Chapter 103: Roping him over

''There is no one around,'' Liz whined.

Keith nodded, ''You are right. But what are you doing here?"

''I was just passing by,'' Liz looked at him with limpid eyes.

''You look different,'' Keith stroked her hair.

''It must be because I am tired.''

''I will escort you to your room,'' he turned around to walk in that direction with a hand resting on her waist but what he missed was the way her lips curved up as soon as his back was facing her.

…

Esme knocked on the door twice.

''Who is it?'' came a young voice from inside the room.

''It's me,'' she replied.

Soon, her ears picked up the sounds of hurried footsteps as Arlan approached the door and opened it for her.

''Sister, you don't need to knock,'' he flashed his usual toothy grin at her.