Chapter 16

The clock struck 4:00 AM. Ajdin woke up when he heard the alarm clock. He stretches his hand and feels numb. He feels back pain because he fell asleep on the long sofa last night. He didn't sleep beside Melisa in bed.

He saw Melisa was still sleeping despite the alarm clock's loud sound. He frowns and lets the alarm clock ring again to wake up Melisa. But the alarm clock never wakes her up from her deep sleep.

Ajdin takes a deep breath and decides to take a bath quickly. This is because he needs to pick up his suitcase from his grandfather's mansion to go on a business trip. He needs it because he will stay in his house for a few days in the next city on a business trip. He will attend board meetings at the companies where he invested last year. It is the company's quarterly board meeting to update investors on their profits.

He decided to take Melisa with him. It's not because he needs her or wants to be with him. He just wants to make sur