“I… I’m not ready yet!” Ranita nervously spoke, wanting to create a little distance between herself and Brendon.
Because they were just too close.
She could smell the faint scent of grapefruit from Brendon’s body, so close that it made her heart race.
“Smile.” Brendon nudged her with his head, and Ranita felt a bit nervous, not knowing where to put her sweaty hands.
Ranita’s lips curled up, forming a small smile.
Looking at herself on the screen, smiling a bit forced, she wanted to turn away, but she found the man poking her waist gently.
“Honey, smile!” Brendon lowered his voice and spoke into her ear, causing Ranita to be overwhelmed with warmth.
“Don’t call me that randomly!” Ranita tried her best to maintain a serious expression, but her excitement was difficult to control, making her not look angry at all.
“Well, then you smile.”
Why was this person resorting to threats?
Ranita gritted her teeth and smiled, revealing her teeth. With her smile, her eyes curved into crescent moons, making her look radiant like a shining pearl-extremely eye-catching.
Brendon glanced at her from the corner of his eye and took advantage of the moment when Ranita wasn’t paying attention to peck her on the cheek.
The scene froze.
By the time Ranita realized what had happened, she didn’t feel too good about it.
“I’m going to the restroom. You can continue playing with Ayaan,” Ranita hurriedly escaped from the arcade. The air conditioning in the mall was strong, and after a while, it helped her regain some composure.
Ranita opened her phone’s photo album.
As soon as she opened it, she saw the recent picture they had taken.
However…
Ranita’s back and palms started to feel warm again. In the photo, Brendon was kissing her cheek, and she had an expression of shock.
But her eyes were filled with a soft smile.
In this photo, there were only the two of them, Ranita and Brendon.
As she scrolled down further, Ranita noticed that there were only a few pictures of the three of them together, while most of them were just her and Brendon.
“Why are you so naughty!” Ranita said, but couldn’t help but laugh. These photos couldn’t be shown to Ayaan, or else he would throw a tantrum.
Ranita started to feel a bit embarrassed, but the more she looked at them, the harder it was for her to look away. Brendon’s eyes were full of her, filled with tenderness that could melt her heart.
“Ranita!” Just then, an angry voice came, “What are you doing here?”
Hearing the voice, Ranita frowned and turned to leave.
“Why are you leaving!” Holly quickly reached out to stop her, “Are you feeling guilty when you see me?”
“What should I feel guilty about?” Ranita looked at Holly indifferently. She had come with friends, and there was a man and a woman standing beside her, curiously observing her.
Ranita felt uncomfortable, especially with that man. His gaze was too lecherous, and he seemed a bit sleazy.
“Holly, I haven’t settled the score with you about Ayaan’s matter yet. Don’t provoke me!”
Mentioning the little guy, Holly was filled with anger.
“Do you have the audacity to say that? Because of him, my card was cancelled by my brother!” Due to this incident, Holly didn’t even dare to go out anymore, and she didn’t even have time to care about Shannon being hospitalized.
After bottling up her anger for several days, now that she met her enemy, Holly couldn’t even remember Brendon’s warning. Her eyes glared at Ranita with resentment, like an angry lioness.
“Ranita, you and your son are truly malicious!”
“Tsk, tsk!” Ranita sneered twice, casually saying, “Miss Stuart, if you’ve done something wrong, you should take responsibility for it. Your brother only cancelled your card. If it were me, I would have taken you directly to the police station. You can enjoy a meal in jail without spending any money. Do you want to give it a try?”