Carson poured her a drink, "Even though I'm not exactly a one-woman man, I don't date two women at the same time. You can chill, while we're engaged, I won't be messing around with any other woman. I just ran into an ex-girlfriend earlier, that's all."
Marina looked at him, shocked.
Carson frowned, "What's with the look?"
"Your ex still has a thing for you. That means you're a good guy!" Marina said sincerely.
Just as a smile started to curve Carson's lips, he suddenly felt something was off and turned to her, "Are you being sarcastic?"
"No!" Marina quickly shook her head, "My ex and I are like cats and dogs, and we can't stand each other, so managing to stay friendly after a breakup, that speaks volumes about your character!"
She gave Carson a thumbs up.
Carson, unable to figure out what she was really thinking, laughed and asked, "You said earlier that you broke up with your boyfriend because his first love came back? What's that about?"
"The girl he liked before dating me found him, so he dumped me on the spot and ran back to her!" Marina said casually, taking a sip of her drink.
Carson scoffed, "Why didn’t you fight for him. What a pushover!"
"They're already sleeping together!" Marina replied slowly.
"So what, haven't you had sex with your ex?" Carson said nonchalantly, "Everybody has an equal shot at love."
Marina almost laughed, he had the nerve to talk about love! She downed the rest of her drink and snorted, "What am I supposed to do with a jerk like him, use him as an emetic when I'm dieting?"
Hearing her footsteps, Carson looked up and smiled at her. Marina just nodded in acknowledgement, not wanting to interrupt him and went downstairs to eat.
The hotel offered a buffet breakfast with a wide variety. However, Marina wasn't very hungry, she just got a cup of coffee and a sandwich, then took it out to the garden to eat.
The trees in the garden were rare and exotic species transplanted from various places. They stood tall, meticulously pruned with artistic precision. Just sitting under a tree, listening to the birds chirping could lift your mood for the whole day.
Marina was halfway through her coffee when a strong perfume scent wafted over, followed by a soft woman's voice, "Is this seat taken?"
Marina looked up, slightly taken aback, as it was the girl she saw with Freddy yesterday.
Despite the many available tables, she chose to sit with Marina. Clearly, she was doing this on purpose.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
I like how you are getting all the different love interest committed, thank you for the updates....
Hoping Manly have his own love story here, atleast a short one...
Emily has finally stood up for herself. Now with Charlie's support, her mother and sister in law will be as quiet as church mice....
Another epic ten updates... this is great! I'm sooo enjoying this. Thank you for the updates....
Thank you so much for the continuous updates......
This was soooooo sooooo good! I loved it! Thank you for the updates....
Then Melanie and Noreen will both understand that Emily is his wife, who he chooses and cares to be with. We’ve already had so much drama when Emily took off for three years hiding her pregnancy from Charlie. Emily has already confessed that the only man she loves is Kya father, which Charlie is. Now he needs to boldly claim the only woman he loves is Emily…I just had to add my two cents (he he he)....
Now Charlie needs to take Emily to the marriage office like Gabriel did with Sylvia . Reassure her that he will not take for granted. Thank you for the updates. I’m loving it....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
Wow.. finally they're married now. I thought there will be another separation....