The next few days on the island seemed to pass by in a blur for Bella. Reid's presence remained somewhat elusive, as he was either immersed in business matters or engaged in leisure activities with her father, Richard.
Bella saw Reid only sporadically during this time, and their interactions were limited to polite exchanges and casual greetings. He appeared preoccupied, his attention divided between important business deals and leisurely pursuits.
Some evenings, Bella would catch glimpses of him from afar, engage in intense discussions with her father or challenge him to a game of pool. She couldn't help but admire the ease with which Reid navigated both the corporate and leisure aspects of their stay.
While the separation between them provided Bella with some much-needed emotional resp
