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Danika realized her tone was harsh, but she was too tired to be polite. “I’m fine, just tired and want to sleep. “she grumbled.
“Okay, sorry for bothering you. Get some rest, I’ll come to see you tomorrow,” Eustace replied, understanding the situation.
“No, I have something to do tomorrow,” Danika refused as she promised to have lunch with Yvonne. “What is it?”
“Yvonne invited me for lunch. I had no choice but to accept her invitation.” She didn’t intend to hide it, and it wasn’t anything she couldn’t talk about. After all, she was sure Eustace would find out if he wanted to.
Hearing that, Eustace frowned. “She invited you to dinner?”
“Yes, I couldn’t refuse her because she brought Sam along with her.” Although she didn’t know what Yvonne was up to, Danika didn’t care.
go with you tomorrow.” Eustace didn’t stop her from going; he knew how headstrong Danika was, so the most he could do was stay by her side.
Danika sighed softly. “There’s no need. She wouldn’t dare to do anything to me. At least, that is the case for now.”
“Maybe you’re right, but what if?” Eustace asked. Before Danika could reply, he continued, “Danika, I hope you’ll never put yourself in danger.”
His sudden show of concern made Danika a little uncomfortable. It felt weird to her. “I’m not a three- year- old child. I don’t need you to remind me.”
“You do act like a child sometimes.” Eustace chuckled.
Danika was exasperated. “No, I don’t. Stop with the nonsense.”
At that moment, she yawned again. She was feeling so sleepy that she couldn’t stifle her yawn.
“Rest well. Sweet dreams.” Eustace decided to get out of her hair, knowing she hadn’t had a good rest recently.
Danika grunted and murmured a good night. Then, she ended the call and went straight to sleep.
After the call ended, Eustace’s exp**ssion was solemn.
Why would Yvonne invite Danika to a meal? No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t imagine it being a good thing.
Thinking about it, Eustace dialed Vincent’s number. “Keep an eye on the Blooms. I want to know everything they do, especially Sam.”
After speaking, Eustace hung up, r*bbing his forehead in exhaustion. However, there were still piles of files in front of him, and he couldn’t go back to rest immediately, so he buried himself in work.
The next morning, Danika woke up feeling energized. After making arrangements for Justin and Lilian, she went to the hospital to work. In light of her recent experience with the earthquake, the hospital made it. mandatory for her to take a few days off. Even though she felt she didn’t need it, the hospital insisted on
Having left work early, Danika had nowhere to go. Just then, Stephanie called her.
“Danika, are you okay?” she asked. Her tone was rather casual, and she didn’t sound concerned.
Feigning anger, Danika replied, “Luckily, I’m fine. If something had happened to me, do you think calling me after so long would help?”
Stephanie was a little embarrassed. “Well, I knew you were fine.”
When she learned about the earthquake in Clearwater Village, Stephanie wanted to rush there immediately. However, Paul told her that Eustace had already gone there and that nothing would happen to Danika with him around. Although she was still worried, he didn’t allow her to leave. He even made someone watch over her, not letting her leave the house.
She was only calling Danika now because Paul had informed her that Danika had returned to Parrington, so she wanted to confirm that she was fine.
“Where are you? Let’s have lunch together,” Danika suggested. She had nothing to do, and it had been a while since she had invited Stephanie to lunch.
However, Stephanie hesitated, glancing at Paul who was sitting opposite her. There was no way he would let her go.
“I have something to do today,” Stephanie replied. “Let me treat you another day.”
Danika frowned, sensing something amiss. “What’s wrong? What are you doing, Stephanie?”
Before Stephanie could answer, a male voice answered for her. “She’s with me, Miss Zellweger. Why are you asking? Do you want to join us?”
Danika was dumbfounded. “Who are you?” she asked.
Stephanie never told her the name of that man. However, Paul hung up right after. When Danika tried to call her again, Stephanie’s phone was already turned off.
Upset, Danika grumbled, “Good luck dealing with your boyfriend’s bad temper, Stephanie. We’ll see how you fare!”
With that, she put the matter aside as she knew that Stephanie was not in danger. Then, she hailed a taxi to the welfare home to inquire if they had any suitable adopters.
Meanwhile, in Paul’s villa, Stephanie watched as Paul ended her call with Danika and turned off her phone in anger.
“What are you doing? Jeriny is my friend!” She glared at him, finding his actions too domineering.
However, Paul paid no heed to her words. He walked over to her, bent down, and lifted her chin. “No friend is as important as your own man. Do you understand?”
“My man? Who are you to me? My boyfriend?” Stephanie sneered, her words laced with a hint of fury.
Paul had not properly defined their relationship, making Stephanie feel like she was his mistress. Although she liked him very much, she no longer wanted to continue her situationship with him. She planned to cut her losses in time, but she hadn’t figured out how to tell him yet.
When she brought up that question, Paul’s exp**ssion turned ugly. “That’s just a label. Do you really care that much about it? Would it make you happier if I said I was your boyfriend?”
“Yes! I care about it very much,” Stephanie admitted, looking him in the eye.
Paul frowned in annoyance. “Apart from defining our relationship, I can give you anything you want.”
“I don’t want anything else. I just want a public relationship. Is that so difficult?”
Stephanie’s eyes began to tear. She just wanted them to date like any normal couple, why was it so difficult?
“As my woman, these are the things you have to bear,” Paul said stoically, his words bearing a tone of displeasure.
Disappointed with his response, Stephanie shook her head. “Sorry, I don’t want to be your woman anymore.”
She had been naive for thinking that nothing mattered as long as two people liked each other. However, after being with Paul, she realized she couldn’t do it. She cared a lot about making a relationship public.
“Take back what you just said, and I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything,” Paul said, his face a frightening mask of gloom. Then, his hands moved from her hand to her neck, as if he was threatening to strangle her.
However, Stephanie had already made up her mind. “No, I don’t want to be your woman anymore. I said what I said.”
She was really tired of their relationship and she found no point in continuing whatever it was bet**en them.
As soon as the words left her mouth, Paul’s fi**gers exerted force. His handsome features were contorted by gloom as he asked, “You said what you said? I am Paul Wagner, how dare you say that to me?”