After closing the cafe, the Su family gathered in the living room. The triplets were on the long couch while Evan was sitting on the rocking chair by the window with Louisa on his lap, the girl has a skull she's carefully polishing.
Footsteps approached from downstairs and Selena followed by Barney emerged from the stairs, the two looked exhausted.
Barney sat on the single couch while Selena sat on the armchair he was sitting on. Barney was still in deep, thinking where did he saw the necklace before.
Daniella came from the third floor and the first thing she noticed was the huge pendant hanging on Selena's neck.
"Wow, Selena, I didn't know you were the thief who stole that precious necklace."
After Daniella's voice bounced around the living room, everyone's eyes turned to look at Selena's neck.
Selena absently touched the pendant while her eyes were looking at Daniella with slight confusion.
"Have you see this before?" she asked, rubbing her thumb on the pendant.
Daniella casually shrugged a shoulder, "Well, it's one of the jewelry that was stolen in the National Museum last month. So if it's real then," she paused and stared at the necklace.
"You'll end up in prison, for real this time. It's one of the nation oldest necklaces," Daniella's word has made Selena's body tremble. She tried pulling the necklace off of her neck but she can't.
She groaned in pain and turned to Barney, "Can you help me?" she asked.
Barney swayed her hair on the side, showing her delicate skin. His eyebrow creased when he saw that it doesn't have a lock.
"There's no hook in this," he said and drew his face closet at the necklace, carefully studying it.
"Try to flip the pendant," he heard Daniella ordering from behind and without thinking, his fingers did what she asked him to do.
He was puzzled by the small hole he found at the back and there was an upward crack.
"Oh yeah! It is real," Barney was startled when Daniella suddenly spoke from behind. He was so focused on the necklace that he didn't feel her presence.
Barney got up, he placed both hands on his hips as he started to feel anxious.
"You said you got it from a dog right?" he nervously rubbed his chin and sat on the chair, his body turned to Selena who was sitting on the armchair, looking nervous as well.
"Well," Selena hesitated whether, to tell the truth, or not but given the circumstances she has decided to tell the truth.
"Actually, remember the man that saved me from that pervert?" embarrassment made her cheeks flushed, realizing that she lied to Barney after everything he had done for her.
"Yes?" Barney's eyes narrowed, wondering why she's looking so guilty.
"Well, I think the necklace came from him. I mean I didn't know that he put it on me. I just realized it after you pointed it out."
Barney sighed and understands her situation but, he's still wondering who the man was and why did he give the necklace to Selena.
He felt Selena's hands trembling as it laid on her lap, he lifted a hand and placed it over hers, calming her down.
"Don't worry. I will help you so, can you tell me about this man?"
Selena stared straight in his eyes, it was full of confusion and naivety.
"Well. We met at the airplane. I was sitting next to him and he kept bothering throughout the flight and, to shut him up I made a deal."
The room became quiet as they waited for Selena to continue. Alexa and Daniella were sitting on the long couch while Leo and Ethan were on the floor, playing games.
"What deal! Goodness Selena, don't hang us and spill it out!" Daniella shrieked in curiosity.
Selena sighed and continue. She suddenly felt an urge to explain herself to Barney, it was as if she doesn't want him to think of her as a criminal.
"I said I will give my name if he will steal the most expensive alcohol in the plane and he did," she plucked her lips and, lowered her eyes to look at Barney.
"And before we part ways, he asked me what does he needs to steal to ahm,-" she stuttered for a moment as she thought of the kiss. It might be short but, her lips could still feel his.
"Selena! Spill it! Are you waiting for my funeral? Maybe add it in your eulogy?" Daniella's sarcastic remark has made her roll her eyes.
"He wants my kiss and in the mall. I ahm," she tensely cleared her throat and continued.
"I didn't notice that he put this on me because he was ahm, you know, kissing me," those words scarcely came out of her mouth, it was almost a whisper.
All of a sudden, Alexa got up and enthusiastically stood in front of Selena.
Alexa took Selena's hand and gripped it harshly.
"Oh my God! That is so romantic! Can you imagine dating a modern Lupin? Ah! So dreamy" Alexa said those words so softly, her eyes were gently twinkling as she imagined being on Selena's shoes.
Selena harshly blew a sigh and got up. She anxiously paced around the living room and, took out her feelings by biting on her fingernails.
Suddenly, she thought of contacting him but, she forgot to ask for his number.
She looked around, there was something in her mind she couldn't explain. It was as if she knows that she can fix this problem but, unsure how.
