Nick stayed in the nipa hut until eight o'clock, observing the workers harvesting the unhusked rice. He felt guilty for not being out with them in the farm but he was too nervous. He had hoped to catch Camille in the dining room early for coffee, but she hadn’t shown up by the time he left at six o'clock. Her room had been closed when he tried to talk to her after Fiona kissed him. He never expected things to escalate with Fiona, and He regretted how the night unfolded.
"Do you need anything?" he asked when Fiona came to a halt in front of the mansion. He had left Camille near the garage.
"You left it." Fiona handed him his phone that was left on the sofa at the Bailey’s house. His ex-girlfriend approached him, her eyes filled with tears.
"Did you cry?"
"I'm sorry, Nick..."
"Sorry for
