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“What a coincidence,” Yvonne said and introduced Danika to Sam. “This is Danika Zellweger, the well-known Dr. Zellweger from Parrington Hospital, and Mr. Birkett’s secret mentee.”
“I know,” Sam said. “She’s Mr. Quincey’s ex-wife, right?”
“Well, Miss Zellweger is an amazing person, much better than me anyway.”
“In my heart, no one is better than you.”
Danika couldn’t help but smile at the couple’s display of affection. She knew Yvonne’s interest in Sam was just an act, as evidenced by her previous intention to marry Eustace. Nonetheless, she decided not to put Yvonne down for her stellar acting.
Yvonne playfully pushed Sam away, saying, “Oh, Miss Zellweger is still watching.”
Sam introduced himself to Danika and greeted Gilbert as well. Gilbert nodded at him but remained nonchalant. While he couldn’t afford to offend him, he had no intentions of currying favor with Sam. The moment Sam married Yvonne, the Blooms became his enemy.
“Seeing Miss Dickman and Mr. Bloom happy together makes me feel so glad. I’m so happy for you,” Danika said with a smile, her eyes slightly crinkled. While outsiders might have taken it as a genuine congratulations, Yvonne knew better.
Danika was subtly taunting her, but Yvonne didn’t take the bait. Instead, she replied, “Thank you. I never imagined that marrying Sam would be this wonderful. Looking back, Eustace caused a lot of misunderstandings bet**en us, and I wanted to apologize to you, Miss Zellweger.” She smiled and asked. Would you give me that opportunity?”
Danika raised an eyebrow, surprised by the request.
“Would Miss Zellweger be willing to join me for lunch tomorrow?” Yvonne asked. “I want to make amends.”
Displeased, Gilbert wanted to persuade Danika to decline the invitation, but Danika replied, “I would be delighted to accept your invitation, Miss Dickman.”
“Great! I’ll text you the place later,” Yvonne said cheerfully.
Danika nodded at her. With that, Yvonne and Sam left as if they had only come to the supermarket to meet her.
Danika and Gilbert were alone now, and Gilbert was clearly upset.
“Why did you agree?” he asked coldly.
“She came to me herself. If I didn’t, it would look like I was afraid of her,” Danika explained with a laugh. ”
Don’t worry, Yvonne isn’t dumb enough to cause any trouble tomorrow.”
Danika knew that the Dickmans were in financial trouble, and Yvonne had only married into the Blooms recently. She didn’t have the power to do anything anyway.
Gilbert remained concerned, believing that Yvonne was up to something.
“If she didn’t want to do anything, why did she invite you to lunch?” he asked.
“I don’t know. Maybe they just want to show off,” Danika suggested, although she didn’t think there was anything for them to show off.
What was Yvonne thinking?
When Danika and Gilbert arrived back home from their shopping trip, they found Zack looking angry and flustered. Concerned, Danika approached him and asked what was wrong. Zack, seeming to snap out of his anger, glared at Justin before storming off to the kitchen with Gilbert, without answering her. Puzzled, Danika turned to Justin and asked him what had happened.
“He was playing a game earlier, but he wasn’t very good at it, so I t**sed him a little. He’s probably upset about it,” Justin replied, looking apologetic.
Danika couldn’t help but laugh at the situation, patting Justin’s head to comfort him. “Don’t worry, it’s not a big deal. He just needs to practice more.” After reassuring Justin, Danika made her way to the kitchen with a smile. “Zack, even Justin can see that your skills s**k. Why don’t you put in a little effort and improve your skills?” she suggested.
“I don’t see the point in wasting time on games,” Zack grumbled, clearly still annoyed. “And why are these country kids better than me anyway?”
Danika shared that when she went to the countryside to work at the free clinic, she brought a video game because she feared it would be boring there.
Justin often came to play with her, and she taught him how to play a few times. However, she didn’t expect Justin would turn out to be very talented at it and even better than her after a few games. Danika acknowledged the importance of talent; if nurtured the right way, Justin would be unstoppable.
Zack was still feeling a little upset and he didn’t know what to say. He understood the importance of talent too. Danika’s talent in computers was a good example. She was always much better than him, no matter how hard he tried to catch up.
Danika then asked, “Okay, Zack, why are you so upset because of a child?” She gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder, and then an idea struck her. “You know what, Zack? Why don’t you take Justin as your foster son? Imagine how proud you’d feel to have such a talented kid as your son in the future.”
Zack was taken aback by her suggestion and looked at her in disbelief.
Danika continued, “C’mon, think about it.” She figured if Justin had Zack as his foster father, his life would be pretty good.
Zack glared at Danika. “Forget it. What if my future wife doesn’t like the idea of me having a foster son before we even have kids?”
Danika didn’t push the issue. “Okay, it’s your decision. I just feel bad that you’ll be missing out on having such a great foster son.”
Zack replied, “Thanks, but I won’t regret it.” He didn’t think he could handle having such a bothersome foster son like Justin. He’d probably drive him crazy.
Danika left the kitchen to accompany the two kids, leaving Zack and Gilbert alone in the kitchen.
“Zack, do you think Danika will end up with Eustace?” Gilbert asked while chopping vegetables.
After a moment of silence, Zack said, “I don’t know, but no matter who she ends up with, I support her.” Frowning. Gilbert looked at him. “I thought you were very upset with how Eustace treated her.”
“I still am. However, as long as Danika likes him, I can get over it.” As far as Zack was concerned, Danika’s choice was hers to make.
‘So you’ve come to accept it.” Gilbert chuckled although he was feeling rather perplexed.
“Can’t you?” Zack asked solemnly, turning to face his brother. “You don’t agree with Danika and Eustace being together?” Before Gilbert could answer, Zack continued, “Is it Eustace who you don’t like? Or do you not like Danika being with anyone?”
Gilbert’s back tensed up when he heard Zach’s words. He looked at him in disbelief and asked, “Zach, what are you trying to say?”
He couldn’t believe that Zach might know about his secret. He had been trying to keep it hidden from everyone, even Danika, so how could Zach possibly know? Gilbert’s heart was pounding; he didn’t know how to react. Should he admit the truth or deny it?
Zach noticed Gilbert’s anxious exp**ssion and worried he might be right. He decided to drop the topic and said, “It was just a thought. Nothing important.”
He didn’t want to ruin everything by bringing up something that could potentially harm the relationship bet**en the three of them. 1
Gilbert continued cooking and replied with a simple “Oh.”
He was relieved that Zach didn’t p**ss the issue further. He thought Zach might have guessed his secret but chose not to expose it. It showed that he still cared about their brotherhood.
The atmosphere during the meal was unpleasant, and Danika couldn’t help but notice that her two brothers were in a bad mood. Although she didn’t know the reason behind it, she thought she might be overthinking it.
After dinner, the two left, and Danika finally got a good night’s sleep. However, her peaceful sleep was interrupted by a call from Eustace, and she tried her best not to curse upon seeing his name on her phone. “What do you want?” she snapped.
Eustace was taken aback by her tone, feeling as if he had returned to the time when Danika disliked him intensely.
“Is everything okay? Are you upset?” he asked cautiously, wondering if returning to Parrington had changed anything.