“He can handle it,” Ren replied indifferently. Clearly, he was a little jealous that Ruka was so concerned about his assistant.
He turned his head to look at her, and his long arm suddenly reached past her chest, shocking her. Then, when she saw the man pull the seat belt around her and fasten it, she felt her heart warm from the sense of security that he brought her.
Ruka pursed her lips and looked at the scenery outside the window. Suddenly, she thought of something and couldn’t help but turn her head to stare at the man next to her. “Were you in the car when I came out to answer your call just now?”
Ren narrowed his eyes. Then, he lightly nodded, not denying her words.
“You…” Ruka was immediately embarrassed. She recalled the way she had pulled the leaves out to vent her emotions. Had he witnessed everything? How shameful.
Furious, she turned away and looked out the window, but her face flushed red involuntarily.
He looked at her quietly for a few seconds. When his gaze fell on her hand that was resting on her knee, he naturally reached out and covered her hand with his.
Taken aback by his actions, Ruka instinctively tried to break away, but he held onto her slender hand bossily, not allowing her to do so. Her heart raced faster, but she didn’t dare to forcefully pull away. After all, there were two bodyguards sitting in front of her, and she still had to protect his pride as a vice president.
Hence, she ended up being held in his strong grip. As the heat of his palm pressed onto the back of her hand, it also spread into the depths of her heart. She felt as if she were hiding from the world and secretly carrying an emotion that was passionate yet unaccepted.
If he wasn’t a vice president and was just a regular businessman, or even working under any other profession, they wouldn’t need to consider what others thought before they did anything. However, with his distinguished background, any small stain on him would be amplified to the extreme.
Even if they were not related by blood, their relationship was still taboo solely because she was raised as a goddaughter by Scarlet’s side. If someone used this issue to blame him for being immoral, it could obliterate all of his achievements.
How could Ruka risk ruining everything he had? She was too unworthy and insignificant to destroy such an excellent man like him!
As she battled with herself, a layer of sweat had already formed in her palm. Thinking that it was a good opportunity to break away from his grasp, she pulled her hand away when he wasn’t noticing and pressed it to her chest, not giving him another chance to hold her again.
Ren’s gaze fell on her face, and there was a dull pain in his chest. This girl really was avoiding him.
Just then, the bodyguard drove the car into Ren’s villa, Ruka said to Ren, “Can I ask your bodyguard to take me to my friend’s house?”
Ren, who was about to get out of the car, froze for a moment before he turned his head and said, “They’re busy.”
“It’s just half an hour away,” Ruka pleaded.
“No. Now get out of the car.” Ren refused to let her leave.
