Sadie Miller was notorious for her unusual actions, stopping at nothing to win over the man she fancied. The last guy who caught Sadie's attention had to flee to another country to escape her relentless pursuit. That man vowed never to return to Ardlens for as long as he lived.

What made things more complicated was Sadie's past interest in Luis during their teenage years.

However, Luis moved overseas later, so Sadie never got the chance to act on her feelings.

It had been quite a while since Luis came back to Ardlens, and it seemed Sadie had lost interest in him.

But the mere thought of those days when Sadie chased after him filled Luis with dread.

"I swear, if you try setting me up with Sadie, I'll have to play matchmaker for Raegan with other young guys! Ardlens is full of wealthy, eager young men these days..." Luis said.

Before Luis could finish his words, Mitchel cut him off, "Miss Miller."

Luis replied with a relaxed tone, "Cut the crap, could you? Don't even try to use this name to intimidate me. I'm not scared of..."

"Mitchel!" A crisp female voice cut off Luis.

Instantly, Luis clutched his head and silently cursed Mitchel, "You son of a bitch!"

Mitchel, however, just ignored Luis and turned to Sadie, saying casually, “It's been a while. Luis, why don't you greet Sadie? You two haven't met each other for years."

“Luis? Is he really here?" Sadie exclaimed and turned around abruptly.

"Is it truly you? Luis?"

"Sorry, miss. It seems like you've mistaken me for someone else."

Luis covered his face with both hands, ready to step into the elevator with Mitchel, but Sadie halted him.

"Luis! I know that's you!" Sadie threw herself at Luis.

Caught off guard, Luis had no choice but to watch the elevator door shut in front of him.

Luis cursed Mitchel silently. He wondered how he could discourage Sadie's advances.

Meanwhile, in a corner of the hall, Jarrod's gaze was glued to Nicole's face. He had to remind himself repeatedly that this wasn't a dream.

It seemed absurd, yet Jarrod was terrified it wasn't real just like those odd dreams he'd had over the past few years.