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By Boxing Day, Xan was sick of roast pork. Oh, sure, it was delicious, but for every meal, two days in a row? She wanted something else for dinner.
A faint thumping sounded outside. It took her a moment to realise that it was the sound of a helicopter. One that was approaching the island, when it was closed.
Gaia, Xan fumed. No matter who the woman had bullied into flying her here, she wasn't staying. She could climb right back into that helicopter and fly back to town.
Xan marched up to the helipad, intent on giving the billionaire a piece of her mind, but by the time she reached it, Shou was already lifting off. Xan shouted and waved, but Shou didn't hear her over the sound of his aircraft.
Swearing, Xan quickened her pace. Gaia wasn't leaving the helipad without a talki
