absolutely nothing to her.
Yet that didn't mean she was willing to let him stay anywhere around her.
Not especially when that could lead to the discovery of her location.
For a moment, she had almost vindictively set him up to the extent that he would spend the better part of his life in a foreign prison.
Yet one thing had stopped her.
The children.
Despite everything, her feelings had never changed about those two.
They never asked for any of this.
So, she had only come up with a plan that would kill two birds with one.
Something that could keep him as far away from her and send him back to his kids.
She had been hesitant about what she had in mind when she first saw him at the bistro.
That was because that could have backfired on her.
Sending any hint at all to Maxwell could have led straight back to her no matter how well she tried to mask her trail.
She was sure he would somehow know that it was her.
But then, that idiot had done himself in any way.
Not only did he make things easier for her, he made her remember one other person she could reach out to who wouldn't have the same abilities as Maxwell.
Finally free of the worm that had come to disrupt her peace of mind, Reyona was very excited about starting her day that morning.
There was nothing urgent to be done at the office that morning, so she had already informed Nicole that she wouldn't be coming in.
She had called Phil the night before as well, and he seemed to be getting better.
Reyona felt very lazy that morning, and she didn't really feel like doing much.
Yet the gentle breeze blowing through the curtain called to her, and she felt like soaking it all in as she felt it caressing her face.
Life is good, and she was going to share every beautiful moment life brought her way with her baby.
"That includes a walk this beautiful morning too," she said with a smile as she got out of bed.
She got ready and dressed up in her exercise outfit.
As much as the allure of her well-fitted exercise room beckoned, she ignored it and decided to take a walk.
She breathed in the fresh scent as she raised her head to look at the perfectly cloudless sky, feeling a sense of freedom and peace wash over her.
Nothing beats such a sight as this.
She started by walking slowly as she admired the beautiful and picturesque environment.
For a moment, she thought of going back to take her camera so she could take some good shots.
But then she shrugged and continued walking.
Then she started jogging.
The breeze was still rustling gently, and it felt amazing on her skin.
She soon started hearing someone's footsteps behind her and smiled at the thought that she was not the only person who had been drawn by the allure of the morning.
The person soon caught up with her, and she moved farther to her left so that the person could pass her.
"Hi," the person said.
Heat washed over Reyona, contrasting with the coolness of the breeze.
Thinking she was mistaken, she turned her head with a smile to say, "H…"
She stumbled and would have fallen over if he had not grabbed her.
Her skin tingled where he held her as she kept her face down and quickly reminded herself that she looked different now.
"Thank you," she said hastily as she let him steady her on her feet without looking at him. "You can let go now. Thanks," she said in a thin voice.
He let her go, and she got ready to break into a run.
She had not even taken a step when she heard him say, "You don't really believe that I will not recognise you, do you?"
Shit!
She desperately tried again "I don't know what you are talking about, sir. Thank you for your help."
With that, she continued walking.
She heard him swear under his breath.
Then he strode towards her and grabbed her hands.
"I know it is you, Reyona."
In frustration, she looked back at him with anger in her eyes, "What are you all looking for?! Leave me alone!"