Her eyes dropped at Alexa, the girl went back to sit next to her mother. The two were casually whispering at each other as if she was not in big trouble.
When she turned to her uncle Evan, the man was helping her cousin Louisa with wiping the skull. Then a phone rang from the game Ethan and Leo were playing.
And just like a person with amnesia who suddenly regained the memory, Selena remembered that Louisa has the man's number.
Her body almost flew as she rushed towards Louisa. Without a warning, her hand grabbed the phone hanging on the girl's neck and opened it.
To her dismay, it was locked. Her shoulder slumped in disappointment and gave the phone back to Louisa who was now glaring at her after she took her phone without permission.
"Sorry, anyway Louisa can you call the man that saved me before? Remember him? His name is Darling," she almost bit her tongue when she stated his name.
The girl didn't even bother to reply, instead, her head raised to look at her father, asking for help.
Evan sighed and looked at Selena, "Don't you have his number?"
"Unfortunately, he doesn't give his number to the woman he slept and want to sleep with and don't look at me with your judgy eyes Uncle. I will never ever touch that man, though I am wondering what kind of STD he has now," Selena shook her head in wonder and helplessly turned to Barney who was talking to someone over the phone.
When Barney ended the call, he strolled to Selena's direction.
"I had asked one of my colleagues to look at the CCTV footage at the parking space. If Louisa can just give me the man's number, I can ask someone to track it down."
Barney looked at Louisa, hoping for the girl to give the number but, she avoided his eyes and went back to polishing her skull.
"Can you give his number to Barney?" Evan softly asked, gently stroking Louisa's long hair.
Louisa shook her head, refusing to give the number.
"Louisa please, you can have as many cupcakes as you want just give me his number please?" Selena pleaded at her, she was squatting on the floor, both hands folded together.
For a moment, Selena felt a spark of hope when Louisa looked at her, but it later disappears when Louisa shook her head and buried her face on her father's chest.
Selena grumpily pulled her hair. She's been living on the island for almost a week and she had experienced nothing but trouble.
She got up and, walked lifelessly towards Daniella.
"Daniella, can you ask Louisa to give the number?"
"You know she won't give it since she made a promise to that man. You can torture the hell out of her, but that girl will not give his number."
Selena had known Louisa long enough to make her realized that the little girl will never break her promise.
"Daniella, you need to help me. If I go to prison no one will bake the pastries for your little cafe. Would you prefer to hire and pay someone to do it?" being part of Daniella's family has given her a chance to know their weaknesses, and all she needs to do to get what she wants was to convince the decision-maker in this house which is Daniella.
"Do you prefer to pay someone to bake the cupcakes? You will also have to pay the health insurance and pension, oh! Also, the tax-" Selena stopped when Daniella abruptly glared at her.
"Are you threatening me?"
Selena shook her head.
"Louisa, call him," when Daniella said those words, Selena felt as if a huge rock has been lifted from her shoulder.
Selena looked at Louisa, she could see the girl's face wrinkled as if she just ate a sour cucumber, but despite her bitter expression, Louisa unlocked her phone and dialed the number.
She thought Louisa was going to give the phone to her but, to her surprise, she put it on speaker.
Everyone became quiet as they waited for Louisa to speak, through the speaker, they could hear the man's voice speaking.
Louisa increased the volume of the speaker and a man spoke from the other line.
"Hi, Louisa, why are you calling?"
Selena's eyes widened in surprise when she recognized the voice. She ran to Louisa's direction and about to take her phone when the girl refuses to give it.
"I need to speak to him,"
When Louisa shook her head, Selena's expression went flat. She doesn't have an option than to talk to the man through the speaker and, let everyone hear their conversation.
"Hey! You dumb-ass Shrek, come here and take this necklace off of my neck!"
"One condition."
Selena shut her eyes, she already knows what he was going to say.
"Did I not make myself clear to you when I said that I don't want and will never ever be your girlfriend," she said in a deep scary voice.
"Why not?"
Selena gasped in disbelief, if the man was just in front of her now, she would beat the hell out of him.
"Because I don't like you," she swiftly replied.
"What's not to like? I am handsome, charming, oozing with sex appeal and if you need a reference I can call the previous women I had sex with so they can confirm that I am a boyfriend material and a demon in bed," he boastfully replied.
"Seriously!" Selena was speechless. She had never met anyone a narcissist like him.
"You are on speaker and my cousins are listening. You stupid idiot!"