She was at the front desk that time for her daily rounds as the Manager.

She had bought a beach resort near their house with the money they got from the transfer of her father's company to Rita's group. The family who previously owned it put it on sale since they decided to live at another country for good.

Their family has been operating the beach resort for almost five months now and the business was doing well with her management, they mostly had tourists from nearby countries or guests who would like to take a vacation out from the city for a good nature ambiance to relax.

The basic features of their beach resort were infinity and lap pools, gym, basketball courts, function halls and spa.

She walked towards the reception area and saw two girls giggling while watching the television at the lobby of the hotel.

Arya creased her forehead and followed their gazes. It was Ryu's interview on a talk show as the youngest successor and CEO of the largest and most diversified conglomerate in the country.

Arya smiled adoringly as she stared at his handsome face in the screen.

For the past five months, she was stalking his whereabouts through the internet and will find or see him only at interviews like this or him being featured in magazines.

'You did great. I am happy you are doing well.' She said silently as she continued to stare admiringly like the two girls sitting on the couch.

After a while, she left the area and walked towards the hotel restaurants to continue her rounds.

There were two restaurants. It has both an indoor and outdoor seating. One was the RK dining area facing the beach and the other one was AT Beach Bar and Grill that serves seafood and barbecue.

Additional seats were on its second floor which was gazebo type. There's a bar by the pool which is the Tower Bar. When it comes to the suites, there were four suite types and with corresponding amenities depending on each type.

Upon checking everything out, she walked to the beach and sat on the beach chair. She stared at the ocean that looked so calm by this time.

"It's been six months already. Three more months to go Arya." she murmured then followed by a deep long sigh.

She was startled when she felt warm hands on her shoulders.

"Hey there, you're in a very deep thought huh?" A familiar voice from her back said.

Arya turned her head as she sharply stared at the hands on her shoulders.

The man laughed and said, "Oops, sorry. I forgot about your claws."

It was Shawn, he was a returnee guest at their hotel. She met him six months ago. Every month he will come by and stay for a week or two. One of his hobbies was to pester her around like this.

"Stop frowning or you will shoo away guests, besides I am one of those loyal ones." He said still laughing.

Arya just showed him a made face and asked, "When did you arrive?"

"Just now, I look straight for you because I miss you already." Shawn said straightforwardly and sat beside her.

"Miss my b.u.t.t. Get lost! You are bothering my privacy." she hissed.

Shawn courted her but she turned him down. However, the guy was persistent and was maintaining his visits every month although he works and lives in the City.

She actually does not know much about him since she doesn't bother to ask but she can feel that he was a good person. He was someone whom she can treat as a good friend.

"You're always mean at me. Anyway, I take that as a good sign. I know and feel that you are very comfortable with my presence. I will go now before your claws appear and scratch me." He said then blinked an eye at her before leaving with a loud laugh.

Arya inhaled and exhaled loudly then blew an air on her forehead.

She can't move on, she can't even see herself being in a relations.h.i.+p at this time yet after what had happened.

Though it was true that she was comfortable with Shawn and likes him, but it's definitely not the same with Ryu. Her feelings for Ryu were deep.

'Just how deep Arya? Is it love already?' she asked herself silently then sighed once more.

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"Sir, everything is ready. We are just waiting for your signal." Chen said as he looked to his Big Boss.

In five months time, the Big Boss had proved himself worthy of the position to take over the company.

As per his agreement with Elder Master Ken, all the details needed regarding Arya were provided in an instant including the culprit who dared mess with him.

However, the Big Boss wanted to deal with his first love first and not the culprit.

According to the Big Boss, he will deal on the culprit later on as he wanted to see how far that person can go just to mess with him.

So right now, his only and main focus was to get back to his first love.

"We will travel now." Chen heard the Big Boss spoke.

"Noted Sir," he answered and quickly left the room. He had learned his lesson. He was more proactive and more reliable because the Big Boss had given him a second chance.

After Chen left, Ryu smirked as he stared at Arya's photos in his computer.

"I told you, you won't get away with me that easily, Arya Tan." Ryu murmured.

This time around he will make sure that she won't get out from his grasp.