As soon as Markus said that, Rebecca could feel the mood change instantly.She wanted to say that he didn't have to take it that far. After all, it had been a while since Liam retired.It was alright if he didn't want to treat Zelda. A threat was overkill since it was nothing but a meal.Her gaze alternated between the two old men. In the end, she swallowed the words at the tip of her tongue.She stood there quietly, deciding to have faith in Markus.A light snort from Liam broke the silence. He moved Markus' fork away and quickly aimed for a chicken piece.When he shoved it into his mouth, Markus and Rebecca stared at him. They didn't want to miss any nuances in his expression.To their dismay, his expression didn't change after he swallowed the meat. Instead, he set the fork down to cleanse his mouth with tea. He shook his head and commented, "This lemon chicken doesn't taste legit."Rebecca accepted that reaction. Her heart slowly regained its pace as her body relaxed.
Daniel was fast. Noticing that Rebecca was going to fall into the fountain, he hurriedly pulled her into his arms.Before she could regain her balance, he asked in concern, "Are you alright? How could you fall without tripping? Are you that careless, Rebecca?"He chided her as she steadied herself.When anger was rushing through her blood, she couldn't care less about the stinging pain in her ankle."You're the one to talk. Who scared me by showing up behind me? "If you're mad, please meet a doctor at the hospital alongside your fiancé. Don't take it out on me." She shoved him away, wanting to leave.However, she had underestimated the severity of her injury.She felt pain the moment she raised her leg. As a result, she could not regain her footing and fell again.Daniel managed to catch her. Ignoring her hurtful remarks, he held her still by the waist and examined her ankle.He didn't know how she injured herself so badly that her white sock was now tinged red. The color was
It was Markus and Liam coming out of the private lounge. They looked at Rebecca and Daniel.At that moment, she simply wanted to bury herself in a hole.She wondered if they had witnessed how Daniel had jostled her just now.Regardless of that, she still wanted to disappear.Liam broke the silence first. "Mr. Daniel, you …" Unlike Markus, who was astonished to the core, Liam simply didn't expect to see Rebecca and Daniel together.Markus returned to his senses and asked Rebecca, "Rebecca, what are you …"Rebecca wished that someone could bury her alive at that moment. She shifted her gaze away silently while pinching Daniel.Feeling the slight sting, he looked down at her and smiled lightly."Uncle Liam," he greeted Liam before explaining, "This is my wife."She accidentally hurt herself. There’s a cut on her ankle, so I'm taking her to the hospital for a tetanus shot. "I wanted to carry her, but she was shy, hence the noise. I hope we weren't interrupting anything."Li
Daniel took a step forward while fixing his eyes on Rebecca.Only then did she manage to fish the car keys out of his pocket. When the car keys chimed, he wrapped both arms around her waist.He was pinning her to the car door.This position was somehow intimate."Daniel, you …" Rebecca gulped. She watched him vigilantly while clutching the car keys.It took her a second before she said, "The car … It's unlocked …"Daniel stared into her eyes for a moment before raising his head.He took a step back expressionlessly. "Open the door."His tone was cold, as if someone had offended him.She frowned as she was sure she didn't do anything besides take the car keys out of his pocket.She had done that at his request. All she did was grumble. Thus, she assumed that he was being petty and that he couldn't stand her trivial complaints.Rebecca opened the car door so Daniel could place her in the passenger seat. Following that, he crouched next to her feet instead of walking away
"Are you worried about me?" Daniel faltered. He turned to look at Rebecca.Rebecca frowned. "I—"Daniel's sneer cut her off. "Distance, Rebecca. You're the one who said that." He slammed the door shut.It made Rebecca jump. She gave him a look. He was so unreasonable! She got in the front passenger seat and shut her eyes.The journey to the hospital passed in silence. The car sped along smoothly, making Rebecca slowly doze off. Maybe it was because she'd been spending all her time in the kitchen lately.The sound of a phone ringing woke her up. When she opened her eyes, she was greeted by Daniel's jaw."Daniel?" Rebecca's voice was a little hoarse after her nap. She looked around to see they were walking along the hospital's stone-paved path. "Have we arrived? Why didn't you wake me up?"Daniel tightened his grip and said, "I can't believe you have the nerve to ask. You were sleeping like a log and refused to wake up, no matter how loudly I called. If I didn't carry you out of t
The door had already swung shut. Daniel had left.Carl stared at the door with wide eyes. "What the hell? He's leaving just like that?"Rebecca chuckled behind him. "You mentioned that Jessica's downstairs, right? He must've gone to see his future wife. What's the point of staying here?"Carl turned to give her a complicated look. She stood up from his seat with her smile still in place. "If you're not busy, could you give me a tetanus shot?"You can also ask a nurse to do it for me. I still have work, so I can't hang around here for long. Sorry to trouble—" Rebecca hissed in pain.Her injury wasn't serious, but it still hurt when she placed pressure on it. She hadn't stood up since getting injured, so it hadn't occurred to her earlier.She yelped in pain and fell sideways."Your leg's injured? Has it been bandaged yet?" Carl subconsciously held out an arm to help her. Unfortunately, there was some distance between them, so he didn't manage to catch her.Luckily, Rebecca steadi
At the end of a corridor in the hospital, someone declined a call as soon as the phone started ringing. After a while, it rang again.It was finally answered after a few seconds. "What the hell's wrong with you, Daniel? How dare you not answer my call! Where the fuck are you?"You'd better explain yourself! You brought me here for a meal, then left me here to die! It's bad enough that you've gone missing since I can just charge the meal to your card, but where's your car? Get your ass back here to pick me up!"Even over the phone, it was plain that Ryan was furious.Daniel didn't seem to notice this. He didn't even seem to be listening. He stood before the window with a poker face. He stared out the window absentmindedly.When Ryan didn't get a response, he shouted, "Are you listening, Danny? What are you doing?""Ryan." Daniel's eyes focused again. "I have something to ask you. Is that okay?"Ryan had never heard Daniel speak in this tone of voice before. It immediately extingu
"Who?"Carl was still engrossed with his phone and answered subconsciously. "Oh, Rebecca? She left right after she had her jab. She told me to inform you when you return from visiting Jessica."Daniel's face darkened immediately. "Did you say she left? You allowed her to leave while she was still injured?"It was the first time Carl saw Daniel in such a foul mood. His mood wasn't this bad when Jessica had hurt her head. So, Carl had a complicated expression as he asked, "How do you expect me to stop her when it's her leg? Besides, you didn't ask me to stop her. Plus, she only had a wound on her ankle. She didn't lose her leg, so why are you being so emotional?"Daniel took a deep breath and looked at his watch. "When did she leave?"Carl looked at the time and replied, "Not too long ago. She left a few minutes ago. Don't be so nervous. She's an adult; she won't get lost. Oh right! You went to see Jessica, right? How is she?"He continued in a softer tone, "Is it true that she got