“But…” Cindy pouted in dissatisfaction. “Are we just going to let her shamelessly get close to Mr. Stuart?”
“You’re injured now, what if she takes advantage of that…”
hannon touched the bandage on her forehead. It was because she was hurt that Brendon stood by her side.
“Cindy, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Ranita, go see her!”
Ranita waited for the elevator and contacted Jedidiah. After the elevator beeped and opened its doors, a surprised voice rang out, “Ranita? What a coincidence!”
Ranita’s head spun.
Today was important to her and she didn’t want any trouble. But one problem after another kept popping up! It feared things were going too smoothly today!
Ranita stood silently in the corner.
Cindy pushed Shannon into the empty elevator with them. Shannon tilted up her delicate porcelain doll-like face and coquettishly said, “Ranita, I’m talking to you! Why aren’t you responding? Did I do something wrong that made you upset?”
But Ranita still didn’t respond.
“Ranita…” Shannon immediately bit her lip in a pitiful manner, putting on a performance, “It’s just that I haven’t seen you in so long and wanted to talk to you. There’s no need for you to reject me like this from miles away!”
“You’re so cold, and I feel so sad!”
Ranita was about to throw up.
Ranita continued to ignore her, treating her as if she were invisible.
At this moment, Cindy couldn’t hold back anymore. With a dark expression on her face, she scolded, “Ranita, are you deaf? Didn’t you hear Shannon talking to you?”
Ranita glanced lightly at Cindy and smiled gently at her, “Miss, are you talking to me?”
Having spent several years abroad, Ranita had encountered all sorts of people, and foreigners were straightforward in their speech, even when insulting others.
Ranita remained calm as a cucumber.
“Ranita, stop pretending here! Besides us, there’s no one else to talk to here!” Cindy’s anger was ignited by Ranita’s provocation. “Shannon greeted you, and you still act so aloof. Who do you think you are?”
Faced with Cindy’s provocation, Ranita pursed her lips and maintained her smile. “Hmm, you’re right!”
What? Cindy widened her eyes, thinking she had misheard!
“Ranita, what do you mean?!” Cindy gritted her teeth, finding it hard to contain her anger.
“Ranita, how can you be like this? After not seeing each other for so many years, you’re so impolite!” Shannon bit her lip, looking like a victim. “If Brendon saw this, he would definitely be heartbroken.”
Ranita felt even more nauseous.
She held back, thinking that if she were going to vomit, Shannon would have to vomit too. She wouldn’t play along!
She smiled at Shannon, using her go-to phrase, “You’re right!”
That one sentence left Shannon speechless for a while.
Ranita looked at her distressed and frustrated appearance, feeling relieved. The elevator arrived at that moment, and Ranita left without looking back.
“Shannon, should I arrange for someone to deal with her?” Cindy couldn’t contain her anger. “I disliked her before, and after not seeing her for years, I dislike her even more!”
Shannon pursed her lips and a cold smile flickered in her eyes. She gently said, “Cindy, there’s no need to rush. You can go back for now! If there’s something, I’ll call you.”
Shannon sent Cindy away, didn’t return to the hospital room, but instead hid in a corner of the corridor, wiping her tears secretly. When Brendon found her, Shannon was crying as if her heart was broken.
“Shannon, what’s wrong? Why are you hiding here and crying?”
“Brendon!” Shannon grabbed Brendon’s finger, looking pitifully at him and said, “It’s nothing… No one is bullying me… It’s just my own incompetence. It has nothing to do with Ranita…”