201 I Am Her Bodyguard
They arrived at Sea Town after a few hours.
Anna had fallen asleep against the passenger seat by then with tears on her face.
Wayne didn’t want to wake her up. He was aware, though, that time was running out and that they needed to return as quickly as
possible.
He tapped her on the shoulder after pulling up and said, “Hey, wake up, Anna. We’ve arrived.”
Anna opened her drowsy eyes and stared at Wayne for a few seconds. Then, she looked out of the window to see where she
was.
She noticed that the sunlight was so strong that she almost heard her skin cracking.
Anna had only taken two steps out of the car when she noticed a glimmer of shade above her. When she looked up, she found Wayne standing beside her with a black umbrella. Then, he asked, “Hey, where are we going?”
She looked back, then pointed to the grocery store and said, “That way. Peace told me to find the owner of the grocery store. She
said that it’s the only store in this town with a pay phone.”
North Town had always been a remote and poor place due to its odd location. And Sea Town was one of the most impoverished of
these villages.
Many fishermen squatted in front of their houses, smoking homemade cigarettes and enjoying the sunshine.
After Anna explained why she was there, the owner of the grocery store promptly remembered that they had previously chatted on
the phone. He then told his wife to stay in the store, and he showed Anna and Wayne the way to Andrew Cooper’s house.
“Oh, Andrew lives right on the beach. He’s weird, and he never talks to anyone in town.”
“Really? How come?” Anna walked behind the boss and asked things about Andrew curiously.
“Well, it’s strange enough for him to give up his life in the big city and suffer in this place!”
Anna laughed and said, “Actually, many people nowadays want to do so because they think that cities are too noisy. Besides, living in the countryside is a wonderful experience.”
“No, I can’t understand that. But Andrew has also done a lot of weird things. The mayor of the town sought to turn this side of the
water into a tourist destination two years ago. But Andrew disagreed and let that plan fall through.”
“Ah? Why?”
“He said that if many tourists came here, it would be noisy. Also, he said something about the pollution.”
“Is that so? Can’t the mayor do anything about him?”
“Oh, no. Andrew is the only local star that has attended college and studied overseas. So, a lot of people will listen to him. And we
don’t know how to develop this town at all. So, only his words count.”
Sea Town was a remote village and virtually unaffected by the outside world. So Andrew, being an educated man, would be seen as an authority, and even the town’s mayor respected him greatly.
Anna, however, frowned and thought that Andrew was a selfish person who kept the community from improving for his own
profit.
Anna’s tees were trembling after nearly two hours of walking. It was then that the owner said, “Oh, we’re here.”
The owner pointed to a blue and white painted wooden house on the shore and said, “That’s where he lives. So, I’m leaving right
Fow. You’ll have to return to town if you want to find a place to stay the night. If you get lost, just call me, and I’ll send my daughter to
pick you up.”
“Okay, thanks.”
The wooden house was surrounded by a white fence. Inside the house, three rows of wooden racks were erected, on which salted
“Hello, are you Mr. Andrew Cooper?” Anna asked politely to the man as she stood at the fence.
“I’m her bodyguard,” Wayne said calmly before Anna could say anything.
Looking over Andrew’s tanned shoulder, Anna sighed with relief and followed. She said. “Mr. Cooper, I know you’ve been living here
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