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Refusing to let her leave, Eustace pushed her up against the wall. “If the marriage has nothing to do with you, why are you agitated?”
“Am I? I’m not,” she denied and shook her head, but she felt guilty about lying. She admitted that she might have overreacted.
“But why? I shouldn’t have overreacted!” she thought.
“You care about my marriage, don’t you?” He was inches away from her. His deep voice rang in her ears, seducing her. She looked up and was about to deny his claim, but she found herself meeting his tender gaze and was captivated by it.
Silence fell between them. She didn’t say a word. All they could hear was each other’s breathing.
Feeling hot and losing his restraint, Eustace looked down and moved his lips closer to her forehead. At this time, Danika felt she must push him away and slap him in the face, but she was spellbound and paralyzed.
She trembled when she sensed the warmth from his lips on her forehead. He was delighted to find that she didn’t fight back. He lifted her chin, forcing her to look into his eyes. Romance and seduction filled the air between them.
A forehead kiss could not satisfy Eustace, who wanted more. His lips traveled down and almost touched hers.
“Eustace! Where are you?” They could hear Yvonne’s voice nearby. Danika snapped back to reality and shoved Eustace away as fury and remorse overcame her.
Glaring at him, she swiftly freed herself from his embrace and kept a distance between them. She didn’t forget that he would marry Yvonne soon. The thought angered her even more. She couldn’t believe that she was almost seduced by an engaged man!
“Danika Zellweger, you’re not yourself!” she silently berated herself. Then, she emerged from the corner and found Yvonne standing not far away. She regained her composure and addressed Yvonne, “Miss Dickman, why the rush to find Mr. Quincey? Are you worried that he’d be seduced?”
Yvonne turned around and saw Danika behind her. She checked the surroundings and, after confirming that Eustace was not around, she revealed her true self and sneered, “I’m worried that some shameless woman might seduce my fiancé!”
“Your fiancé? I don’t think he has ever acknowledged it. Don’t you think it’s all in your head? Danika fired back just to irritate Yvonne. When she checked the corner again, Eustace was nowhere to be found.
Meanwhile, Danika’s words angered Yvonne, who marched up with a dark expression. “All in my head? Danika Zellweger, he will definitely marry me if you don’t seduce him!”
“Is that so?” Danika raised her brow. “I don’t think you’re confident about that.”
“You” Humiliated and incensed, Yvonne was about to give Danika a slap across the cheek. She had wanted to do it for a long time, but she had not found the perfect chance to do so. Since no one was around, she could slap Danika and deny it later.
At the thought of it, she increased the force of her slap as though she would only be satisfied if she ruined Danika’s face. Surprisingly, Danika stood there calmly without any sign of dodging the assault.
In the end, Yvonne didn’t lay a finger on Danika because someone held her back even before Danika reached out to stop her.
“Eustace…” Yvonne’s heart sank when she saw Eustace appearing out of nowhere. She was anxious that he might get angry at her for trying to slap Danika.
Danika looked at him as well. Since he approached from the front, she guessed he might have taken a detour from the other side of the wall.
“Huh, he must be afraid that he’d get busted by Yvonne,” Danika thought. “He’s a huge jerk for dragging me along while worrying about Yvonne finding out.”
Still, she was mostly angry at herself. After learning that Eustace was a jerk, she still fell for his seduction. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to slap him to calm her anger.
Yvonne’s wrist was in pain from Eustace’s tight grip, and she almost fell to her knees. “Eustace, I…” Tears welled up in her eyes as she searched for an excuse.
He let go of her and said in a strict but doting tone, “Dr. Zellweger is Grandpa’s guest. You’re being a little rude to her.”
Yvonne was in disbelief at his cool response. She gathered herself and looked at Danika. “I’m sorry, Miss Zellweger. I was too agitated just now. I shouldn’t have been rude to you.”
Danika remained silent as she examined Eustace. Was that all he had to say about the situation? His inaction weighed heavily on her heart, and she found it hard to breathe.
The memory of their secret kiss in the corner was fresh in mind, yet Eustace was now protecting Yvonne, as though he didn’t care about Yvonne trying to slap her.
Since Danika didn’t say a word, Yvonne had to speak again, “Miss Zellweger, I believe you’re easygoing. You won’t hold it against me, right?”
“Of course. Dr. Zellweger has always been forgiving.” Eustace chimed in. Danika only had one thought, which was to escape from their exchange and never see them again.
“I am. Had Mr. Quincey not stopped you, I would’ve done the same to you as revenge. We would be even then,” Danika smiled and spoke the truth-she had seriously considered the idea just now.
Yvonne’s expression fell upon hearing Danika’s blunt statement. Danika walked to the main entrance while saying, “It’s late. I won’t overstay my welcome. I’ll get going.”
Eustace didn’t stop her. When she was gone, he called Warren and instructed, “Get someone to send Dr. Zellweger home. Look out for her safety.”
After that, he ended the call and turned his attention to Yvonne. Her heart was palpitating from his uneasy glare, and she muttered, “Eustace, my emotions got the better of me just now. I was worried that Danika would take you away from me. I didn’t intend to hurt her in the first place.”
“You’re worried that she might take me from you?” He smirked as if she had told him a joke..
“Eustace…”
“How dare you compare yourself to her?” he fired away with an icy expression. His remark confused her. One minute ago, he had helped her, but his attitude was different now.
“Did you seriously think I’d marry you?” He broke into a laugh.
“You won’t? Why didn’t you clarify this to the public then?” She was puzzled by his decision to bring up the topic at this time. He stared at her without explaining. Yvonne was not dumb, though. When she recalled how Eustace had treated Danika just now, she arrived at the truth-one that made her descend into madness.