Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“It’s not embarrassing.” Ruka countered in a flustered manner. “I just want to accomplish something and have a career of my own, you know? I don’t want to be one of those ladies of leisure.”
Ren’s brow’s furrowed at this and he scolded, “You’ll still be precious to me no matter what you become.”
She felt her heart somersault happily in her chest, but her mind scrambled to veer away from this topic of her becoming a lady of leisure. She cleared her throat and said evasively, “What did you ask Elijah to do? Is it something personal?”
He was tight-lipped about it as he answered, “You could say that.”
Fecling awkward, she took a sip of the tea he had given her earlier and pursed her lips, then asked, “What do you want for your birthday? Let me know so I can get it ready in time.”
Ren tapped his knuckles against her forehead and said huflily, “Where’s the meaning in that? You’ll have to figure out what I want all by yourself if you want to give me a gift.”
“But you have everything you could possibly need, and you only use the best. Come on, help a girl out!” she argued, pouting. She just wanted him to point her in the right direction so that she would not mess up his gilt.
“I don’t have everything I need,” he said devilishly as he fixed his dark, hungry gaze on her. “I still need a woman.”
To think, she had just steered the conversation away from romance, only to be roped back into yet another heart-racing situation. She had to give it to him. Who would have thought that underneath the affable-but-stern vice president exterior hid a smooth talker?
Ruka pursed her lips to keep from laughing, but she flushed as she pointed out, “You can have any woman you want. Just say the word and any girl would throw herself at you.”
Ren brought his cup to his lips and drank his tea, then muttered, “And yet, you still haven’t.”
She gaped at him. I guess I should have seen that coming, she thought rucfully.
In another attempt to change the subject, she said brightly, “I wonder when Aunt Scarlet and Uncle Walter are coming back. I do miss them.”
Ren read Ruka’s mind and said with a deep smile, “I’ll be back in about two days.”
Ruka nodded, and her phone rang at that moment. She picked up her phone and glanced at it. Then, she said, “It’s my mom.”
He motioned for the woman next to him to answer the phone while urging her, “Answer it!”
She answered the phone quickly and greeted, “Hey, Mom.”
“Ruka, what time do you get off work? I’m having a get-together dinner with some old friends. You should come and meet them as well.”
She agreed, “Okay. I’ll be home before 5.00PM.”
“Dress up nicely tonight.”
“Mom, why do I need to dress up?” Ruka questioned.
The question drew the man’s attention, and he cast a sidelong glance at her. Claire stressed in a serious tone on the other end of the line, “Just do as I say and don’t embarrassus, alright?”
Ruka smiled as she pursed her lips, “Alright. I got it.”
Ruka raised her head and looked the man in the eyes after she hung up the phone. Ren locked his gaze on her, and his expression was unfathomable.
She thought she had made a fool of herself as she ran her fingers through her hair and asked. “Why do you keep staring at me? Is there something on my face?”
“What would you do if your parents set you up on a blind date?” he asked her directly
Ruka was startled for a moment before she recalled her mom’s advice about dressing up. Then, she responded with hindsight, “No way! Are my parents going to arrange a blind date for me tonight?”
Ren asked her coldly, “Are you looking forward to it?”
She erupted in laughter. “No! Are you already jealous before I’ve met another man?!”
When he reached out to take her hand, he immediately noticed the missing diamond ring on her finger. He asked with a frown, “Where’s the diamond ring?”
“Oh, I left it at home, I’m afraid I’ll lose it.” As soon as she replied, she felt guilty and lowered her head.
Ruka was worried about losing the diamond ring? Nah, obviously, she was terrified that somconc would notice she was wearing a couple’s ring with him.
“Put the ring back on when you get home. If you lose it, we’ll get a new one,” the man demanded.
Ruka had no choice but to nod her licad. “Alright. I’ll put it on when I get home.”
The way Ruka responded caused Ren’s facial expression to soften subtly. However, he did not release hier liand and instead grasped it in his palm. Her heart skipped a beat when he grabbed her hand, She experienced a rapid heartbeat and flushed cheeks. In addition, she felt sparks fly from his gesturc.
“From now on, say goodnight to me before going to bed every night. Did you know that I was waiting for your call last night?” Ren asked in a low voice. He could not fall asleep because she was not at his home.
She was left speechless as she pondered, Does he really wait for my message? She did not send him a message because she did not intend to bother him late at night.
“Okay, I’ll say good night to you before I go to bed.” Ruka nodded. Providing he does not find my message bothersome.
“I’m going to get some work done now. You can rest by my side while I complete my work.” Ren did not want to let her go, so he kept her close to him.
Anyway, Ruka was delighted to accompany him. She grabbed a book to read when she noticed a small bookshelf in a corner.
Meanwhile, Victoria was in her office and having a bad day. She thought that when Ruka left, she would feel better, but it seemed that Ruka’s sudden departure made her feel even more upset.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and she snapped, “Who is it?”
“Miss Parfait, Elijah is here,” the assistant said in a meticulous tone as she pushed open the door.
Victoria tensed up and took a deep breath. She said with a smile, “Please invite him inside.”
When Elijah entered the room, she could not contain her excitement. “What brings you here, Elijah?”
He looked at her calmly and said, “Miss Parfait, I’m here to relay a few words from Mr. Husson to you.”
“What does he say?” Victoria worriedly inquired. Does he know that I’m the one who made Ruka leave?
“Miss Parfait, Mr. Husson would like to inform you that if you want your dad to retire comfortably and enjoy his golden years, you’d better be careful and stop abusing your power to bully others. Elijah said in a calm voice that belied the underlying threat in his words.
Victoria’s expression changed. “What is he going to do to my dad?”
“The point is what you did to Miss Singed. Miss Parfait, you’re a wise woman. You have to understand how important Miss Singed is to Mr. Husson.”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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