Chapter 72

Nina sat in the villa in boredom. She had no idea what to do with herself. The villa was huge and beautiful, but she was the only one there. Aside from Shane occasionally dropping by, she never saw a single soul. She was so bored that she'd started counting the ants crawling across the garden. As she counted, she noticed one had disappeared. So she sat down on the grass, using a stick to poke around, trying to find the missing ant. When she heard footsteps behind her, she didn't bother to turn around. She kept searching. After all, who else could it be besides Shane? He walked up to her and pulled her up from the ground. Noticing the dirt stains on her white dress, he let out a breath of laughter. He was half amused and half exasperated. "What are you doing?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "Are you trying to get my attention on purpose?" "Why do you care?" Nina was bored to the point of irritation. She stubbornly refused to meet his gaze. She continued, "Is your control expanding