“I called her just now. She’s with her friend. Is she alright staying at your place?” “I think she’s doing fine.”
“Alright. We’ll return once we’re done with work here.” “Scarlet, you don’t need to rush. Instead, take your time and go on a vacation while you’re at it, Ren suggested.
“Well, Walter wants to, but I’m worried about Ruka being alone back home.” “Leave her in my care. Enjoy and have fun with Walter. It’s not every day he’s up for it.” Ren continued to persuade her.
“Okay. If that’s the case, we’ll stay a little longer.” Scarlet was instantly at ease by Ren’s reassurances. After the phone call ended, Elijah curiously asked, “Sir, should we prepare a venue for Miss Singed’s birthday?”
Ren narrowed his eyes while he pondered the matter. “There’s no need for that. “What about presents?”
“I have a plan,” Ren answered. Then, he got up, wanting to return to the White House to settle some work.
On the other hand, Ruka met up with Rita, and they went shopping. They also found a seafood buffet and chatted while enjoying the food. As they were talking. Rita suddenly thought of something.
“Ruka, have you heard? I heard from a friend that Jaxton learned that his girlfriend was in contact with her ex. They had a huge fight, and he’s drowning himself in alcohol at a bar.” Ruka blinked her eyes at the news and naturally wanted to know more. “What
happened next?”
“My friend told me Jaxton was so drunk he got sent to the hospital.”
“And here I am thinking of congratulating them on getting back together,” Ruka sighed.
Rita then suggested, “Ruka, do you want to try and contact him? You’ve had at crush on him for three years. It will touch his heart if you show him that you care now.”
Ruka smiled and shook her head lightly. She was embarrassed to tell Rita she had found a new love. “It’s fine. I’m not the one for him.”
Rita dropped the topic when she saw that Ruka wasn’t interested. So, the two girls continued walking around in the afternoon. Then, they went to a coffee shop and shopped while gossiping about work. Time flies quickly when one is having fun; before they knew it, it was 4.30PM.
Ruka’s phone rang as they discussed where to go next while still in the coffee shop.
Her heart started beating wildly as she picked it up and looked at the screen. “I need to take this.” She told Rita and headed out of the shop.
“Hello?” “Where are you?” A man’s deep, magnetic voice came through. “Drinking coffee with a friend.”
“It’s your birthday today. How do you want to celebrate tonight?”
“Nothing much. There’s nothing special to do. Are you discharged from the hospital?” Ruka asked with concern. “Yeah. Think about what else you want to do tonight.”
She furrowed her brows slightly and thought about it. “I just want to have dinner then maybe watch a movie.. Whatever is fine!”
“Dinner and a movie?” he asked for confirmation. Ruka scrunched her brows. Why? Is he going to celebrate with me?
“Enjoy your time with your friends first. We’ll talk later,” the man said and hung up.
She was stunned for a few seconds. What did he mean by that? However, she did not think much of it and went back to Rita to talk about their plans for the night.
Around 6.30PM, the sky had turned pitch black. But, as it was winter and nearing the new year, the whole city was illuminated with colorful lights and decorations.
