Meanwhile, Victoria smiled bitterly. Did that mean she had guessed it right? Had Ren fallen for Ruka first? This discovery hit her like a truck. How gently would Ren treat the girl that he liked and accepted?
At this moment, Ruka’s cell phone rang. When she glanced at it, her heartbeat immediately stopped. It was a call from Ren. At the same time, she took a glance at the time. It was already eight forty.
She said to Victoria, “Miss Parfait, I’m going to take a call.” Managing to guess who it was, Victoria nodded. Ruka then took her phone and went outside to answer.
She walked all the way out of the restaurant to a parking lot in a garden by the door and took a deep breath to relax herself before she answered the call. “Hello?”
“Haven’t you finished eating yet?” Ren’s low and magnetic voice sounded from the phone.
“We have, and I will take Miss Parfait home soon because she’s drunk. Then, I’ll go to my friend Rita’s house tonight, so don’t wait for me!” Ruka smiled.
“Why are you going to your friend’s house?” he immediately questioned.
“I’ve already promised her that I’ll stay over at her house tonight. She’s too lonely from being at home all alone, so she asked me to spend some time with her.” Ruka offhandedly came up with an excuse.
However, he obviously didn’t believe her reason and scoffed in a low voice. “Are you keeping your distance from me after you listened to something Victoria said to you?”
Ruka felt embarrassed. How did he know?
“Of course not! I just promised my friend that I’d spend time with her. Don’t think too much about it.” Ruka continued to try to run with her excuse.
“Ruka, no matter what others say to you, you i don’t need to worry or be afraid when you’re with me. Understand?” Ren’s voice was deep, powerful, and full of a sense of security.
Ruka’s chest suddenly tightened. Though he had clearly expressed nothing, it still felt like he was hinting at something aggressively. They weren’t even together yet! Wasn’t he going to ask her for her opinion?
“Mr. Ren, I.. I really respect you as an elder. Ever since I was a child, you’ve always been a role model that I admire. My parents hope that I will learn from you and become an outstanding person, and I’m also trying to do the same… I
“Enough. I don’t want to hear this.” His voice was low and gentle, yet strong and compelling.
Ruka blurted out a bunch of words in a panic, but to him, they were all pointless, so he didn’t mind interrupting her.
Meanwhile, she fell silent. She felt as if there was a net that was wrapping around her tightly, causing her to lose her breath.
She subconsciously let out a sigh, her breathing quickening as she asked, “Then, what do you want me to do?”
The other end suddenly fell silent for a few seconds before Ren’s deep and hoarse voice slowly sounded. “Fine, you can stay at your friend’s house tonight. Let’s talk about this tomorrow.”
Ruka bit her lip, feeling powerless. It seemed that he would always give her room to relax when it was the most appropriate. In fact, she really wanted to lay everything out with him and talk to him about what happened in the past two days. Darn it! How could he not even give me a chance?
