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“Why didn’t you tell me you’re leaving?” Worried and furious, she reached out and grabbed his arm. “Why are you leaving? Is it because of Danika Zellweger? She forced you to leave, didn’t she?”
Given that Gilbert was leaving in a hurry, Marigold assumed Danika was the reason behind his departure- there was no better reason otherwise.
“And what does this have to do with you? I’m warning you, Marigold Wagner, if you dare lay a finger on Danika, I won’t go easy on you!” Gilbert tried to warn Marigold, but she didn’t seem to register.
Given his response, Marigold was more confident Danika must have had something to do with his departure, and she seethed in resentment. Tears brimming in her eyes, she tugged at him. “Please don’t go! I won’t give her trouble, but can you please stay?”
For the first time in her life, she met a man to whom she poured all her love. However, he was about to leave without a good reason, which upset her.
“Sorry.” Shaking his head, Gilbert pushed her hand away and left.
When Gilbert left, Marigold burst into tears and wailed loudly, attracting the attention of other travelers. Zack felt the intense gaze on him when he stood beside her, as though people were wondering what he had inflicted on the poor girl who was crying hysterically. Feeling embarrassed, he finally spoke up after some hesitation, “Uh…don’t cry. Gilbert’s on a business trip. It’s not like he’s gone for good.”
“What do you know?” She glared at him. “Do you think I’m clueless? He left because he wanted to run away from Danika. God knows when he’s going to be back!”
“From the way you speak, I would have thought that you had some relationship with him,” he fired back in disdain.
That fuelled her rage, and she roared, “Get lost!”
Speechless, he thought, “I’m trying to be nice to you. Why did you scold me?”
Marigold left after that. No one knew what she was doing next, and no one cared.
When she was gone, Zack left the airport as well with feelings of surprise that Danika hadn’t shown up to see Gilbert off.
Standing in the VIP lounge, Danika finally looked away from the boarding gate. A long silence later, she mumbled, “Let’s go.”
“Sure.” Eustace didn’t ask questions and followed dutifully behind her. They left the airport without speaking.
He had expected her to be moody for a few days. He wanted to offer some words of comfort, but suddenly she said, “Let’s watch a movie tonight. There’s a new movie that receives rave reviews.” “Huh?” He was taken aback by the speedy change in topic.
She looked at him. “Why? Do you not want to go?”
He hurriedly shook his head and agreed, “Of course, I’d love to! I was just surprised.”
“Why?”
“I thought you weren’t in the mood.” He thought Danika would be sad for a few more days after Gilbert’s departure.
She smiled and rested her chin on her wrist. “Don’t worry. I recover fast.”
Although she was saddened by Gilbert leaving, she wouldn’t spend time grieving the loss. One had to move on somehow.
“I could tell.” He chuckled. Instead of seeing her as heartless, he had a newfound appreciation for her attitude.
They drove to a nearby mall instead of Perry Residence.
“Let’s watch the movie and have lunch later.”
Danika was fine with Eustace’s plan. The only thing she needed at that moment was to relax.
Eustace watched a thriller with Danika in the movie hall. He had first thought that they’d watch a romance movie, but she said romance was boring, and that she’d rather watch something cerebral. He couldn’t deny that. Still, despite his lack of interest in the romance genre, he thought it’d be interesting to watch one with her. Unfortunately, she didn’t give him a chance to do so.
During the movie, he whispered in her ear, “Are you scared?”
She shook her head as she immersed herself fully in the movie and attempted to work out the identity of the murderer. Eustace was speechless at her boldness. At first, he had planned to give her a hug during the movie, but he was clearly thinking too much.
He secretly grumbled about Vincent’s useless plan-that guy was a long-time bachelor after all. Vincent’s idea that watching a movie would create opportunities for intimacy didn’t work.
“Withhold his bonus!” The thought popped up in Eustace’s head, and he decided to take that month’s bonus. from Vincent out of spite.
After the movie ended, they exited the hall. Danika asked, “What do you think? Do you like it?”
“Yeah, I do,” he replied while staring at her.
She turned around and met his eyes. He seemed to be saying that he liked staring at her throughout the movie instead of actually reviewing the movie. Dumbfounded, she scoffed, “Can’t you be serious for once?
“I am being serious.” He coughed and added, “The movie was enjoyable. It was exciting.” Although he missed out on most parts, he believed it was good because Danika was absorbed in the story.
She smirked and dropped the topic. “What’s for lunch?”
“You decide. I’m okay with anything.” Any food was fine as long as he was dining with her.
She could not think of anything and scanned around. “Let’s have a look around.”
“Sure, we’re not in a hurry. It’s still early.” Eustace nodded, and they strolled around the mall, searching for a restaurant.
Suddenly, she halted in front of one restaurant and stared at the busy employees. Following her gaze, one could see that she was focused on a particular staff member.
“What’s wrong?” Eustace looked in the same direction and realized she was staring at a young boy. Her expression soured, and without answering, she stormed into the restaurant to confront the boy.
The boy sensed that someone was in front of him and looked up. He froze when he saw Danika standing there.