My Only Love: The Targeted Heiress

Because it was the last night on Pina Island, the employees prepare a special banquet for Cathy and Vincent at the park near the golf field. Even though it was past seven in the evening, the sky was still clear, and the sun had not fully set. This unique natural phenomenon only occurred on the island.

The sun would set at ten in the evening.

Therefore, they did not need lighting or candles to see their surroundings. They roasted the meat and prepared several kinds of wine and salad.

Vincent arrived at the park while Cathy and her sisters arrived ten minutes later.

The head chef himself grilled the meat created a fragrant aroma of cooking, making everyone's tummy grumble and eager to eat the meal.

They have provided a long table and dozens of chairs surrounding the table. Anna and the twins laughed while joking with some of Cathy's coworkers.

The West sister has spent a week there, and their relationship with the hotel employees has become as close as close friends.

Cathy was too busy watching her siblings laugh while chatting with Helena, who was sitting on her right side, so she didn't realize that Vincent moved to sit on her left.

After realizing that Vincent had moved seats, Cathy did not complain or felt suspicious and answered whatever the man asked her, like talking to a classmate.

While waiting for the chef to cook their meal, they chatted about the game on the beach earlier. They all did not stop praising Cathy's shrewdness in playing volleyball.

"And you told me that you couldn't play volleyball when I asked you," replied Helena.

"I didn't say I couldn't. I said I never played it on the beach."

"What is the difference?"

Cathy smiled patiently as she answered. "Of course, it's different. Usually, I play volleyball on a flat court. This is my first time playing volleyball on the sand."

Apart from Cathy's sisters, everyone there stared wide at her confession.

"Are you a volleyball player?"

"What? Of course not. I just ..."

"That's great. Not only beautiful, smart at work. You're also athletic. I wonder if there's something you can't do?"

"You're exaggerating me too much," said Cathy, becoming uncomfortable with the direction of their topic.

"Of course, there's nothing that sister Cathy can't do." came the proud voice from the youngest girl among the group.

Cathy looked at Lizzy in disbelief. Cathy tried to stare at her, giving her a warning, but her youngest sister didn't notice her gaze and continued her amazement toward her eldest sister without hesitation.

"Back in school, sister Cathy joined the basketball and badminton teams. My sister was a mainstay player in her school."

"That's right. Even the coach appointed her as the team captain." continued Lina, no less enthusiastic than her twin.

"Then...."

Everyone who was there listened in awe while Cathy hid her face between her hands, feeling embarrassed.

Vincent, who saw Cathy's behavior like a hiding kitten as if she had done something wrong, only giggled amusedly. Nor did he try to help the girl stop the babbling of her younger siblings. He was interested in hearing anything about the girl.

"Your sister must be popular at school. Has she ever brought her boyfriend home?"

"Hey!" Cathy began to protest, not accepting her private life being gossiped like this. "Can we talk about something else?"

"Sorry, Miss Catherine. But today, you are the main star." Helena replied, not caring about the ferocious gaze she gave her. "Now then, continue." Helena coaxed the twins to continue their story.

"Lots of male friends came, but none of them managed to win our dear sister's heart."

Everyone was getting excited to hear it.

"Someone once brought red roses and confessed his feelings right in front of our house."

"He didn't even feel embarrassed even though we saw his confession-drama scene in person."

"What a romantic, then what is your sister's answer?"

"She said something like, 'Sorry, I still prioritize school first. So I can't accept this flower.' And then, the boy ran away with tears, flowed wetting his cheeks."

Did he now? Cathy couldn't remember if the boy did cry or her sister was exaggerating it too much.

"Truly." opined Dan, "Miss Cathy did something right. They were still young, and I bet the lad could only beg money from his parent. How dare a young lad court a girl with his family's earns?"

"Mister, Dan. Your thinking is too old-fashioned. It's not like that these days." protested Tanya. "All right, another question. How about now? Your sister was no longer in school. Isn't there a man who approaches her? What about her coworkers?"

"Of course, there are. But she still rejected them all."

"Awww... why? Is there something wrong with the men who approached her?"

"It is because..."

"About this..." interrupted Anna suddenly as she covered her sister's mouth with her hand, "you can ask yourself to my sister."

That very instant, every curious eye that had looked at Lizzy now shifted toward Cathy with an expectant look.

Anna pretended not to notice her sister's annoyed gaze while eating the fruit salad in front of her.

"So what is your answer, miss Cathy. Is there no one that could stir your heart?" asked Helena, acting like a reporter who was interrogating her.

Without answering her question, Cathy turned to his left with a sly look.

"Why don't we talk about Vincent today? I heard a lot of guests were attracted to him."

"Me?" asked Vincent with a baffled look.

Why everyone turns to corner him? Vincent sighed to himself.

"I remember now. I've seen someone try to get close to Vincent yesterday."

"Oh, the chick with black hair with purple highlights?"

"No... the girl I saw has brownish red hair."

"You know, I even saw Vincent approaching a woman with sparkling golden hair. She was so gorgeous as if she came from the otherworldly realm."

Then simultaneously, all eyes looked at a man with disbelief. Even Cathy gave a blank-cynical look at him.

"I never thought you were a flamboyant guy," tsked Cathy while getting up from her seat position.

Vincent was about to open his mouth to prevent the girl from leaving him. But the moment he saw the girl's cynical gaze at him and the cold aura could make a shiver run to his spine, and Vincent swallowed his word deep in his throat.

Ugh! The girl had misunderstood him.. It didn't matter if others misunderstood him, but he didn't want her to imagine him as the bad guy.