Chris took a sip of water and leaned in close to Ranita’s ear. “She’s always been like this since she was young… um, just pretend you didn’t hear anything,” he whispered.
Ranita looked at him gratefully and nodded. “Let’s just focus on our meal.”
Brendon had been feeling pretty good, but then he looked up and saw Ranita practically whispering in Chris’ ear.
His anger flared up instantly.
“Brendon… why do I hear Chris’ voice? Is he there too? Let me say hi to him!” Shannon’s voice came through the phone, sweet and cheerful as ever.
Brendon hesitated for a moment before handing the phone over to Chris. The camera panned over to include Ranita in the shot as well.
“Oh… Ranita is here too?” Shannon exclaimed with surprise, sounding genuinely excited. “Ranita, it makes me so happy to see you!”
Ranita remained expressionless and gave a cold glance at the screen without saying anything.
Shannon seemed a bit awkward now. “Ranita, why aren’t you talking? Are you still upset about my miscarriage? I’m fine now though, and it wasn’t your fault… so don’t worry about it.”
Ranita inwardly sneered at how “magnanimous” Shannon was being.
What an angel!
“I rested well in the hospital and Brendon took good care of me when I got home. My body has mostly recovered,” she said aloud to herself, expressing her own kindness while also highlighting her own grievances.
What a bitch!
The thought made Ranita feel disgusted as she coolly glanced at Shannon through the screen. Her tone was indifferent as she asked, “And then what happened? Is there something else?”
This sentence made Shannon pout with hurt feelings; biting her lip she said, “I… didn’t mean anything by it; there’s no need for you to be so aggressive towards me.”
As Ranita was about to respond, however, Chris lightly touched her arm with his hand while smiling, “Shannon, weren’t you supposed to say hello to me? Why haven’t I heard from you yet?”
“Sorry Chris! I was just surprised when I saw that Ranita is there too. If only I knew that everyone would be having lunch together, I would have come along! Being stuck at home all day long, being taken care of meticulously every day but not being able do anything myself has started making me feel restless.”
Chris felt annoyed by this comment from Shannon.
“You’re still not feeling well, so you should rest. As for food, Ranita and I came over to discuss the project and happened to run into Brendon.” Chris paused before continuing with a smirk. “Brendon was alone, so he joined us for lunch.”
Shannon felt uneasy.
If Ranita stayed in Kurima, she would always be around. What if Brendon softened because of the child?
Shannon forced a smile and said, “Really? Brendon must be so lonely! If I had known earlier, I would have kept him company!”
“Well then, I won’t disturb your meal any longer! Also, since Ranita was hospitalized and is pregnant now, don’t make her do too much work or it might harm her health!”
“Chris, please give Brendon his phone.”
Chris frowned but handed the phone to Brendon.
Shannon’s voice was soft and sweet as she said, “Brendon, hurry up and eat! Don’t let yourself get hungry or else I’ll worry about you.”
“Bye!”
Ranita couldn’t see Shannon’s expression but it must have been innocent-looking.
She could never pretend to be like Shannon.