Noya couldn't help but stare at his disappearing figure with her jaw dropped. The great Barq dared to threaten her! How dare he. She glared at him with all her might. Stomping her feet angrily, she says through gritted teeth. "What do you think of yourself!? I won't let you live in peace, here I come," she says, flipping her hair back dramatically. Rushing to her room, she picked up her bag and stormed out of the room. Facepalming, she runs back inside the room.

"It's so sunny today, sunscreen is a must," she said, applying sunscreen. Satisfaction ran across her body. Proud of her looks, she gave a flying kiss to her reflection in the mirror. Realizing what she was forgetting, she sped up.

Meanwhile, Barq had already driven out of the villa area. Amayra pouted at the silence, and Annie's absence made her sad.

"Daddy," called Amayra in a low whisper. Barq eyed his baby and sighed. "Yeah, where is Annie?" she asked with puppy eyes.

Barq clenched his jaw. "She won't be coming, and no more questions," he said, being a bit stern. Amayra sighed and, buckling up her seat belt, she stood up on her seat, making Barq hiss at her antics. He smoothly applied the brakes, making sure she doesn't get hurt with a sudden jerk. Amayra glared at him and jumped into his lap, fisting his hair in her small fists. "I WANT ANNIE!" she screamed loudly, making him more frustrated.

"Amor, leave. You're hurting Daddy. Do you want Daddy to go bald?" he says, trying to free himself from her. But guess whose hold was stronger? Amayra pouts more and leans on the steering wheel. "Fine. I don't want a bald Daddy. Get me Annie and I won't make you bald," she said in a warning tone. Barq just narrowed his eyes at her. Holding her arms, he tickled her, making her giggle more. "Brat," he mumbles, kissing her cheek.

"Annie had to go for some emergency. Her family is ill," Barq came up with an emotional statement, making her gasp and feel disheartened. "Oh, we should pray," she mumbles sadly.
"Of course we should pray."

"Wherever she goes, trouble follows. It's a common occurrence." He thought and settling her back on her seat. He drives.

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As Noya steps out of the villa, her jaw drops to the ground as she finds herself in the middle of a huge forest, surrounded by long and thick trees. There is not a single human in sight. She gulps nervously and mumbles, "Have I been living in this forest for a whole week?" She looks around, searching for any solution, but finding none, she quickly runs back into the villa. Using all her brain power, she heads straight up to the terrace to locate the exit of the villa.

"Is this a villa or a maze!?" She questioned herself whining.

Finally, after 15 minutes, she found stairs leading to the terrace. By now, Noya was completely exhausted. The portion where Barq used to stay was in the middle and the front portion. The back portion was used for parties and other occasions.

Huffing and puffing, she tried to catch her breath, feeling the fresh wind on the 4th floor. She thought to relax for 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, here, Barq receives a call from the cops. "Hello there, Mr. Barq. We urgently need to investigate your villa," says the head officer. "Sure, the keys are with my watchman, gate no. 2," Barq replied, as he knew they would be asking for the keys.

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Barq, for cooperating," says the officer and ends the call. Barq sighed, thinking about his best friend's case to be sorted out as soon as possible.

And here, Noya spots a car entering the villa. The cops hop down from the car and proceed inside the villa. Her brain starts malfunctioning as usual. "Oh no, are they here to arrest Mr. Boss? No, no, I can't let this happen! Hey!! Hey there, Mr. Cops! Can you hear me? Mr. Boss is not here!" she yelled, waving and jumping!

The cops spotted the little thing bouncing. They narrowed their eyes at Niya and exchanged glances. "She must be the one who is keeping an eye on Mr. Barq!" says one. "Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. We can't be so sure," said the other. "Alright, let's ask her," said the first one.

They waved hey to Noya and she chuckled, blushing back. She quickly ran downstairs while the cops entered the lounge. They looked around the villa. Some things were set systematically, but they found a knife on the sofa. That made them confirm that Noya was the villain of the story.

Noya rushed downstairs with so much excitement. Thinking, she could settle things, but she knew she had already messed things up even more. "Hey," she said softly. "Hey, who are you and what are you doing here alone?" asked the cop.

"I am Noya, the nanny to Mr. Barq's 5-year-old daughter," she said.

The two cops exchanged looks and said, "You have to come with us for investigation, Ms. Noya," making Noya's eyes go wide. "Unless Mr. Barq and Amayra are safe, I can go anywhere," she thought and gave a nod.

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With a straight 3-hour ride, Barq reached his hometown. His lavish bungalow awaited him. He hopped out of the car, carrying Sleeping Amayra in his arms. Retrieving his spare keys from his pocket, he unlocked the door. He marched straight upstairs to his room, gently placing her sleeping form on the bed. Caressing his daughter's forehead, he sighed at the situation he was trying to escape.

He didn't like the fact that he had to be harsh with Noya for Amayra's safety. On one hand, he was right, but on the other hand, he wasn't. Meanwhile, he heard a squeal and felt a girl around his age hug him from behind. "Oh my god, Barq, you're back!" said none other than his cousin, Layla. Whom he despised with all his being.

"Could you please learn some manners? Stop clinging, Layla," Barq said in a bored tone. The girl was dressed in a floral dress, with straightened hair, red painted lips, and those artificial smoky eyes.

She smiled, showing all her teeth, being the Miss Universe for the 3rd time. She had an amazing hourglass figure.

Not able to hold back her excitement, she kissed his cheek, making him glare at her. "I am so happy you are back!" "Not for you!" Barq spat and jerked away from her hold on his hand. She chuckled and followed him outside. "Stop ignoring me, Barq. I missed you so much," she says, batting her eyelashes.

Barq couldn't help but hiss at the moment. First it was Noya, and now here it's Layla getting on his nerves.

While here, Noya was already ready to cry with the treatment of questions she has been asked!

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