“But you must marry her, and I can accept that. Anyway, I’ll follow mommy.” Ayaan poked at his steak with a fork, eating and drinking carefreely. Brendon felt like his heart was being crushed by his son.
Ranita was very nervous all the way.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Terry, but could you please take me back?” Ranita paused, then said, “You can take me back.”
Makhi didn’t ask for the reason but praised her, “Your dress today is particularly beautiful.”
“Thank you.” Ranita replied apologetically, “I’m sorry to have taken up your time.”
“No problem, let’s go out for dinner since we’re already out! After dinner, I’ll take you back, then I’ll go to the company.” Makhi paused, “But I’m a bit pressed for time, so we may not be able to go too far. Let’s find a restaurant nearby.”
“How about you come to my place to eat? It’s simpler, and you can…” Ranita didn’t really feel like going out anymore; she felt a bit down.
Makhi didn’t hesitate and turned back to the residential area.
There was everything in the fridge, but it was getting late, so Ranita asked the maid to cook two bowls of noodles.
Although it was noodles, they were quite rich.
Makhi was very satisfied, “Your maid cooks really well. I feel like poaching her with a high salary.”
“That won’t do, Ayaan loves her cooking.” This maid was hired by Brendon, not very talkative, but very diligent at work, especially in taking care of Ayaan.
“Alright, alright, I’ll come over to freeload whenever I feel like eating.” After a pause, he asked, “Have you and Brendon made up after your argument?”
Mentioning Brendon, Ranita suddenly felt disinterested.
Ranita remained silent with her eyes downcast, and Makhi just smiled and said, “Don’t want to talk about it? Brendon may seem cold on the outside but he’s soft-hearted inside. He’s also used to being in charge and has a bit of male chauvinism, but he…”
“Mr. Terry, please stop. I know what’s going on.” Ranita interrupted him, “Don’t bother explaining to him either. If he trusted me, he wouldn’t have said such foolish things.”
And the real problem between them wasn’t Makhi…
“Ranita…” Makhi hesitated to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and quietly finished the noodles, bidding goodbye and returning home.
As soon as Ranita saw Makhi off, Brendon came back with Ayaan.
The little guy had already fallen asleep. Brendon carried him into the room and laid him on the bed.
“He fell asleep in the car, let’s wait until he wakes up to give him a bath.” Brendon’s voice fell on Ranita’s neck. Her makeup was the same as before she left, with nothing on her clean white neck, and there was no strange smell on her body, so there should have been no physical contact with Makhi.
Brendon’s heart slightly settled.
“Thank you for bringing Ayaan back.” Ranita stepped aside a bit, showing a gesture of seeing the guest off.
Brendon closed the door, but when he passed by Ranita, he suddenly stopped. The corridor was small, and suddenly there seemed to be a huge shadow looming over.
Ranita’s heart suddenly skipped a few beats.
Brendon exuded a strong aura, his footsteps getting closer, as if the air had solidified.
Ranita swallowed nervously, feeling a bit tense.
Her wrists were pressed against the wall by him, she felt like a fish nailed to a chopping board, becoming the prey in Brendon’s hands.
“You… let go.” Ranita struggled, the edge of her dress scraping against her skin, causing a slight pain.
Ranita became more frantic, “Can you hear me? Let go!”
“Ranita! How can you be so heartless!” The man’s voice was low and hoarse, staring at her with eyes as dark as the deep sea.
Stormy emotions surged.